| Good afternoon! Snow in the forecast is a good reminder that it's time to get your car ready for winter, and brace yourself for the long, cold months ahead. And if anyone knows how to coax a vehicle through any conditions, it's Donovan Olson. He's been a mechanic on Minnesota's harsh northern border in Warroad for 60 years and he has a few tips to help keep you mobile through the winter. | Forecast | Share your winter storm story |
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| GiveMN, the organization that runs the annual donation fest, said it was still able to process contributions despite tech problems Thursday. |
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| The Mississippi River Collaborative is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to step up before President-Elect Donald Trump takes office. | Water |
| Presidential historian Timothy Naftali has studied many U.S. presidents and shares his insights about presidential leadership and decision making. | MPR News Presents |
| A gun brought to school by a first-grader discharged into the floor of a classroom Thursday at St. Paul's Crossroads Elementary. "Today, we got lucky," St. Paul police said. |
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| A Polish prosecutor pursuing a Nazi crimes investigation of a Minnesota man says experts will compare the man's photos with that of a Nazi commander to make sure they are the same person. |
| "Imagine that you're reading a book by holding just one thin, paper-like screen - a computer, really." That was a grand new idea back in 1996, when MPR News reporter Mary Stucky looked into the future of publishing. | The Thread |
| A federal judge likely won't decide until early next year whether to give the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline permission to finish the $3.8 billion project, according to court documents. | FAQ |
| Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remains better than the 4.9 percent national rate but the state continues to lag the nation in job growth. |
