Siri Freeh, of Lake Park, was among 22 contestants in the 2012 Miss Minnesota Scholarship Pageant. Freeh, 22, is a nursing major at the University of Minnesota. In January, she will compete for the Miss America crown in Las Vegas.

James Killen's painting of a black Lab and two rooster pheasants took top honors. This is the third time Killen has won the contest. The 2012 pheasant stamp will be available for sale in next spring.

People are living longer and getting divorced more. One researcher at the University of Minnesota's Program in Human Sexuality says those are among the factors behind an increase in sexually transmitted diseases happening for people in their 60s and 70s.

The Department of Transportation says the draft was created based on input from a diverse group of Minnesotans over the past few months. A public hearing is scheduled for next week at MnDOT offices across the state and online.

A Hmong man hoping to make history in Fresno, Calif., can't get votes here but he can get crucial support and cash. "He's not just representing California," a Hmong business owner in the Twin Cities tells Kare 11. "He's definitely representing all the Hmong here in Minnesota too."

Anna Osipov is among 50 artists to travel to New York next week to compete for $80,000 in prizes. The 5th grader's Aztec themed design was chosen out of more than 114,000 "Doodle 4 Google" entries from across the country.