A soldier from South Dakota was killed thisweek in Iraq. The Department of Defense says Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Vrooman, 28, died Tuesday from injuries suffered when an explosive device went off while on a combat mission.

Midday re-broadcasts a special report on the economic slowdown in Minnesota by Minnesota Public Radio reporter Annie Baxter and excerpts from a recent UBS Forum discussion with some of MPR's "economic lookouts," who offered a first-hand perspective of the effects

Ask St. Paul writer Daniel Gabriel where he got the inspiration for his collection of stories about a pub in Wales, and he'll tell you he lived the life.

The new Interstate 35W bridge will probably befinished before a lawsuit over the bidding process behind it goeson trial in December.

A plan to make the Twin Cities a center for the emerging bio-science industry is faltering.

The Duluth air show this weeked will draw fans and foes of military aircraft.

A judge will allow defense attorneys for Olga Franco, the woman accused of causing a fatal bus crash, to argue that her boyfriend was driving at the time of the accident.

Millions of dollars are being spent to help some north Minneapolis neighborhoods recover from the mortgage foreclosure crisis.

Some doctors are still skeptical of news headlines that recommend some children be given cholesterol drugs.

Minnesota's utilities face a daunting task: the state has told them to cut their sales of electricity and natural gas by 1.5 percent a year.

In an address before the NAACP today, presumptive Republican nominee John McCain talked about his plan for education.

A federal judge has denied a group of protesters' request for a new march route during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

Advocates for non-violence are recruiting volunteers to protect people from getting hurt outside of the the GOP convention.

A U.S. House report says Minnesota was tiedfor last in the percentage of federal bridge funds it actually spent on bridges over a five-year period.

Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is facing a primary election contest in the 6th District.

Priscilla Lord Faris is challenging the Democratic-endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate, Al Franken. She joins Midday as part of our "Meet the Candidates" series.

A Minnesota family has filed a lawsuit seeking to force a drug company to let their son have access to an experimental drug for a terminal form of muscular dystrophy.