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The best (and worst) Super Bowl commercials this year

The best (and worst) Super Bowl commercials this year

At a time when every fresh news alert seems to deliver a new seismic jolt about the world – the ads featured in this year's Super Bowl mostly touch on safe subjects we traditionally expect in Big Game commercials: Nostalgia. Comedy. Celebrities. Patriotism. And poignant humanism.
by Eric Deggans

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NASCAR on ice? Cars, community drive Minnesota’s frozen lake racers

NASCAR on ice? Cars, community drive Minnesota’s frozen lake racers

Cars traveling at high speeds on glare ice might sound like a disaster in the making. But for dozens of drivers in Otter Tail County, it’s a recipe for winter fun. Meet the Bass Lake racers.
by Dan Gunderson

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Daughter of ‘skiing savant’ speaks to coach’s legacy as Lindsey Vonn makes comeback

Daughter of ‘skiing savant’ speaks to coach’s legacy as Lindsey Vonn makes comeback

At the age of 99, Erich Sailer is still out at the slopes, cheering on his progeny and granddaughters, Lulu and Greta, who are now training under one of Lindsey Vonn’s former coaches. Martina Sailer said her dad always has a crowd of kids looking for feedback at the bottom of the hill.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Croissants and roses: The May Day Cafe reopens as a worker cooperative

Croissants and roses: The May Day Cafe reopens as a worker cooperative

The May Day Cafe in Minneapolis, a longtime community hub, reopened on Friday as the worker-owned May Day Cafe Workers Cooperative, after raising over $100,000 in small donations and securing city funding, ensuring the beloved cafe remains in the hands of its workers and the community.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Before barges start moving, crews head out to measure Lake Pepin ice

Before barges start moving, crews head out to measure Lake Pepin ice

Each February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers starts sending crews out onto the frozen Mississippi River at Lake Pepin to take ice measurements. The information helps determine when towboats and barges can start the navigation season.
by Alex Haddon

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Owl ‘irruption’ brings joy for birders, concerns for owls in northeast Minnesota

Owl ‘irruption’ brings joy for birders, concerns for owls in northeast Minnesota

An uncommon owl “irruption” has brought large numbers of owls to northeast Minnesota, and also brought a ton of tourists and birders flocking to see them. Several owls have been killed and injured by vehicles.
by Dan Kraker

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