Owatonna

Watch 15 inches of snow fall on Owatonna in two minutes [TIME-LAPSE VIDEO]

It's May 3 in Minneapolis and it's snowing. Most of us regard that as an unfortunate development, but it's nothing compared to what happened in Owatonna Wednesday night into Thursday.GOOD DECISION: Mike Wallace turned down more money from Vikings because of Minnesota weather Over the course of that ... More >>

At-large Faribault stabbing suspect turns up bloody and pantsless at rural home

Saturday afternoon, Faribault police responding to a report of a stalled vehicle near the police station came across a grisly surprise. Inside the car was an unresponsive woman who had apparently been stabbed around 40 times, along with two very young children who were unharmed.SEE ALSO: Stillwater ... More >>

Mike Parry's fall from grace: Congressional candidate denied seat on small-town EDA

It's been a rough year for Mike Parry. The state Senator from Waseca began the year with aspirations to unseat Rep. Tim Walz from his congressional seat. But after an epic and inconclusive convention-night struggle, Parry was unable to secure the MNGOP nomination and in August he lost a primary to A ... More >>

Vern Swedin, MNGOP's Parry replacement, calls Dems "rats," says November is "Rodent Removal Month"

Sen. Mike Parry, R-Waseca, has been a lot of fun. But for better or worse, his failed congressional run means his time in the legislature is coming to an end.SEE ALSO:-- Allen Quist flip-flops about his research in a Mankato "anonymous sodomy" adult bookstore-- Mike Parry laughed at during subcommit ... More >>

Romantica's Ben Kyle on his solo album, and Saturday's Northeast Riverfeast

Just as fall is closing in on us, the good people of Northeast Minneapolis have devised a way to let the summer live just a little longer. Introducing the first-ever Northeast Riverfeast, taking place this Saturday, September 22. It's a late-summer music fest that smacks of block party meets farmer' ... More >>

Owl City's Adam Young on EDM, religion, and his Ford Mustang

See Also:Cover Story: Owl City's reclusive Adam Young opens up Carly Rae Jepsen on meeting Owl City's Adam Young and "Good Time"Owl City's "Good Time" collaboration with the Minneapolis Youth Chorus -- behind-the-scenesThe basement bleeps and bloops of Owl City have been one of Minnesota's best-kn ... More >>

Carly Rae Jepsen on meeting Owl City's Adam Young and "Good Time"

See Also:Cover Story: Owl City's reclusive Adam Young opens upAs you may have gathered from this week's cover story, Gimme Noise headed down to Owatonna and met Owl City's Adam Young during one of his rare visits to his hometown. During a conversation at the local Starbucks, Young recalls that the o ... More >>

Owl City's reclusive Adam Young opens up

The electro-synth-pop musician talks inspiration

Albert Lea sign controversy: "Deport Illegals" message sparks protest

SEE ALSO:-- Mpls becomes first city to declare support for Obama's DREAM Act policy-- Chipotle faces fresh federal scrutiny more than year after mass firing of Latinos in Minnesota-- Ed Hansen, Confederate flag-flying West St. Paul City Council member, back in troubleLater today, people will gather ... More >>

Owl City at Varsity Theater, 7/13/2012

Owl City With Jayme DeeVarsity Theater, MinneapolisFriday, July 13, 2012Adam Young, aka Owl City, is learning to adapt to the music industry and playing to the still-recovering economy. After releasing All Things Bright and Beautiful  last summer, his follow-up to breakthrough album Ocean Eye ... More >>

Justin Bieber's U.S. tour dates -- Minneapolis in October

Related:Justin Bieber's snake finds home at Owatonna Zoo (PHOTOS)The Justin Bieber experience is headed back to the Twin Cities in October. The Biebs just announced a fresh North American tour, and it includes about three months of dates beginning in late September, and continuing through most of Ja ... More >>

Justin Bieber's snake finds home at Owatonna Zoo (PHOTOS)

​Even if Justin Bieber isn't readily accessible in Minnesota, and old reptile buddy of his is just an hour's drive away from the Twin Cities. We're talking about Johnson, an albino boa constrictor who is the first celebrity snake to reside at the impeccably named RAD (Reptile & Amphibian Disco ... More >>

Nate and Nick Smith, twins who made the $50,000 hockey shot, won't get the money [VIDEO]

Today Show screen shotTelling the truth cost $50,000​Nate and Nick Smith, the 11-year-old twins from Owatonna who tag-teamed a miraculous hockey shot three weeks ago, won't get the $50,000 prize promised for the shot. Last month at a charity hockey event, Nick Smith's name got drawn to try for a ... More >>

Nate and Nick Smith, 11-year-old twins, making the NY media rounds after $50,000 hockey shot

Screen shot KARE11Nate Smith after making the impossible shot ​Eleven-year-old twins Nate and Nick Smith of Owatonna got some major excitement at a celebrity hockey match in Faribault on Saturday when Nick's name got called to try for a center-ice shot. Nick wasn't in the arena, though. So Nate, ... More >>

Bushel Boy vs. Perfect Circle: comparing greenhouse tomatoes

Two greenhouse tomatoes: Which is tops?​My tomato plants have flowers, but, alas, no fruit. It's just a little to early in the growing season to savor the juiciness of a homegrown Sweet 100 or Cherokee Purple. In anticipation of August, I had a hankering for tomato-cucumber-chickpea-red onio ... More >>

