KSTP's Tom Hauser has the latest in local, regional and national political headlines ......

Created by court order, frustrated by Legislative inaction, and determined to fulfill its mission by a year-end deadline, Minnesota's Sex Offender Civil Commitment Advisory Task Force met Monday for the first time since lawmakers at the Capitol adjourned...

Emily Wilson with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society stopped in to the KSTP studio to talk about MS and how achieving goals is still possible......

It’s hard to imagine what a professional fisherman and an NHL goalie would have in common, but Brian Schroeder of Zimmerman and Josh Harding of the Minnesota Wild do have one thing in common......

The National Weather Service says radar shows a tornado briefly touched down over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms......

Pool safety was on the mind of organizers as they tried to break the record for the largest swimming lesson ever......

A scrappy Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to "beat the gun lobby" by ultimately passing stronger firearm laws and said some lawmakers who voted against background checks have privately told him they want another chance......

Prosecutors in Poland and Germany said Tuesday they are reviewing files on a Minnesota man who was a commander of a Nazi-led unit to see if they have enough evidence to press charges and request his extradition......

Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines......

The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide......

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A Pennsylvania woman has filed suit to avoid fees she may be charged to get her McDonald’s wages from a debit card.
Single mom Natalie Gunshannon has filed suit over bank fees that allegedly include...

A woman who worked as a stunt double for Angelina Jolie sued Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. in Los Angeles on Tuesday, claiming she’s a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the actress.
Eunice Huthart, of Liverpool, England,...

New video footage of a suspected bomber riding a blue bicycle was offered Tuesday along with a $65,000 award in an effort to generate leads in the 2008 blast at the military recruitment station in Times Square.
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