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September 23, 2015 8:59 AM

Spontaneity plays a key role in David Bowie's 'Fame'

The song owes its origins to a studio session with John Lennon and a bit of wordplay.

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September 23, 2015 6:38 AM

School board member won't resign after offensive Facebook comments

At a Columbia Heights school board meeting Tuesday night, dozens of students, teachers and residents called for Grant Nichols to step down.

by Matt Sepic

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September 23, 2015 4:00 AM

Sha Cage offers a one-woman look at 'U/G/L/Y'

The theater artist says the show explores the ways women see themselves.

by Euan Kerr

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September 22, 2015 11:21 AM

EPA rules cloud future of Xcel's big Minnesota coal plant

Xcel's Sherco operation generates electricity and economic muscle in central Minnesota. But its coal furnaces are also the state's single largest source of carbon emissions. Can Sherco survive tougher federal standards?

by Matt Sepic

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September 22, 2015 8:55 AM

Rapping about Alexander Hamilton

The musical "Hamilton" tells the story of revolutionary Alexander Hamilton -- in rap.

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September 22, 2015 7:03 AM

Will Minnesotans really need a new ID to fly by 2016?

If state lawmakers don't reassess their 2009 stance resisting federal security requirements for ID cards, Minnesotans could find themselves unable to use their driver's licenses to board domestic flights.

by Jon Collins

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September 22, 2015 4:00 AM

Turkey farmers brace for possible return of bird flu

Researchers still don't have a solid answer for how the virus spread to more than 100 Minnesota farms last spring, clobbering the state's turkey and chicken industries with more than $600 million in losses.

by Mark Steil