So, did you hear the one about the comedian who spent a whole day on Capitol Hill and told no jokes?

Last week, Palin announced she was leaving office because she didn't want to be a "lame duck" Governor, among other reasons. She also said she didn't want to be one of those Governors that travels and has fun at the

A 14-year-old boy is recovering after being shot in the neck during a Fourth of July celebration.

The Minnesota Vikings have finalized their training camp schedule. It'sa bit shorter than usual, with only 12 days of open practices inMankato.

Just weeks after a federal jury ruled that a Minnesota woman must pay $1.92 million for illegally sharing copyright-protected music, the recording industry wants to make sure she doesn't do it again.

Saturday, a 14-year-old driver and two 17-year-olds were ejectedfrom a truck when it rolled in the town of Vance Creek, Wis. One waspronounced dead at the scene.

A Minnesota sheriff's deputy shot several times last February has been taken off a ventilator.

Prosecutors have charged 21-year-old Abdiaziz Bashir Abdikadir with breaking into a home and shoving a child, according to Dakota County court documents.

Just a few months ago, Gov. Tim Pawlenty argued that manufacturersshould be exempt from paying sales tax on major equipment purchases.Now, as part of his $2.7 billion deficit fix, he's going to hang on totheir cash longer.

A baby boy from Redwood Falls is dead after an accident at a campgroundin Southwest Minnesota. Four-month-old Wyatt Sander was in a tent withhis parents on Sunday around 8:30 a.m. when a minivan backed over thetent and dragged it several

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Hispanic numbers double in Teton JACKSON -- U.S. Census Bureau figures show the Hispanic population in Teton County has more than doubled in the last eight years.

UPTON -- In this tiny town on Wyoming's northern plains, workers feed large piles of aromatic pine chips into a labyrinth of pipes and tanks that process the wood into 200-proof liquid ethanol.

CODY -- One year after it opened, a free medical clinic in Powell has announced plans to start a satellite office in Cody as an extension of its mission to care for uninsured patients across the Big Horn Basin.

GILLETTE -- Ron Gallimore, 96, winces as he pulls on the little red backpack that contains his personal oxygen tank. For the next hour, that is the only sign of weakness he will show.

Adding natural gas storage capacity could go a long way toward combating sharp price declines that have cost the state in excess of $100 million in potential annual revenue some years.

AAA Texas offers a new program for seniors called CarFit. The safety program is designed to help seniors understand how the "fit" of their vehicles affects their driving. A CarFit event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday