The NFL Players Association filed a federal lawsuit in Minneapolis Thursday to block five of the six player suspensions for violating the league's anti-doping policy. The suit is on behalf of Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings, and three New Orleans Saints players. (12/04/2008)

After a salmonella scare in produce, concerns about contaminants in infant formula have once again put food safety on the minds of American consumers. One journalist chronicles more treacherous times, and advises the best way to avoid contaminated food today. (Midmorning, 12/04/2008)

A Minnesota judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the NFL suspension of Vikings players Kevin and Pat Williams. (12/03/2008)

The Minnesota Department of Health will begin testing all donated venison before it's distributed by food shelves due to fears of lead contamination. (12/03/2008)

Airport congestion remains a major problem, despite a decrease in the number of people flying. Will a modernized air traffic control system and radically redesigned airplanes help relieve the traffic at America's airports? (Midmorning, 12/03/2008)

The NFL has suspended six players for four games each for violating the league's anti-doping policy, including Minnesota Vikings defensive linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams. (12/02/2008)

Minnesota's high school football champions will be crowned at the Metrodome this weekend. Boys' hockey also starts today. (11/28/2008)

As Thanksgiving brings family together to share food and gratitude, "Giving Thanks" brings together music, stories and writers that contemplate the meaning of the holiday. (Midday, 11/27/2008)

Splendid Table star Lynne Rossetto Kasper hosts Turkey Confidential--two hours of live culinary triage on the day you need it most--Thanksgiving. This is the day even non-cooks get in the kitchen. She'll be listening early with open lines for listener questions--anything goes! (Midday, 11/27/2008)

Kitchen and bath remodeling brings the greatest return for selling your home, but in this market homeowners aren't likely to recover that cost. John Trostle shares some inexpensive projects you can do with the biggest bang for your limited buck as well as winterizing tips. (Midmorning, 11/27/2008)

On the day when even non-cooks get in the kitchen, Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table, answers your Thanksgiving culinary questions. Ask questions and join the live chat conversation. (11/26/2008)

Splendid Table star Lynne Rossetto Kasper hosts Turkey Confidential--two hours of live culinary triage on the day you need it most--Thanksgiving. This is the day even non-cooks get in the kitchen. She'll be listening early with open lines for listener questions--anything goes! (Midmorning, 11/26/2008)

In better times, many of us would readily pop for plane tickets to get to family Thanksgiving gatherings. But, with the economy in an increasingly deep funk and more of us worried about our jobs and money, the idea of dropping hundreds of bucks to get home -- or bring people home -- for the holiday just isn't flying like it once did. (11/24/2008)

In her new novel "black box," author Julie Schumacher explores the impact of mental illness on a teenage girl, as seen through the eyes of her younger sister. (Midmorning, 11/24/2008)

Thousands of Minnesotans have already learned to live creatively on very little, and have done so for years quite successfully. They're artists and they have some advice to share with the rest of us. (11/19/2008)