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Income Share Agreements (ISAs) aren't common yet in Minnesota but they could become a great way to finance a college education. Financial expert John Kvasnik joined Cory Hepola to discuss the idea, which involves agreeing to set aside a small percentage of your income after college to pay back a...

A Winter Storm Watch and "ground blizzard" warnings are posted for the western part of the state Wednesday night through Thursday morning. In the metro, frigid cold and dangerous wind chill will take hold Thursday through the weekend, which might affect plans, even in Minnesota where residents take...

This column is by WCCO Radio Producer Sheletta Brundidge, who also hosts the Two Haute Mamas podcast. When walking in the doors of Bouquets by Carolyn Flower Shop on Selby Avenue in St. Paul, I was awestruck by hundreds of ravishing red roses and heathy hydrangea. The floral arrangements decorating...

The so-called "hands-free" bill clears its first legislative committee of the new session. The bill would require drivers to use a hands-free device while talking on the phone. Several family members of loved ones killed by distracted drivers testified before the House Transportation Policy and...

Help didn't come in time for Alec Smith. He had a job, his mom Nicole says he had just gotten a promotion and was doing well. "On May 20, 2017, he turned 26 and on June 1, he no longer had insurance. On June 27, he was found dead," said Nicole Holt Smith. They didn't know he was rationing his...

Minnesota legislators may consider a bill that takes a different approach to how veterans are handled in the criminal justice system. Not all jurisdictions in the state have a veterans court, similar to a mental health, DWI or drug court that takes a more treatment-centered approach. A bill called...

Twins Broadcaster Dan "The Dazzle Man" Gladden thinks that the Twins have a good shot at winning the AL Central this year, especially with rivals like the White Sox and Royals still in rebuilding mode. "I wouldn't say that we're a young team. I think that we are team with some experience," he told...

Breck 6th grader Peyton Vincent was given an amazing opportunity to be part of the Governor’s MLK Celebration in St. Paul on Monday. She was selected to introduce Dr. Mae Jemison, a NASA astronaut. Peyton joined Paul Douglas to talk about how it came about. “[It was> my passion for STEM,” she said...

Allina Health is enacting stricter visitor rules due to the flu. As of Tuesday, Jan. 22, children under age 5 and people who are currently sick are asked not to visit patients...and visitors to the Baby-Birth Center units may be screened. Marsha Studer, Director of Infection Prevention Operations...