The city’s new director of solid waste and recycling services says residents could be wheeling out one big cart with all of their recyclables as soon as this winter. The new system could help improve the city’s recycling rate and reduce costs.

A new study by the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District found residents tossed out close to 40 million recyclable plastic bottles and aluminum cans last year -- that's close to 900 cans and bottles per household.

If you're a bald, single man in Minneapolis, you may be catching the attention of single women. A new study by OurTime.com, an online dating site for singles aged 50-plus, ranked Minneapolis fourth on the list of top 10 hot spots for bald men.

The Recycling Association of Minnesota announced a statewide holiday light recycling program starting Nov. 15. Minnesotans can drop off old or broken holiday lights at Ace Hardware and other participating locations throughout the holiday season.

Three Wisconsin teens are dead after a single-vehicle crash Tuesday night. The Eau Claire County Sheriff's Department told the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, the car was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed. Two other minors were injured. A toxicology test will be conducted on the driver, but alcohol is not suspected.

Richfield-based Best Buy is eliminating its $10 recycling fee for old electronics. The free-recycling offer is available at all Best Buy big-box locations. The company says it collected 83 million pounds of electronics last year.