KARE, digital channel 11, is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul area (commonly known as the Twin Cities) of Minnesota and portions of western Wisconsin. It also operates KARE WX NOW, formerly known as NBC Weather Plus on its second digital subchannel (11.2). KARE is owned by the Gannett Company (owner of the USA Today newspaper), with studios located in Golden Valley, Minnesota.

KARE signed on the air as WTCN (the “TCN” stood for “Twin Cities Newspapers”), although it was not the first TV station in the Twin Cities to carry those call letters. Channel 4 originally carried the WTCN call sign, starting from its sign-on in 1949, but it was changed to WCCO-TV in 1952 when the Twin Cities Newspapers company divested its broadcast properties; the TV station was sold to CBS, which already owned WCCO-AM radio, while WTCN-AM (1280 AM, now WWTC) was sold to the Minnesota Television Service Corporation headed by Saint Paul businessman Robert Butler, a former ambassador to Cuba and Australia. Twin Cities Newspapers was a partnership between the Saint Paul Pioneer Press and the Minneapolis Tribune.

Kare is a village in the municipality of Žitorađa, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 54 people.

Coordinates: 43°06′24″N 21°43′35″E / 43.10667°N 21.72639°E / 43.10667; 21.72639

Deidre Ann Hall (born October 31, 1947) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Dr. Marlena Evans on NBC's daytime drama Days of our Lives, which she played for over 29 years. The character is considered an icon to the soap, and has experienced some of the most outrageous storylines in soap opera history. She is also an ambassador for Operation Smile.

Hall has won many awards for her portrayal of Marlena. She has won three Soap Opera Digest Awards for outstanding lead actress in 1984, 1985, and 1995. She won Outstanding Contribution by an Actress/Actor in 1986. Hall also received an award with Drake Hogestyn in 2005 for Favorite Couple: John and Marlena. She has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy numerous times but has never managed to achieve one.

Hall and her twin sister, Andrea Hall, were born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in Lake Worth, Florida. At age 12, Hall was elected Junior Orange Bowl Queen. She is a graduate of Lake Worth High School, Class of 1965, and studied psychology before sidetracking into acting.

Drake Hogestyn ( /ˈhʌdʒstən/; born Donald Drake Hogestyn on September 29, 1953) is an American actor best known for his long running role as John Black on the American soap opera Days of our Lives.

Hogestyn was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana where he graduated from North Side High School. He attended the University of South Florida in Tampa on a baseball scholarship, majoring in pre-dentistry. He graduated with a double major in microbiology and applied sciences. He was then drafted by two professional baseball organizations: the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees. Hogestyn signed with the Yankees and played third base for one of their farm teams until he was injured in 1978.

Hogestyn began his acting career by entering a Columbia Pictures talent search that included 75,000 people. Hogestyn was among the 30 selected, and his first starring role was on the prime time series Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. After a few minor roles (one as Kort, leader of the Micro Workers in the episode 'Princess Metra', on the 80s television series Otherworld (TV series)), Hogestyn joined the cast of Days of our Lives in 1986. He initially played a mystery man referred to simply as "The Pawn," however, it was soon revealed The Pawn was the presumed dead Roman Brady. Hogestyn quickly became a fan favorite and enjoyed many popular pairings, the most popular of which was the legendary one he shared with longtime co-star Deidre Hall. In 1998, while starring on Days, Shelley Long wanted Drake to join her for an upcoming series, Kelly, Kelly. He was set to star in both until the filming of the pilot episode of Kelly, Kelly conflicted with his schedule on Days and the role went to Robert Hays.