It's mid-December and in Sweden that means Lucia: groups of white-robed people singing with candles on their heads. But what ...

BEMIDJI — The Sankta Lucia Festival has always been a special holiday event in Bemidji, drawing attendees from near and far.

Swedes know a thing or two about living with light, or, right about now, living with a lack of it. In December, the country’s capital Stockholm experiences around six hours of daylight a day, but in ...