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Plane crash investigations raise new questions about Minnesota-made sensor
As investigators work to determine the cause of last week's fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash -- and the Lion Air crash on a similar plane just months ago -- a sensor made by a Minnesota company is coming under scrutiny.
If you were in New Orleans exactly 100 years ago, you might have heard an early jazz recording like "Livery Stable Blues" being played loudly in homes across the city. The reason is less than delightful.
The road to the Final Four in Minneapolis
Over the next two weeks the number of teams in the tournament will be narrowed from 68 to four. Those four teams will come to U-S Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on the first weekend in April to play for the national championship.
Minnesota House passes hands-free cellphone bill
The Minnesota House has passed legislation to ban motorists from using hand-held cellphones while driving.
Farm fears and protected wells: Flood season leaves rural Minn. with one eye on the forecast
Today in flooding prep: Ice jams continue, rural roads remain a challenge, private wells demand protection and Minnesota's farmers are bracing for the latest hurdle in a tough year.
Aiming for the green: Duluth debates future of its public golf courses
The city's two public courses are losing money, hosting fewer golfers and need at least $7 million in upgrades. The city is exploring selling all or part of one or both courses, but residents fear the potential loss of treasured public green space.
Curtis Flowers has been tried six times for the same crime, and is currently on death row. His story is featured in the second season of APM's investigative podcast "In the Dark."
When Polydor Records released Gloria Gaynor's single "Substitute," the song didn't make much of an impression. Then, club DJs flipped the single over to the B-side and discovered "I Will Survive."
Jerome Foundation awards $3.2 million to artists
The Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship program is a two-year grant aimed at artists who have established their practice, but have yet to get wide recognition for their work. Most of the artists identify as people of color or indigenous.