Play4min 02secFood prices rise and families try to copeFebruary 1, 2008 4:00 PMBy Nanci OlesenThe price of dairy products has risen more than 13 percent over the last year. The price of meat is up more than 5 percent. If you've been to a grocery store or restaurant lately you've seen the jump in food prices -- the steepest rise since 1990.
Play53min 54secA surgeon reflects on how Americans face deathFebruary 1, 2008 12:00 AMPhysician and author Pauline Chen says families are the key to helping their loved ones especially when it comes to communicating with doctors. But families too frequently are unprepared for the experience, when they don't have to be.
Play4min 09secIRS challenges low-income artist loftsJanuary 31, 2008 6:28 PMBy Marianne CombsStarting this year, artists may have a harder time finding places to live and work for cheap. A new IRS ruling says low-income artist lofts are not in compliance with federal tax regulations.
U of M student's death in river ruled accidentalJanuary 31, 2008 10:08 AMThe Hennepin County medical examiner's office said Rachel Dow, 29, of Minneapolis suffered hypothermia after she fell through the ice earlier this month. Dow was intoxicated, and that was also a factor in her death.
Play4min 06secThe drama of being transgenderJanuary 30, 2008 2:58 PMBy Marianne CombsLocal theater companies are increasingly staging plays revolving around transgender characters.
Swastikas continue to show up at St. Cloud StateJanuary 29, 2008 1:24 PMBy Tim PostSt. Cloud State University officials say another swastika has been found on campus. There have more than a dozen instances of racially motivated graffiti in the past few months at SCSU.
Woodbury High students penalized for Facebook picturesJanuary 29, 2008 12:00 AMFour Woodbury High School students have been disciplined after administrators learned of pictures posted on Facebook that showed them drinking, school officials said.
Twin Cities meth use on the declineJanuary 28, 2008 2:13 PMBy Lorna BensonFewer Twin Cities area students abused methamphetamines last year according to a new state report. But it shows that other drugs such as Ecstasy and LSD are becoming more popular.
Walz calls for tighter border securityJanuary 26, 2008 2:10 PMBy Jessica MadorMinn. Rep. Tim Walz returned Saturday from a fact-finding trip to the U.S.-Mexico border. He visited the border near El Paso, Texas, to inspect some of the technology and security measures used by the Department of Homeland Security.
Play3min 24secNorthside Minneapolis development means more groceriesJanuary 25, 2008 1:48 PMBy Brandt WilliamsThe opening of an Aldi grocery store at Penn-Lowry Crossings brings some new development to Minneapolis' northside neighborhoods.