Good morning! Scattered storms today, with some heavy rainfall possible. Highs in the 70s. It only took 40 years (OK, we're exaggerating) but they did it! Over the weekend, volunteers in the Brainerd area finally broke apart "The Beast," aka that danged bog that wreaked havoc on North Long Lake. This calls for a celebration. | Forecast
Twin Cities archdiocese leaders are crafting a plan expected to lean on budget cuts, money from three schools and the generosity of parish Catholics to pay the uninsured settlement balance. Layoffs are also possible. | Previously: Archdiocese, sex abuse victims OK $210M settlement plan
Nationally, the 2018 elections mark a surge in the number of veterans running for office -- and that trend is playing out in southern Minnesota where Iraq War veteran Dan Feehan is aiming to fill the U.S. House seat being vacated by Rep. Tim Walz.
Research shows that bees possess a mathematical ability once thought to exist only in dolphins, primates, birds and humans who are beyond the preschool years.
The U.S. Army is scouting large cities, including Minneapolis, to find a home for a new command headquarters so it will be close to academia and industry, a first for the service.
"Yoga is relaxing as is, and to kind of play with, bond and connect with an animal is a lot like animal therapy," said Jessica Lubich of goat yoga studio Have Ya Herd. "They go well together."
The Tony Awards paid off for "The Band's Visit," "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," the "Angels in America" revival, and a scrappy theater kid named Bruce Springsteen.
The bridge is a link for pedestrians between the Phillips and Whittier neighborhoods. And it also has provided a popular vantage point for photographers, thanks to its clear, elevated view of the downtown Minneapolis skyscrapers. | Let the traffic headaches near downtown Minneapolis begin