Ryan Stanley Hurd sentenced for stabbing Kathryn Rose Anderson 109 times

Ryan Stanley Hurd is going to prison.​It's been more than a year since police tracked down Ryan Stanley Hurd in Tulsa and brought back to Minnesota to face justice in the bloody murder of his ex-girlfriend. Today, he found out he's going to spend the rest of his life behind bars after being ... More >>

Jason Blair of Red Stag Supperclub, Chef Chat Part 2

Chef Jason Blair at Red Stag Supperclub​We continue our chat with chef Jason Blair of Red Stag Supperclub in Northeast Minneapolis, the first LEED certified restaurant in the state.  After working in nationally acclaimed restaurants all over the Pacific Northwest (and Alaska) Jason's experien ... More >>

Whisky Park, Ugly Mug, and Be'wiched Deli: Downtown delights

Good food shows up in Minneapolis in surprising places

Southern Minnesota is floating away [UPDATE]

Photo: Ruin RaiderIt's wet in Minneapolis. But it's wetter down south.​Update: Gov. Tim Pawlenty has activated the National Guard. Details after the jump. Update: An island in Wisconsin is now floating away. Video after the jump. We here in the Twin Cities are grousing about another day of r ... More >>

The Night Gig

Tumbling along the airwaves to nowhere

Tornado watch in Twin Cities until 9 p.m. [UPDATED]

​Updated: A twister touched down near Fergus Falls, killing one person, and Wadena has been heavily damaged by strong winds, MPR reports. But the worst of the storm gave the Twin Cities a miss. Via NOAA: A tornado watch wsa in effect for the following Minnesota counties, including those in th ... More >>

Anti-Muslim harassment draws Department of Education probe

Photo: Ranoush​The U.S. Department of Education has agreed to launch an investigation into anti-Muslim harassment at schools in St. Cloud and Owatonna, and the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said it welcomed the news. "Decades after the beginning of the civil r ... More >>

Har Mar Superstar headlining Lyn Lake fest this Sunday

Via Har Mar's Tumblr blog​There's no excuse for staying indoors this weekend. In addition to the flurry of musical lineups taking over Northeast for Art-A-Whirl this weekend, the Lyn Lake Street Festival has booked an airtight cast of musicians to perform at its festivities this Sunday afternoon. ... More >>

Owl City at the State Theatre

​Owatonna native Adam Young brought his breakout electro-pop act back home to the Twin Cities for two shows at the State Theatre on Saturday, and Steve Cohen took this set of photos at his matinee show. For another glimpse at the show, here's a video we found on YouTube of Young singing his hit (a ... More >>

Twin Cities exurban growth stops cold

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CAIR MN unhappy with Muslims' treatment outstate, but what about Twin Cities?

So far, Muslim students in the Minneapolis and St. Paul schools have not come to CAIR with the kinds of complaints it hears from elsewhere in the state.

Rick Olseen, Kory Kath introduce legislation aimed at curtailing Pawlenty's PlateGate

Gov. Tim Pawlenty diverted funds from the"Support Our Troops" license plate campaign to help pay the salary a Pawlenty employee involved with faith-based initiatives.

Epic Sandwich: Café Twenty Eight's amazing fried egg sandwich

You only get one true shot at breakfast each day--unless you live at Perkins. If you really need to nail it, try this triumph at Café Twenty Eight.

The Year in Music: P.O.S., Solid Gold, and Owl City break through

Losses include the Suburbs' Bruce Allen, Dinkytowner, and Myth

Har Mar Superstar: The extended interview

More from our Q&A with Sean Tillmann in this week's print edition.

Pitchfork calls Owl City's music "hack electronica"

Oooh, diss!

Har Mar Superstar on rock-stardom, HBO show, and Drew Barrymore

Sean Tillman never stops living the American Dream

Owl City number 1 on Billboard

The Owatonna superstar topped Billboard's Hot 100 today.

Owl City breaking through the who's-hoot of local electronica

Ocean Eyes is a debut digitally devised to delight

Woman charged $23 quadrillion for milk and eggs, says they tasted good

If you knew your trip to the gas station for some milk and eggs was going to cost you $23 quadrillion, you'd probably just choose to go vegan.

Chanhassen is named second-best place to live

Money magazine ranks the Minneapolis suburb No. 2 in the nation for its small-town charm and natural surroundings.

So who is kind of maybe a little bit considering a run for governor?

Could we just have every politician or kinda-politician run for governor in 2010, perhaps in a Lord of the Flies battle?

Minnesota benefits in economic stimulus package

The U.S. House passed the more than $800 billion stimulus package this week. So what will Minnesota get out of it?

Har Mar Superstar to head home to Triple Rock

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Why the Twin Cities is the best place to eat ice cream in the universe

With this many choices of local, handcrafted treats, why go anywhere else?

Wet and wild

A dishwasher accuses her bosses of being dirty creeps

Ron Paul revolution scoffs at traffic safety

White Noise

KSTP targets a U of M instructor in the name of protecting America's borders

Minnesota by the numbers: Senate expense report edition

I'm Happy When I'm Purchasing Things

Black Friday at the Mall of America: Wish you were here. Wait a minute, you are here.

Wal-Mart Welfare

The Lost Tribes of Faribault

Latinos, Somalis, and the American dream in southern Minnesota

Hot Dish, For The Grill

Minnesota nice Sausage Sisters Pack links with wild rice, apples, more, more, more

Eat or Be Eaten

His Day to Relax