| Good afternoon! Just in time for the National Spelling Bee, Google published a map of the words people in each state have a hard time spelling. Minnesota, along with a few other states, seem to struggle with the word "beautiful." Then there is South Dakota, where folks are searching "how to spell college." And, perplexingly, the word for which Wisconsinites most often need spelling help is: "Wisconsin." | Forecast |
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| 50 potential jurors were sworn in Tuesday, given questionnaires and instructed in the basics of the case against Yanez. | Day 2: Questioning the jury | 74 Seconds podcast |
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| U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told attendees at a Fargo drone conference Wednesday they must do a better job of engaging the public about safety, security and privacy issues. |
| But the official says there may be "caveats in the language" that President Trump uses to announce the withdrawal -- leaving open the possibility that the decision isn't final. | 'America Abroad:' Global approaches to climate change |
| Kittson County Chief Deputy Matt Vig says the woman was headed to Canada on foot to try to reunite with her daughter. |
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| Panama's dictator, Manuel Noriega, surrendered to the invading U.S. military in 1989. He holed up at the Vatican Embassy, and gave up after being subjected to days of deafening music. |
| The company that owns the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, site of the worst nuclear disaster in U.S. history, says the facility will be closed unless the state of Pennsylvania decides to bail it out. |
| How big of a deal is college campus hazing? MPR News host Kerri Miller talks to an anti-hazing advocate and a journalist who studies hazing to find out. |
