WCCO-TV is collecting lights for the "Recycle Your Holidays" program. Those who want to recycle used lights can drop them off at participating businesses like Snyders Drug Stores or at the Holidazzle. However, what happens to all those old lights once they are picked up? Full Story »
Police in the central Minnesota city of St. Cloud are investigating anti-Islamic cartoons found on at least two utility poles. Full Story »
Denny Hecker and his estranged wife were back in divorce court Thursday, and a judge demanded to know why Hecker liquidated one of the couple's retirement accounts. Full Story »
There's been a lot of talk about cheating, after all the headlines about Tiger Woods' many alleged mistresses. If it's true, Tiger Woods committed adultery. That's not illegal in Minnesota but here's the surprising fact: it's only against the law if his wife cheated. Full Story »
A man with a sawed-off shotgun gun entered an office building in a St. Paul suburb Thursday and held a woman hostage, at one point holding the weapon to her head, police said. Full Story »
An alleged gang member has been charged in a fatal shooting in the parking lot of an apartment building in St. Paul. Full Story »
A Washington, D.C. consumer group is critical of the government's program meant to help families keep their homes. Full Story »
A pick-up truck ran into a day care building in Minneapolis and knocked out a picture window Thursday afternoon. Full Story »
Legislative Democrats are pushing to provide stopgap health care for more than 30,000 low-income adults whose state health coverage will be eliminated next year. Full Story »
It turned out to be a pretty rough couple of days on the roads. In just 24 hours -- from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning -- Minnesota State Patrol Troopers were called to almost 500 accidents. There were 261 vehicles that also went off the road. Full Story »
A deadly, windy storm that has paralyzed a wide swath of the nation for days left bitter cold behind as it finally made its exit Thursday, with temperatures below freezing in several states and gusts that made it feel as cold as minus 25. Full Story »
A military jet in Minnesota that blew a tire during takeoff and landing exercises has landed safely in Milwaukee. Full Story »
The University of Minnesota is investigating several real estate transactions involving wrestling coach J Robinson and current and former wrestlers. Full Story »
The University of Minnesota's Board of Regents plans to raise next year's tuition by 7.5 percent but will use federal stimulus to cap the increase for Minnesota resident students. Full Story »
A 56-year-old man from Royalton was struck by a vehicle while inspecting dam age on the side of the road and later died, police said. Full Story »
The Red Cross is helping victims of two different fires that happened just blocks away from each other in St. Paul Thursday morning. Full Story »
Investigators have arrested two people in connection with a shooting death that left one man dead. Full Story »
The pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight 188 were first in touch with Canadian air traffic controllers after losing radio contact for more than an hour, raising the possibility their cockpit radio had been tuned into the wrong frequency. Full Story »
On a Wednesday afternoon, a group of little girls traded their hospital gowns for ball gowns and lived like a princess for the day. Full Story »
For some in the Twin Cities, the cruelest aspect of a winter storm like the one much of Minnesota just experienced isn't the inches of snow or the sudden cold, but that uneasy moment when you go outside and see your car is no longer parked in the street. Full Story »
After three decades on the force, St. Paul's top cop is calling it quits. Police Chief John Harrington won't seek a second term. Full Story »
For the fourth straight month, fewer home owners are on the brink of foreclosure. Full Story »
A 15-year-old Wisconsin cheddar that's possibly the most mature such cheese for sale continues to fly off the shelves, even at $50 per pound. Full Story »
A mom who lost her unborn baby in a car accident this weekend is doing a little better. Full Story »
Supporters of a proposed copper-nickel mining project on Minnesota's Iron Range are touting the jobs the $600 million PolyMet mine would create. Full Story »
A tree is reflected in a rain puddle in the German city of Stuttgart. AFP/DDP/Sascha Schuermann
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