Memorial

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans said goodbye to Bruce Bliss Dayton, businessman, philanthropist and father of Minnesota’s governor. But in his memorial service Thursday, it was his personal side that Gov. Mark Dayton recalled about his 97-year-old father who died Nov.

It was a tragic accident on April 24 near a rural Utah town where a truck hauling turkeys crashed through a guardrail on U.S. Highway 189 and plunged into a reservoir. The driver was thrown clear of the truck cab, but survived with injuries, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

COLD SPRING, Minn. (AP) — Residents of Cold Spring marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of local police officer Tom Decker with an evening candlelight vigil. The St. Cloud Times reports that city employees organized the Friday vigil at the request of Decker's...

WILLMAR -- Organizers of the Rice Health Foundation's annual holiday festival this month hope to raise a record $100,000 from the event. Volunteers say they're heartened by the response so far and optimistic they will reach their ambitious goal. The event already has a record number...