| Good afternoon! Well, it was a nice try, Saturday Night Live. One could see the return of SNL this weekend as the perfect remedy after our summer of political discontent. The show's cold open was a comedic take on this week's debate, but it became clear, quickly, that any parody could not top the strange of the original act. | Election 2016 | Forecast |
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| Brad Gerten, a Republican state House candidate from Burnsville, was booked Sunday into the Dakota County jail on probable cause that he tried to strangle a relative. |
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| Every year, the National Book Foundation highlights young writers making a splash in the world of fiction. | 'Wolf Boys': The American teenagers turned cartel assassins |
| The decision by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to deny a permit means the massive Red River flood diversion project can't proceed. Fargo-Moorhead officials can appeal. |
| The New York attorney general's office has ordered the Trump Foundation to immediately stop fundraising in the state, saying it isn't registered to do so. | Did the Times publish Trump's taxes illegally? |
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| Seven species of the yellow-faced bee, which is the only bee native to Hawaii, have been designated as endangered. They're known for their yellow-to-white facial markings. | Rusty patched bumble bee recommended for endangered list |
| The two U.S.-based outdoor companies that sell hunting and fishing equipment are joining forces in a deal expected to close in the first half of 2017. |
| A school district has identified the two children who died in a domestic shooting in Minneapolis and the mother who was critically wounded. |
| NBA superstar LeBron James believes Clinton can do more to help at-risk kids like he once was, saying she's the only candidate who "truly understands the struggles of an Akron child born into poverty." | Breaking news from Election 2016 |
