Good morning and happy Friday! Summer's last hurrah? Enjoy the 80s this weekend because temps will dip next week. Saturday and Sunday's weather aren't exactly the type to get you in the mood for leaf-peeping but just put on your imagination cap and pretend it's crisp outside. Because yes, it's fall color time -- and the DNR says we're in store for a "rich and beautiful" season. Here's where to go this weekend for the best views. | Forecast
PlaceBase, a small theater company, travels around Minnesota, immersing itself in a community and creating a production about that community. The latest show celebrates the sesquicentennial of Otter Tail County and debuts Friday evening in Battle Lake.
Coastal streets flowed with frothy ocean water and tens of thousands lost electricity. Forecasters said "catastrophic" freshwater flooding was expected along waterways far from the coast of the Carolinas. | Minnesota-based disaster relief group heading to hurricane zone
Massachusetts State Police have confirmed at least 70 houses damaged, possibly by gas leaks, around the towns of Lawrence, Andover and North Andover, on Thursday evening.
Democrats have a younger, more liberal, and more diverse slate of candidates they believe can flip control of the House and reclaim several governor's offices. Republicans, meanwhile, have doubled down on being the party of Trump. | Election 2018
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort appears close to reaching a plea deal. The agreement would avert a second trial for Manafort, this time in Washington, D.C., scheduled to begin next week.
