Dreading those long drives or flights for Thanksgiving? Audiobooks are a great way to pass the time while traveling, and with just a library card and this special app, you can have a whole bunch of them for free.

About 79.9 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home between Nov. 26 and Dec. 2 for the Thanksgiving holiday—a new record, according to projections from the American Automobile Association (AAA).

As the weather takes a turn, Minnesotans and Wisconsinites are gearing up for the major holiday travel rush. As many as 80 million people will hit the roads and skies this week, according to AAA. It's a good idea for all of us to have an emergency kit in our car with things like jumper cables,