The No. 4-ranked Gophers mens hockey team doubled up on host Notre Dame 6-3 on Friday in South Bend, Ind. Minnesota, (11-2, 5-0 Big Ten) netted three power-play goals in the game, with sophomore defenseman Sam Rinzel scoring twice on the man advantage. Notre Dame (5-8, 1-6) twice took an early lead in the contest. […]

For the final game in the 2024 Minnesota State High School Leagues football season, Maple Groves defense didnt break, but this time, it did bend more than usual. Its big play offense, too, was in primetime form. In the final act of the season, Maple Grove turned in an award-winning performance. But in doing so, the Crimson had to sidestep...

Just weeks after an E. Coli outbreak was linked to onions served at McDonalds in October, an alert went out about cases linked to hamburger served at Minnesota restaurants. Ne...

Sam Rinzel scored two of Minnesota’s three power-play goals as the fourth-ranked Golden Gophers took down Notre Dame, 6-3, in the series opener Friday night from Compton Family Ice Arena. With an assist on Rinzel’s first goal, Jimmy Snuggerud picked up the 100th point of his Maroon and Gold career in the road victory.The Gophers (11-2-0 overall, 5-0-0 B1G) went 3-for-5 on th...

The No. 1 ranked Riverland Community College mens basketball team beat Minnesota North-Itasca 85-64 on the road Friday. The Blue Devils (8-0 overall) were led by Christian Campbells 21 points and Austin grad Buai Duop added 20. RCC scoring: Christian Campbell, 21; Buai Duop, 20; Nazih Chehade, 16; Jose Yepez, 11; Jency Davis, 8; Lubab […]The post

Despite serious threats made towards election workers in the days following Election Day, Minnesota’s secretary of state has confidence poll workers will continue to show up. “They deserve so much of the credit for the success of this past election,” Steve Simon said. Secretary Simon says without election workers, it wouldn’t be possible to have...

At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said. Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled the meat this week after Minnesota state agriculture officials reported multiple illnesses and found that a sample of […]

Around 167,277 pounds of fresh and frozen ground beef shipped to restaurants nationwide have been recalled due to possible E. coli contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Wednesday. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture notified the FSIS on Nov. 13 after a group of people in the state […]

Two lawsuits filed on Friday are looking to halt the upcoming lottery for cannabis licenses in Minnesota.The lawsuits were both filed against the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) because of the lack of detail in why the complainants were denied.OCM is set to pick from 648 different applications for cannabis license pre-approval on Tuesday which allows those businesses to fina...

International School of Minnesota collected 1,366 pounds of food for PROP Food Shelf in October, supporting neighbors facing food insecurity.

The Minnesota Vikings made one of the savvier moves of last NFL offseason by locking in Sam Darnold, but it's already time to starting thinking about the QB position in 2025.The post Vikings Can Add $160 Million QB at Value as Sam Darnold Replacement appeared first on

The chairman of the House China Select Committee is calling for U.S. colleges to shut down joint institutes in China, after a blacklisted Chinese college sent over $3 million to the University of Minnesota. The United States is blacklisting 30 more Chinese companies over forced labor concerns. What products are covered? Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) […]

The Prep Bowl is back and features Minnesota’s best high school football teams facing off on the gridiron.“Just being able to play where the Vikings play, says LaDamien Gatlin-Coellner, a player for Lester Prairie football. Just having the whole town come down and watch you in this stadium is amazing.”The Schmidt family from Becker was in the stands to wa...

Members of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension faced intense questioning under oath on Friday.The unusual scene at the St. Louis County courthouse in Virginia was the result of allegations that agents intimidated witnesses and illegally monitored text messages and jail phone calls between inmates and their attorneys.The defendants are among four members of the Hells An...

Two prospective marijuana business owners who were barred from participating in a license lottery are suing Minnesota cannabis regulators.The post Applicants sue Minnesotas Office of Cannabis Management over disqualification appeared first on

Interstate 90 westbound resurfacing is completed from Albert Lea to Alden, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The concrete resurfacing project covers nearly 9 miles and started in May and was completed Tuesday. Work also included installing new guardrail on eastbound and westbound lanes. Nearly 1,700 feet of permanent snow fence was also installed […]The post...

Sophia Romines wonderful goal from nearly 30 yards out propelled the Gophers womens soccer team into the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament on Friday. Down 1-0 at halftime, sixth-seeded Minnesota staked a two-goal comeback to beat third-seeded South Carolina 2-1 in a second-round match in Chapel Hill, N.C. Minnesota (14-4-3) will play either No. […]

Good Friday evening and happy weekend to one and all!Much like yesterday, It’s been a mix of sun and clouds with more clouds for central and eastern Minnesota, and more sun west. There may be a bit of clearing overnight with lows around 30, but that’ll be short lived as cloud cover moves right back into the picture. Clouds hang with us Saturday as 30s for highs remai...