As Isaac bore down on New Orleans, folks north of the Gulf coast along the Mississippi River were hoping the rains would reach their parched corn and soybean fields.

What's with all the hate speech from extreme Hollywood leftists? A torrent of hate speech was locked on the Republican convention as Hurricane Isaac skirted the Florida gulf coast and took a bead on New Orleans.

Democracy in action was the headline attached to Tuesday's front page story of the Brainerd Dispatch that documented the protest and counter protest of the war in Afghanistan and the use of drones by the U.S. military.

Minnesota's Supreme Court "threw out ballot titles" written by Minnesota's Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, on Aug. 27.

Was anyone surprised when alerts began popping up on iPhones or Droids last Friday as a fired employee zeroed in on his former boss and pulled the trigger? NYPD officers immediately cornered the assailant on Fifth Avenue and a gunfight pursued.

U.S. Labor Department reports that 4,000 jobless claims were filed for the period ending Aug. 18. That's 3.32 million Americans out of work and not all are eligible for unemployment. Many have used up their quota.

Listening to nightly broadcast news, one would think that the entire nation is under seige by mosquitoes and the West Nile virus. Well, part of that is true. As of Aug.

A left-leaning news magazine, Newsweek, published its cover story with this headline: "HIT THE ROAD, BARACK - Why we need a new president" by Niall Ferguson. Few Republicans, especially Mitt Romney, would argue the point.

A swine flu variant has caused one University of Minnesota expert to speak out in favor of closing off swine exhibits at this year's Minnesota Great Get Together - the State Fair. The fair kicks off today.

Don't break out the band yet, but the Department of Natural Resources is testing Zequanox, a natural product, in efforts to discover if it is safe and effective in eliminating zebra mussels.