More than a thousand people jumped into Lake Minnetonka for the 20th annual Ice Dive, which is a Minnesota tradition.

No year-end column would be complete without mention of a few disasters: A federal jury last month found that Wayzata businessman Tom Petters was financing his high-flying operation and lifestyle through a Ponzi scheme, one of the larger ones among nearly 200 in the country that consumed tens of billions...

The New York Times has posted about technology trends in the coming year, with Twitter being the first company addressed. The post calls the Twitter information stream a "firehose," with a need to help their growing user base to sort through all of these tweets to find the information they want and...

Share + Dec 31, 2009 11:19 pm US/Central Reporting Heather Brown CHASKA, Minn. 1 of 1 Becky Arganbright was nursing 1-week-old Anna when she felt a massive chest pain.

Many environmentally conscious home builders are crafting green homes by using green building materials. Even if you're not in the market to buy a green home, though, you can help to stop global warming and protect the environment when you replace old appliances or remodel. My husband never quite...