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Byron Buxton hits 3-run homer, helps power the Twins to win over Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — Byron Buxton had a three-run homer among his three hits and the Minnesota Twins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-6 Thursday. Twins shortstop Carlos ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, June 28, 2024 3:31 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

Minnesota judge is reprimanded for stripping voting rights from people with felonies

MILLE LACS COUNTY — A Minnesota oversight board on Thursday reprimanded a judge who last year declared unconstitutional a new state law restoring voting rights ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, June 28, 2024 2:08 pm

Elections & Campaigns

A halting Biden tries to confront Trump at debate but sparks Democratic anxiety about his candidacy

ATLANTA — A raspy and sometimes halting President Joe Biden tried repeatedly to confront Donald Trump in their first debate ahead of the November election, as his Republican ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, June 28, 2024 5:48 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Ex-Timberwolves analyst admits stealing hard drive with sensitive data from team executive

MINNEAPOLIS — The since-fired Minnesota Timberwolves staffer accused of burglary has admitted to stealing a hard drive with proprietary and sensitive information from a team ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, June 27, 2024 5:04 pm

News

Minnesota family that lost home to flood vows to reopen store as more storms hit the northeast

DES MOINES, Iowa  — A family that watched their home collapse into a flooded river near an at-risk Minnesota dam is vowing to reopen their ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, June 27, 2024 10:47 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Feds charge 5, including man acquitted at trial, with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with $120K

MINNEAPOLIS — Five people were charged Wednesday with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, June 27, 2024 4:24 am

News

What happened to Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam? Here’s what to know about its flooding and partial failure

MINNEAPOLIS — The visuals were stunning: Water from the Blue Earth River surged around a southern Minnesota dam, carrying a shipping container with it as ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 8:29 am

News

Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 1

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Flooding in the Midwestern U.S. collapsed a railroad bridge and tested a dam Monday after days of heavy rains that have ... Read more

by Associated Press, Monday, June 24, 2024 2:48 pm

News

Judy Garland’s hometown is raising funds to purchase stolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers

GRAND RAPIDS — The Minnesota hometown of Judy Garland, the actress who wore a pair of ruby slippers in “The Wizard of Oz,” is raising ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, June 20, 2024 2:53 pm

News

What’s a heat dome? Here’s why so much of the US is broiling this week

FENTON, Mich. — With much of the Midwest and the Northeast broiling — or about to broil — in extreme summer heat this week, meteorologists ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, June 18, 2024 3:24 pm

Sports

Miranda hits home run in 8th as Twins win 8-7 to take four-game sweep

MINNEAPOLIS  — Jose Miranda hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 Sunday night to ... Read more

by Associated Press, Monday, June 17, 2024 3:04 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

Minnesota man who joined Islamic State group is sentenced to 10 years in prison

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria after becoming radicalized expressed remorse and wept in open court Thursday ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, June 13, 2024 3:53 pm

Health Updates

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously to preserve access to the drug most commonly used in medication abortion. The nine justices found ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, June 13, 2024 2:10 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

Federal appeals court weighs challenge to Iowa ban on books with sexual content from schools

MINNEAPOLIS — Attorneys for LGBTQ+ youth, teachers and major publishers asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to affirm a lower court order that blocked key ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, June 12, 2024 4:51 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Minneapolis police officer killed while responding to a shooting call is remembered as a hero

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis police officer who was killed by a man he was trying to help at the site of a shooting was memorialized Tuesday ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, June 12, 2024 4:48 am

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