Dozens tried out Saturday in Minneapolis for a chance to be in an upcoming Tom Hanks movie. Casting agents were looking for African-born people for Hanks' film about a U.S. captain's encounter with Somali pirates.

Minnesota Somalis are worried after news that the money transfer company that handles most of the community's transactions with Somalia is shutting down amid fears that it may have a hand in routing cash to terrorists. Federal officials say Somalis in America send $100 million a year back to relatives in Somalia, which lacks a formal banking system.

Lifetime Fitness is sponsoring a triathlon at Lake Nokomis on Saturday, and one Twin Cities family will have three generations participating in it – six family members ages 13 to 70.

Kasey and Kati Stewart of Afton have traveled across North America competing in rodeos. This weekend they'll get to take part in one at home. They'll compete in the barrel racing at the World's Toughest Rodeo in St. Paul.

For Somali Olympians Muhamed Hassan Muhamed and Zamzam Farah who train in the dusty war-torn streets of Mogadishu, it was a dream come true to step off the plane in London for the 2012 games. Except for one thing: lost luggage. But some quick action by the Running Room store outfitted the athletes with new gear, KARE 11 reports.

A lawyer for Ahmed Hussein Mahamud says a plea agreement is in the works. Mahamud is among 20 people who have been charged with helping the Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab.

An amazing true story about a fake movie in director Ben Affleck's "Argo" and comedian Kevin James' feel-good comedy "Here Comes the Boom" are among the new films opening in theaters this week. Read what the local critics have to say about the films.