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Stories from December 13, 2025

Police searching Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 8 on campus

Police searching Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 8 on campus

 Authorities are a searching for a shooter who killed at least two people and wounded eight others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus. Officers were hunting through campus buildings and sifting through trash cans more than three hours after the shooting erupted.
by The Associated Press

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Israel says it has killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza

Israel says it has killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza

Israel says it killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza after an explosive device detonated and wounded two soldiers in the territory’s south. Hamas in a statement Saturday did not confirm the death of Raed Saad. 
by The Associated Press

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Minnesotans brace for higher winter heating bills

Minnesotans brace for higher winter heating bills

Minnesota households face rising winter heating costs as natural gas and electricity prices climb and colder-than-average temperatures settle in.
by Mitch Klein

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ICE agents corner Chanhassen construction workers amid frigid temperatures

ICE agents corner Chanhassen construction workers amid frigid temperatures

Eyewitnesses said federal agents surrounded a construction site in Chanhassen on Saturday morning, trapping two workers on the roof. A video on social media shows one worker being brought down and taken into an ambulance.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS

Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS

President Donald Trump says “there will be very serious retaliation” after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State group.
by The Associated Press

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More loons are filling Maine's lakes with their ghost-like calls

More loons are filling Maine's lakes with their ghost-like calls

Maine’s loons are on the mend, filling more of the lakes and ponds in the state with their haunting calls. Maine is home to a few thousand of the large waterbirds, and conservationists say efforts to protect them from threats have helped grow the population.
by The Associated Press

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Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan as divided Republicans scramble for alternative

Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan as divided Republicans scramble for alternative

The Senate failed to get anywhere on health care this week. Now it’s the House’s turn. Speaker Mike Johnson late Friday released a package of proposal to address growing health care costs.
by The Associated Press

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Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard

Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard

Americans are feeling the strain already with less than three weeks to go until the expiration of COVID-era tax credits that have helped many people pay for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
by The Associated Press

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Timberwolves top Warriors 127-120 without Edwards

Timberwolves top Warriors 127-120 without Edwards

Rudy Gobert had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Donte DiVincenzo made a clutch 3-pointer with 28 seconds remaining and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 127-120.
by The Associated Press

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Wild acquire star defenseman Quinn Hughes from the Canucks in a blockbuster NHL trade

Wild acquire star defenseman Quinn Hughes from the Canucks in a blockbuster NHL trade

The Minnesota Wild have acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks in the biggest blockbuster trade of the NHL season. Minnesota sent center Marco Rossi, winger Liam Ohgren, defenseman Zeev Buium and a 2026 first-round draft pick to suddenly rebuilding Vancouver.
by The Associated Press

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WWII Medal of Honor recipient, who died as POW, will be returned home to New Ulm

WWII Medal of Honor recipient, who died as POW, will be returned home to New Ulm

A World War II Medal of Honor recipient from southern Minnesota, whose remains were only just identified this summer, will now be returning home to his final resting place next spring, more than 85 years after he left his home town.
by Hannah Yang

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Minnesotans get outdoors to enjoy snowy start to winter

Minnesotans get outdoors to enjoy snowy start to winter

After some recent bleak years for winter sports enthusiasts, this season is delivering the frigid temperatures and steady snowfall Minnesota is known for.
by Grace Praxmarer

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Frigid weekend forecast: Cold weather advisories in place

Frigid weekend forecast: Cold weather advisories in place

High pressure advancing into the region will allow bitter Arctic air to spill southward, bringing the coldest temperatures of the season. Dangerous wind chills between 25 and 45 below zero are expected.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Wilder Weather’ by Barbara Boustead

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Wilder Weather’ by Barbara Boustead

Alena Bruzas of Francie & Finch Bookshop in Lincoln, Neb., recommends “Wilder Weather” by Barbara Boustead.
by Emily Bright

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