No ice palace in St. Paul? Detroit Lakes takes the reins
Now that St. Paul has decided not to build an Ice Palace for the Super Bowl, Detroit Lakes plans a smaller version.
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Show collection items Watch: Paul Ryan roasts Trump at charity dinner
The House speaker poked fun at the president over his use of Twitter and the revolving cast of White House staff.
Do you care if your fish dinner was raised humanely? Animal advocates say you should
Concerns over animal welfare have led to changes in recent years in how livestock are raised. But seafood has been missing from the conversation. One group aims to change that.
A costume designer's tips for bringing your Halloween outfit to life
Still scrambling for a Halloween costume? Here are seven things to consider when planning your perfect outfit.
What does it mean to live a good life, the Ojibwe way?
The spur for Linda LeGarde Grover's new essay collection was the birth of her seventh grandchild. She wanted to write about the important Ojibwe connection between the generations, and with the land.
The love letters of a young Barack Obama on view at Emory University library
The musings of the future president at age 21 reveal familiar themes of alienation and lack of belonging that would arise again in his later writing.
Appetites: Want to try Native American cooking? Start with cookies
Chef Sean Sherman says those looking to try authentic Native American dishes should pay attention to where the ingredients come from. And those hoping to cook something on their own should start simple, with these sunflower cookies.
Art Hounds: 'Man of La Mancha' offers a new take on a classic tale
This week Art Hounds recommend four plays about Don Quixote, Greek mythology, writing and love.
Gord Downie, singer of The Tragically Hip, dies at 53
The man who helmed one of Canada's most-beloved bands for more than 30 years died Tuesday night of complications from brain cancer, according to his family.
When interracial love brought a palpable risk
Penumbra's production of "Wedding Band" observes the 50th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, the landmark civil-rights decision.
No Rock 'Em Sock 'Em here: Behold a U.S. vs. Japan giant robot duel
Engineers Gui Cavalcanti and Matt Oehrlein have brought science fiction to life. Their giant robot Eagle Prime fights a giant Japanese robot in an epic battle airing on Twitch on Tuesday.
Show lets artists draw a bead on gun culture
"Culture as Weapon" is the brainchild of an artist for whom violence has come too close, too often.
Watch: 'Cow on the loose' mesmerizes in Brooklyn and beyond
Video shows the animal wandering around, staring back at people lined up along a fence and occasionally breaking into a jog.
Witherspoon reveals Hollywood assault; Lawrence talks abuse
Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Lawrence used their speeches at a Hollywood event honoring women to detail experiences of assault and harassment at the hands of directors and producers.
A new spectator sport for the TV superfan: 'binge racing'
Behold the spectator sport known as "binge racing," defined as plowing through a streaming-network series' full season in less than 24 hours after the release of those episodes.
Photos: Jenny Lind kids become muralists to celebrate diversity
A multicolored, geometric mural is taking form at the north Minneapolis elementary school.
Twin Cities Film Festival organizer promises habit-forming films
The festival, in its eighth season, opens Wednesday and features some possible Oscar contenders.
Citing low ticket sales, Rochester theater asks city for an extra $80,000
After a tumultuous start to the year that included losing its executive director amid allegations of sexual harassment and firing its popular artistic director, the Rochester Civic Theatre is asking the city for an additional $80,000 to make ends meet this year.
Harvey Weinstein expelled from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
The film academy's 54-member board of governors, including Oscar-winning actors Whoopi Goldberg and Tom Hanks, voted to strip the legendary producer of his membership.
Twenty-four hour play resurrects university theater in Bemidji
Amateur playwrights, directors and actors take part in Bemidji State University's first 24-hour Play Festival. They're challenged to create short plays in a single day.