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Schools find 'emotional learning' a path to student success
Schools across the country are using "social-emotional learning" techniques to help students manage emotions, empathize and make decisions. Leaders at Apple Valley's Eastview High have embraced the trend, which research shows can boost student achievement.
It's just a continuation of a wet 2016 for many parts of Minnesota including Brainerd, Redwood Falls and Waseca.
Ryder Cup gets underway
The highly anticipated tournament, which started in 1927, pits a team of top American golfers against their European counterparts. It's unlike any other golf tournament.
Is the DFL effort to tie Rep. Paulsen to Trump working?
Minnesota Democrats have worked to tie GOP U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen to Donald Trump ever since the New York businessman became the Republican presidential candidate. But a super PAC's move this week may be a sign the strategy is faltering.
Minneapolis panel greenlights filming of controversial HBO drama
The TV network says "Mogadishu, Minnesota" will be a financial boost for the area while portraying lives of Twin Cities Somali Americans, but opponents of the series worry it will cast a bad light on the community.
Jerry Lee Lewis celebrates 81st birthday
A few years ago author Rick Bragg spent time with the rock 'n' roll pioneer while writing "Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story." Bragg says Lewis is thinking a lot about what comes next.