Stories from January 2, 2022

4-time Olympian Hilary Knight headlines U.S. women's hockey team for Beijing
Hilary Knight was selected for a USA Hockey record-tying fourth Olympics, one of 15 players with prior Winter Games experience on the U.S. women’s national team seeking to defend its gold medal in Beijing next month. Six players on the team are from Minnesota.
Fauci: CDC may add COVID test to guidance for asymptomatic patients
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now considering including the negative test as part of its guidance after getting significant “pushback” on its updated recommendations last week.
Two people remain missing after Colorado wildfire
Search teams looked for two missing people on Sunday in the snow-covered but still smoldering debris from a massive Colorado wildfire, while people who barely escaped the flames sorted through what was left after the blaze and investigators tried to determine its cause.
Bright & cold Sunday; temps recover nicely for Monday and Tuesday
Arctic cold air remains over us this Sunday, but it’ll be replaced by much milder air on Monday. We have a look at the week ahead, including our snow chances.
A pediatrician's advice to parents of kids under 5 on omicron, travel and day care
Amid the omicron surge there is understandable anxiety among parents, particularly those with kids under 5 who can't yet get a COVID vaccine. Dr. Ibukun Kalu, a pediatric infectious disease doctor at Duke University, answers some of their questions.
Efforts to reintroduce bison to Dakota County park advancing this winter
Work continues at Dakota County’s Spring Lake Park Reserve to prepare for the arrival next fall of new residents: bison. It's a new part of a statewide effort to maintain a self-sustaining bison herd in Minnesota.
Fire ravages seat of South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town
A major fire ripped through South Africa's Parliament complex on Sunday, gutting offices and causing some ceilings in the building that houses the national legislature to collapse. A dark plume of smoke rose high into the air above the southern city of Cape Town.
Photos: Minnesota Wild fall to St. Louis Blues in frigid Winter Classic at Target Field
The St. Louis Blues had five goals in the second period and cruised through the coldest outdoor game in NHL history to beat the host Minnesota Wild 6-4 in the Winter Classic on Saturday night at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Crews rescue 21 people from stuck mountain tram cars in New Mexico
New Mexico search and rescue crews used ropes and helicopters Saturday to rescue 21 people who were stranded overnight in two tram cars after an iced-over cable caused the cars to get stuck high up in the Sandia Mountains overlooking Albuquerque.