Afghanistan

Our thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones of the 13 U.S. service members who lost their lives in Afghanistan today -- and with all of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice throughout the 20-year war.

A Minnesota woman who authorities say had hoped to kill people when she set fires on a college campus has been ordered detained by a federal judge.

Minnesota Senator Al Franken says he supports an ethics investigation of his own behavior after a Los Angeles radio personality went public with allegations of sexual misconduct 12 years ago.

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all state and US flags be flown at half staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday to honor a Green Beret who grew up in Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Green Beret who was killed in Afghanistan this week grew up in southern Minnesota.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will slow its troop drawdown in Afghanistan, leaving a force of 8,400 when President Barack Obama completes his term.

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - The Corporal Curtis M Swenson Memorial Fund will have a short program Tuesday to present five high school students from southeast Minnesota $1000 scholarships for educational purposes.

Washington D.C. (KROC-AM News) - Senator Amy Klobuchar was among the mourners who gathered Tuesday morning at Arlington National Cemetery for a fallen Minnesota soldier’s funeral.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 36-year-old from suburban Minneapolis is one of six American troops who were killed in a suicide attack near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.

Washington D.C. (KROC-AM News) - The National Transportation Safety Board has completed its investigation into the April 2013 crash of a Boeing 747 cargo plane that was piloted by a former Pine Island man.

Minneapolis, MN (KROC AM News) -  A Minnesota National Guard soldier has been indicted on a federal child pornography charge.