Minnesota Opera opens 'The Song Poet' by local author Kao Kalia Yang

Hmong author Kao Kalia Yang detailed her father's journey as a refugee from Laos to Minnesota in her book "The Song Poet". Now, her heartfelt memoir about her father is being featured by the Minnesota Opera.

Robert Blake, Emmy-winning actor acquitted in wife's killing, dies at 89

Blake, star of the 1970s TV show, "Baretta," had once hoped for a comeback, but he never recovered from the long ordeal which began with the shooting death of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, outside a Studio City restaurant on May 4, 2001.

Taylor Swift tickets Facebook scam spurs police investigation in Minnesota

Police in northern Minnesota are investigating numerous complaints about Taylor Swift tickets sold on Facebook by someone under a fake alias.

Female trailblazers in STEM get their own Barbie dolls

Careers in STEM make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But women are still vastly underrepresented.

Minnesota director pulls back curtain on voting for the Oscars

In a year when the magic of movies took us everywhere from the Emerald Isle to Graceland, David Burton Morris has more of an interest in honoring outstanding achievements in filmmaking than most.

Minnesota director pulls back curtain on voting for the Oscars
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In a year when the magic of movies took us everywhere from the Emerald Isle to Graceland, David Burton Morris has more of an interest in honoring outstanding achievements in filmmaking than most.

Uptown Theater in Minneapolis set to reopen as venue for live music, events

As the Uptown area of Minneapolis has seen a number of closures in recent years, the historic Uptown Theater is set to open once again as a venue for live music and events.