In the days and weeks following the horrific, rush-hour collapse of I-35W a year ago Friday afternoon, national and local politicians promised critical repairs would be made immediately to the nation's most problematic bridges. But the political talk has not

With the Republican National Convention a month away, the list ofdignitaries planning to attend keeps growing -- as does those sendingtheir regrets.

Tomorrowmarks one year since the 35W bridge collapsed and time has done little to easethe pain for the driver of the school bus that went down on.

A line of strong thunderstorms moved across southern Minnesota,knocking out power lines, snapping trees and damaging agriculturalbuildings.

A St. Paul lawyer has been sentenced to three months in jail for bilking her elderly father out of as much as $60,000.

The city of Duluth is putting off an idea that would have had police officers and firefighters sharing some duties.

Soon lawn signs for presidential and senate candidates among others will sprout on lawns. And you might notice a certain uniformity in the party affiliations in your neighborhood. That uniformity is not completely accidental and might hurt our political process,

New York Gov. David Paterson is expected to discuss the state of the U.S. economy during a live speech at the National Press Club.

Political ambition and class identity drive the plot of a new novel by Ethan Canin. The Iowa Writer's Workshop instructor takes his inspiration from the Kennedy family, in particular Ted Kennedy.

For the next ten days actors and dancers will perform in over 150 shows throughout Minneapolis in the 15th annual Minnesota Fringe Festival. It's the biggest performing arts festival in the midwest.

When St. Paul's Bush Foundation announced this week that it would change the way it channeled the $40 million a year it gives away in philanthropic support, the news sent ripples of concern throughout the state's non-profit community.

Human rights activists are hailing the arrest of Radovan Karadzic for genocide and crimes against humanity, but prosecutors could face many hurdles as they build their case against the former Bosnian Serb leader. Midmorning speaks with a legal expert about

Jury selection continues today in the trial of Olga Franco, the woman charged with killing four students after ramming a school bus with a minivan.

A judge in Kandiyohi County has sworn in a jury for the trial of Olga Franco. The jury selection process provided a preview of some of the major issues likely to come up in the trial.

Documentary filmmaker Nanette Burstein says most movies and TV shows about teenagers just plain get it wrong. When she made her film, she and her crew shot in a high school evey day for 10 months. The resulting film is

The St. Paul police is trying to complete the remaining number of officers they'd like to have to provide security around the Republican National Convention beginning September 1. Those officers will have to be ready for any number of emergencies

Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge is taking shape in northwest Minnesota. The large prairie and wetland ecosystem is already attracting birds and scientists.

Midday remembers Harrison Bud Tordoff, who died last week, with a special rebroadcast from MPR's "Voices of Minnesota" series.Tordoff was known as the man who saved the peregrine falcons in Minnesota. Also part of this series is an interview with