A new U.S. Census report shows the percentage of Minnesota residents under age 17 growing. The report finds the number grew one full point to 15 percent.

Friday through Sunday is Take a Kid Fishing Weekend in Minnesota, the Department of Natural Resources says. That means you can fish for free without a license if you bring along a child younger than 16.

The Bemidji Pioneer reports adult diapers, catheters, syringes and other hazardous waste have been turning up in road ditches in Beltrami County over the past few years. The county has to hire specialists to dispose of the garbage, and it's racking up quite the bill, prompting officials to release this statement: "Please stop this behavior and do the right thing -- take your poopy diapers to the dumpsite."

Brothers Kenneth Corcoran and Edward Muir, ages 82 and 84, hadn't seen each other in eight decades. But with a little detective work, their families made possible the reunion of a lifetime in North Dakota. They've discovered a lot of similarities and at least one difference (politics). But they still have a lot of catching up to do.

231,000 kids who get their breakfast and lunch at school now fall into a category officials describe as "food insecure." A group of 20 Twin Cities chefs will hold a fundraiser next week to help pull together money to feed them.

He's 93 and suffers from dementia. She's 83 and gets by despite a brain tumor and diabetes. They've been married 66 years but are in danger of being turned out of their home at the end of the month after a grandson illegally plummeted them into debt. Pioneer Press columnist Ruben Rosario writes they need 'a miracle' to avoid homelessness.