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Lynx rally past Sky 70-62 while Chicago's Angel Reese breaks record for consecutive double-doubles
CHICAGO (AP) — Kayla McBride scored 16 points, Napheesa Collier had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx spoiled a record-setting day from Chicago rookie Angel Reese, rallying for a 70-62 victory over the Sky on Sunday. Reese broke a WNBA single-season record with her...
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Buxton extends Minnesota's home run streak with 3-run shot as Twins top Mariners 5-1
SEATTLE (AP) — Byron Buxton extended Minnesota’s home run streak to 18 straight games with a three-run shot in the sixth inning, Pablo López allowed one run over six innings, and the Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Saturday night. Minnesota improved to 5-3 on its current...
Rodríguez scores in stoppage time to give Portland a 3-2 win over Minnesota United
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jonathan Rodríguez scored in stoppage time to give the Portland Timbers a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Minnesota United on Saturday night. Santi Moreno and Evander also scored for the Timbers (8-7-6), who are undefeated in seven straight games. ...
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Minnesota family store is demolished from its perch near dam damaged by surging river
RAPIDAN, Minn. (AP) — County officials bought and demolished a Minnesota family store that was precariously perched beside a cliff near a flood-damaged dam, officials said Friday. Blue Earth County bought the Rapidan Dam Store and then removed the structure to lessen the downstream...
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FACT FOCUS: Here's a look at some of the false claims made during Biden and Trump's first debate
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump traded barbs and a variety of false and misleading information as they faced off in their first debate of the 2024 election. Trump falsely represented the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol as a relatively small number of people...
Minnesota judge is reprimanded for stripping voting rights from people with felonies
MILLE LACS COUNTY, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota oversight board on Thursday reprimanded a judge who last year declared unconstitutional a new state law restoring voting rights for people convicted of felonies. The Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards publicly reprimanded Mille Lacs...
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Feds charge 5, including man acquitted at trial, with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with $120K
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Five people were charged Wednesday with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the acquittal of defendants in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI announced Wednesday....
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What happened to Minnesota's Rapidan Dam? Here's what to know about its flooding and partial failure
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The visuals were stunning: Water from the Blue Earth River surged around a southern Minnesota dam, carrying a shipping container with it as it toppled utility poles, wrecked a substation and washed away part of a riverbank. A home on the edge of the eroded slope collapsed into...
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Swollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the Midwest
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A house that was teetering on the edge of an eroding riverbank near a Minnesota dam collapsed into the river in the latest jarring example of extreme weather gripping the upper Midwest. Video shows the white frame house falling into the flood-swollen Blue...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star-Tribune. June 24, 2024. Editorial counterpoint: Minnesota House was right to protect eye-care standards The legislation expanding the role of optometrists is likely to be back next year. There’s more people should know about the debate. ...
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