What kind of person can coax shy, diffident Minnesotans to boogie down on the dance floor? He’s a pirate and he calls himself Jimi Jimi Jimi, the Polka Dancing Pirate. If there’s an Oktoberfest event ...

NEW PRAGUE, Minn. (WCCO) -- Whoever invented the polka is responsible for a lot of happy moments. That toe-tapping music was introduced in Prague -- in what used to be Czechoslovakia -- nearly two ...

University of Georgia’s Kelly Miller, a Rochester Mayo graduate, was named Most Valuable Player of the Conoco Classic Basketball Tournament in Nacogdoches, Texas. The Minnesota Vikings won their first ...

In the McLeod County History Museum, there’s a plaque on the wall near the entrance to the west wing that reads “No power on earth has the ability to move people like the spirit of music.” The quote ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - He once appeared on the "The Mike Douglas Show" and "The Tonight Show" playing three trumpets at a time. For his closer, he hopped on a pogo stick while playing harmony and ...

It’s not the solemn stuff Mass is usually made of, but a Minnesota priest says polka and prayers do mix. “People are always asking me why,” said the Rev. Frank Perkovich. “Why bring this beer hall ...

Soul Asylum, the Peterson Family and polka musician Ernie Coopman are among this year’s inductees to the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame. Wait, there’s a Minnesota Music Hall of Fame? Yup. It’s in New ...