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Photos: The Washington mudslide aftermath, and survivors

Photos: The Washington mudslide aftermath, and survivors

Despite the grim discoveries of more bodies as the search entered its fifth day Wednesday -- and the likelihood that more bodies will be found -- officials were still hoping to find survivors in the debris left behind by a massive mudslide in Washington State on Saturday.
by The Associated Press

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Musician Claudia Schmidt performs live at MPR studios

Musician Claudia Schmidt performs live at MPR studios

For her latest album, "New Whirled Order," Schmidt tapped Prairie Home's Dean Magraw and Peter Ostroushko.

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The ice-breakers arrive in Duluth

The ice-breakers arrive in Duluth

Three Coast Guard ice breakers arrived in Duluth yesterday, sailing under the Aerial Lift Bridge in the closest sign of spring that we get around here anymore.
by Bob Collins

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Photos: Ride with Duluth's icebreaker tugs

Photos: Ride with Duluth's icebreaker tugs

Sixty-eight-year-old tug Capt. Mike Ojard has lived his whole life among tugs along the North Shore of Lake Superior. His dad was the chief engineer on a tug in Two Harbors; his uncle was the captain. He echoes what everyone around the harbor is saying -- this is the worst ice on the lake in 20 years.

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Photos: Bloody bystanders, chainsaws all part of light rail emergency drill

Photos: Bloody bystanders, chainsaws all part of light rail emergency drill

At the U of M today, a bus was tipped on its side, simulating a light rail train that had derailed after a bomb went off. Law enforcement and university staff were testing their communications systems and emergency response.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Photos: St. Patrick's Day in St. Paul

Photos: St. Patrick's Day in St. Paul

Revelers celebrated everything Irish in downtown St. Paul Monday during the 48th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Video: Island Station demolished

Island Station, an old coal-fired power plant on the Mississippi River, was imploded Sunday in St. Paul.
by Jennifer Simonson

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Video: Demolition, transformation at Ford plant site in St. Paul

Video: Demolition, transformation at Ford plant site in St. Paul

Nearly 10 months into the large-scale demolition of the former Ford Assembly plant in St. Paul, the site is starting to take shape as a prime piece of real estate ripe for development.
by Trisha Volpe

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Polar vortex hasn't chilled Minnesota's economy

Polar vortex hasn't chilled Minnesota's economy

Even though this winter's harsh weather has been tough on some people's bank accounts, others have benefited. So the nasty winter isn't having much of an effect on Minnesota's overall economy.
by Matt Sepic and Trisha Volpe

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Photos: The Dalai Lama celebrates the New Year in Minneapolis

Photos: The Dalai Lama celebrates the New Year in Minneapolis

The Dalai Lama observed Losar, the Tibetan New Year, in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sunday, March 2, 2014. More than 2,500 people packed a sports center at Augsburg College to hear His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama. His speech was followed by a celebration of the holiday.
by Nikki Tundel

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