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MSP airport solar installation poised to grow
Combined, the installations at Terminals 1 and 2 will be nearly twice the size of the largest existing solar project in Minnesota.
The migrant crisis has placed stress on infrastructure in Greece, Macedonia and Hungary – and it has also highlighted divisions between European Union countries.
Two things that changed walleye fishing in Minnesota
Take a drive north and you'll see $50,000 boats and whole communities built off the walleye fishing industry. It wasn't always that way.
Mpls. cops need public's help finding men in Uptown attack
Minneapolis police are still looking for two men suspected of choking and strangling a woman to the point of unconsciousness in Uptown last weekend.
State Fair booth a sounding board, lightning rod on race
A Minnesota State Fair booth is sparking some provocative conversations about race. Much of the discussion revolves around whose lives matter.
Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski announced Wednesday that she will support the Iran nuclear agreement, giving the White House the final vote needed to protect the accord from a Republican-led effort to defeat the measure.
Minnesota United soccer fanatics ready for major league step
What used to be a few guys with a passion for soccer is now a fan club topping 500 members. They're loud, creative and hoping the Loons take Minnesota soccer to the next level.
"I think Donald Trump's lack of civility is hurting the political process," California state assembly Republican Rocky Chavez, a 2016 US Senate candidate, told AFP.