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Good afternoon! According to reports, pilot Bob Hoover died this morning. Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot, a former Air Force test pilot, and the chase plane pilot for Chuck Yeager when he broke the sound barrier for the first time, was 94. A lot of greatest pilots who ever lived will tell you that Hoover was the greatest pilot who ever lived. | Forecast
 

Trump, Clinton polar opposites on climate change, so why no debate?

Few candidates running for national or local offices seem willing to push climate change into the spotlight, no matter their views. That may be because polls show the issue can be more polarizing than abortion. | Antarctica's ice sheets are melting faster, and from beneath

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Former Watson mayor pleads guilty to burglarizing current mayor

The former mayor of Watson has pleaded guilty under a deal with prosecutors to breaking into the current mayor's home in March.

Minnesota voters, here's your election guide

Election Day is Nov. 8. From the presidential race to the constitutional amendment, here's your guide to who -- and what -- is on the ballot. | Election 2016

Sheriff: Driver held phone, not wheel, before fatal crash

Wisconsin authorities say a Minnesota woman had both hands on her cellphone and apparently none on her steering when she lost control of her car and sent the vehicle behind her into a deadly rollover.


 
 

2,500 years ago, this brew was buried with the dead; a brewery has revived it

In an ancient burial plot in what is now Germany, scientists uncovered a cauldron with remnants of an alcoholic beverage. They teamed up with a Milwaukee brewery to re-create the recipe.

Watch: Obama reads 'mean tweets' -- including one from Trump

President Obama entertained Jimmy Kimmel's audience with some of the mean tweets sent his way, including one sent by Donald Trump calling him "perhaps the worst president" ever. | Is the campaign too long?

Why convincing a jury is a tough hurdle in rape cases

How police investigate accusations of sexual assault at the University of Minnesota is under increased scrutiny.

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