Good morning! Mild and dry today, with highs around 30. All eyes will be in Barron, Wis., today when the sheriff holds a news conference about Jayme Closs. The 13-year-old went missing in October and was found alive yesterday when she emerged from the woods and flagged down a woman walking her dog in a town about an hour away from her home. We'll have live coverage on air and online on our Facebook page at 10 a.m. | What's on MPR News today? | Forecast
Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who vanished after her parents were found shot to death in their Barron, Wis., home nearly three months ago, was found unkempt but alive Thursday after she flagged down a woman walking her dog. | Timeline | NewsCut: Let's leave her alone
Sherburne County in central Minnesota appears to be in the running for a Google data center worth around $600 million, according to a filing Thursday by Xcel Energy.
The White House has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to comb through its budget, including $13.9 billion in emergency funds that Congress earmarked last year, to see what money could be diverted to the wall as part of a declaration.
U.S. troops have been involved in Syria's war since 2014 when the first elite force arrived in the country to advise Kurdish-led fighters who were involved in battles against the Islamic State group.
Sandstone's ice cliffs offer a practical lesson in the problems of climate change and how Minnesotans must increasingly adapt. The cliffs attract climbers and business, but it's getting harder to keep the scene going as winter temperatures moderate. | Minnesota's biggest climate change signals
