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The gorilla family at Como Zoo welcomed a new member in 2017, a baby born to Alice, one of the troop's adult females. But most visitors have not seen little Nyati. Zookeepers say that's about to change now that they've made progress on a medical mystery affecting the mother.

American astronauts first landed on the moon in 1969. Minnesota author Drew Brockington thinks it's time for "CatStronauts" to have their turn.

Just because you're cutting back on the alcohol doesn't mean you can't enjoy a tasty drink to beat the summer heat.

Researchers say teaching seals to copy melodies might help inform speech therapy for humans.

It's the first official weekend of summer and with it comes plenty of road detours. The biggest will be a weekendlong closure of Interstate 35W in Minneapolis.

Schools are using a truck that would feel right at home outside of a brewery to bring healthy breakfasts and lunches to kids during the summer.

More people are choosing to drink less, driven by growing concerns about health and wellness. But there haven't been many high-quality nonalcoholic beers available. Booming demand has forced a change.

St. Paul's Jillian Peterson and Kevin Heinz had the biggest wedding moment of 2009 when their dance down the aisle went viral on YouTube. Ninety-eight million views later, they remain internet sensations, though their kids still don't think they're very cool.

This steer isn't much different from other Texas longhorns except it holds a world record. Poncho Via's horns were measured at nearly 11 feet wide; that's bigger than the Statue of Liberty's face.

The commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources told a group of lake advocates on Tuesday that it's her personal mission to connect more people with the outdoors.

It's time to start planning how you'll eat your way through the Great Minnesota Get-Together. The new lineup includes waffles with warm Reese's chocolate peanut butter cups, cheesy Sriracha funnel cake bites and battered duck wings.

The exact origin of the jingle dress is unclear; evidence suggests the tradition may have started in Minnesota a century ago. But they're now a part of powwows and other Native American gatherings across the continent.

Road crews were going to finish resurfacing westbound I-94 in St. Paul this weekend between Western Avenue and Highway 280 but the contractor working on the project decided to postpone due to rain in the forecast.

The 2-foot tall flags appear by the thousands every year in St. Paul on Flag Day without explanation, notice or any public funding.

As higher-quality ingredients and more brewing know-how lead to better homebrewed beer, dozens of Minnesota homebrewers will show off their work at a charity event this weekend.

The late-night Twin Cities arts festival Northern Spark returns Friday and Saturday. This year, one of the places it will set up is in the center of the indigenous community in Minneapolis.

Plus, Art Hounds recommend Red Eye's New Works 4 Weeks festival and Lanesboro's "Art in the Park"

Sure, dad jokes make you cringe and roll your eyes but that's the beauty of the dad joke -- they're so bad that sometimes they're actually hilarious. In honor of Father's Day, we rounded up some of the raddest dads around to tell us their cheesiest dad jokes.

This is a bad spring for humans and buffalo gnats. However, one expert sees relief from the pests in our near future.