By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
is the largest and busiest airport in the five-state upper Midwest region of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. - Source: Wikipedia

A hearing this week in federal court in Washington involving former Sen. Larry Craig, whose political career crashed after his 2007 arrest for soliciting sex in a bathroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, could have far-reaching ramifications on the future use by lawmakers of campaign cash to pay legal bills.

An American Eagle pilot was suspended after failing a blood-alcohol test as he prepared to fly on Friday from Minneapolis to New York City, authorities said.
While the two biggest stars on the NHL free-agent market were still pondering their futures, a future Hall of Famer found a new home in Texas.

Zach Parise needed at least another night of sleep before picking a team to play for next season.
Zach Parise needed at least another night of sleep before picking a team to play for next season.
While the two biggest stars on the NHL free-agent market were still pondering their futures, a future Hall of Famer found a new home in Texas.

The FBI added a former D.C. private school teacher who has been on the run from police in the District and Maryland since 2008 to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list Tuesday.
Nearly four years after they clashed in a memorable TV interview, Sarah Palin and Katie Couric face off again _ this time in a morning-show battle royale.

It wasn't so long ago that Minnesota seemed like an attractive target for an emboldened GOP trying to expand its list of presidential battlegrounds.

A winter storm that blew through the upper Midwest over the long Washington's Birthday weekend has coated roads with ice and snow and led airlines to cancel hundreds of flights.
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said that the D.C. Metro system is significantly safer now than it was last year when a train crash killed nine people and injured dozens of others.