As a journalism instructor at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Franklin told his students that “the best stories were the ones that could make a reader say, ‘Holy smokes, Mabel!’ as he read ...

The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America's winter of repeated polar vortex invasions, meteorologists warn. And it will stay frozen there all ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Light snow will make for a messy Valentine's Day evening in the Twin Cities. A winter weather advisory is in ...

Kendrick Lamar entertained the Caesars Superdome crowd with his Super Bowl halftime show. Where does it rank with the shows ...

This story is an updated version of a story that was published four years ago in the Leader’s sister publication, Zest, when Charlie and Harriet Thor celebrated their ...