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MSP is expected to be extremely busy the coming days with holiday travel

The puck drops Friday on the first of 29 games that will played in the 10-team World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, which is hosted in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The tournament will showcase the best players in the world under the age of 20. Games will be played at Grand Casino Arena and 3M Arena at Mariucci.

If you've got flight plans coming up, head’s up — the next few days are expected to be extremely busy at the Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport.

A reduction in federal funding has limited the ability of a local faith-based nonprofit to place refugees in the state. The Minnesota Council of Churches lost the majority of its funding after the Trump administration halted federal support for refugee resettlement last January.

The Minnesota Gophers football team is looking to make it nine wins in a row in bowl games... as they take on New Mexico Friday afternoon in the Rate Bowl. That game is in Phoenix. It’ll be the first-ever meeting between Minnesota and New Mexico.

Friday is the first day of Kwanzaa, a seven-day celebration honoring African heritage and culture. The Cultural Wellness Center is presenting "Pan-African Kwanzaa 2025" today through December 31st at Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis.

If you’re heading out Friday, tread carefully. Roads and sidewalks are icy across much of Minnesota. Temperatures right below the freezing point has led to freezing fog and drizzle overnight and this morning.

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Seven Minnesotans will skate for the U.S. in the upcoming Junior World Ice Hockey Championships

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