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Somewhere in Minnesota, beans are buried underground overnight, and the whole town shows up the next day to eat them. There's even a king and queen crowned for the occasion.

New Chick-fil-A locations are coming to Mankato, Shakopee, Stillwater, Woodbury, and Baxter between 2026 and 2028.

Cow Appreciation Day is back, and the Chick-fil-A near Crossroads Center is in.

Costco payment methods have changed a lot over the years, from Amex-only to Visa and its own Citi card. Here's where things stand now.

A Ramsey-based beverage company is bringing more than just drinks to the Minnesota State Fair next year — there's a whole destination in the works.

That suite in Sartell sat quiet for a couple of months after Clutch Pizza closed — now it's got a whole new energy, and cheesecake is involved.

Summer's already past the halfway point in Central Minnesota, and there's still a lot left on the table before the season wraps up.

There's live music, horse races, and a raffle all happening in Marty this Saturday, and it starts with Leon Laudenbach at five o'clock sharp.

Minnesotans are actually spending less of their paycheck on health insurance than almost everyone else in the country — and most people have no idea.

A frozen water bottle and a golf ball might sound like an odd pairing, but for people dealing with heel pain, they could be part of the answer.

Thirty-six new foods hitting the Minnesota State Fair this year and somewhere in that lineup, lobster is sitting on top of a burger with chipotle mayo.

Minnesota State Fair new foods include a Pickle Pie, Surf N Turf Burger, and a French Chouxnut Sundae worth knowing about.

A crash northwest of Clearwater sent a Foreston woman to the hospital on Friday morning.

A 24-inch water main pipe sounds massive — and apparently, it's unusual enough that it's throwing off an entire St. Cloud street project by nearly a year.

After 26 years in public service, Tim O'Driscoll is stepping away from the State Legislature — and he's got a lot to look back on before he walks out the door in January.

NOAA put a number on it this week — 97 percent. That's how confident forecasters are that this El Niño sticks around well into 2027.

The city of Melrose is one of 11 communities and organizations sharing in the latest round of child care grants.

The Minnesota DNR has a reminder for people selling docks, boat lifts, trailers, and other water accessories.

It's not every week that a top-ranked international youth tournament and FIFA World Cup watch parties happen in the same place — but that's exactly what's going on in Blaine right now.

That stoplight in Royalton has been frustrating drivers for years — and now there are 26 different ideas on the table to fix it. Not one. Twenty-six.

Ten Central Minnesota nonprofits just got a financial boost — and the work these organizations are doing quietly behind the scenes is worth paying attention to.

The dirt's been moving in Waite Park, and Metro Bus says what's coming next could change how a lot of people get around this region.

It's not every day a nationally ranked volleyball program opens its doors specifically for boys — but that's exactly what's happening at SCSU this summer.

A Stearns County road construction project north of Lake Henry gets underway on Monday.