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According to their label’s website, the band got their start when Grammy-winning guitarist and producer Adrian Quesada went looking for a singer to team up with. A friend introduced him to Eric Burton, who was busking on the streets of Austin, Texas.

Born on a Butterfield farm, Bruce Laingen, 96, was the highest-ranking official held captive when student revolutionaries stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979 and took 52 Americans hostage. 

Tuesday's vote was 240-187 and was solidly opposed by Republicans. It came after Trump and top congressional Republicans denied he is a racist and urged GOP lawmakers to oppose the Democratic measure.

Seeking out the diversity of colors and songs in the bird world is a great way to explore Minnesota this summer. And you don't have to travel far: Smartphone apps can teach you what birds are singing in your local park. You can also borrow a field guide from a library.

Following a day of dueling press conferences and withering accusations of racism on one side and unpatriotic hatred on the other, the Trump-Omar standoff continues.

At a raucous meeting Monday, council members voted to reinstate saying the pledge before meetings following criticism that overwhelmed city staff.

Minnesota dairy farmers have been hit hard with a long-running series of challenges: low milk prices, trade wars and blizzards to boot. But dairy producers see a glimmer of hope for their industry.

Commissioner Tony Lourey’s resignation and the coming departures of two key deputies are roiling the state's largest agency.  Officials have yet to explain what happened.

According to Vanity Fair, the astronauts were each given a compact cassette player for recording mission notes, and a friend of theirs loaded the tapes with their favorite songs.

As federal authorities confirmed stepped-up immigration enforcement across the United States over the weekend, immigrants in Minnesota with legal status -- and those without -- said their fears were growing more real by the hour.