The video game industry, blamed by some for fostering a culture of violence, defended its practices Friday at a White House meeting exploring how to prevent horrific shootings like the recent Connecticut elementary school massacre.
Official: Abducted Ind. boy’s mother lived in car
In 2006, an 18-year-old Minnesota man legally changed his name to Michael Jeff Landers. Six years later, authorities determined Landers was really the Indiana child who had been abducted by his paternal grandparents in 1994.
MN health officials: 27 flu deaths this season
Minnesota health officials have confirmed 23 more flu-related deaths, raising the season total to 27.
Teen’s flu-related death is second in 10 days
The flu-related death of a 14-year-old St. Louis Park girl is the second such death involving an otherwise healthy teen in the last 10 days in Minnesota.
Hot air balloon crashes San Diego backyard wedding
A sunset wedding ceremony aboard a hot air balloon got off to a bumpy start when a gust of wind forced the pilot to make a crash landing in the yard of a San Diego home.
McDonald’s expands test flight for chicken wings
First there were McNuggets. Then there were Chicken McBites. Now McDonald’s could be adding “Mighty Wings” to its chicken menu.
Mom goes viral with son’s phone code of conduct
Janell Burley Hofmann honored her 13-year-old son’s “maturity and growth” at Christmas with his first iPhone, but it came with strings attached.
NHL, union reach tentative agreement
Hockey is back, and it took nearly four months and one long night to get the game back on the ice.
Hamline basketball player charged with assault
A Hamline University basketball player is accused of punching a woman while the team was in Spokane, Wash.
Temperature sensors keep Lambeau tundra just right
The fabled tundra of Lambeau Field will be far from frozen when the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings clash in Saturday’s NFC playoff game.
Flu death toll rises to 4 in MN
State health officials say the number of flu-related deaths in Minnesota has risen to four.
Mayor says closing of Macy’s provides opportunity
The mayor of St. Paul says city planners are already working on potential reuses for the downtown Macy’s store.
COLUMN: Why did NCAA really pile on Penn State?
Piling on is one of those things you’re supposed to know when you see it.
Teen dies of flu complications in St. Paul
Minnesota health officials say a teenager from Texas has died of complications of the flu.
Flu season intensifies in MN
The flu season is intensifying in Minnesota.