Stretch of Highway 12 in western Twin Cities metro will be closed this weekend

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has nominated Police Chief Brian O'Hara to serve a second term. Now the city council gets a chance to weigh in. O'Hara will need confirmation from a majority of the council and it's unclear whether he'll have the votes.

Gov. Tim Walz signed into law Thursday a bill that bans nudification technology.

A proposal to create an independent watchdog over state government is nearing a signature from the governor. The proposal to create a new Office of the Inspector General overwhelmingly passed the House. If signed into law, the process to select an inspector general would start this summer.

White Earth Nation leadership shared program updates and priorities for the coming year at the annual State of the Nation Thursday in Mahnomen.

A stretch of Highway 12 in the western Twin Cities will be closed again this weekend. That closure runs between Interstate 494 in Minnetonka and Central Avenue in Wayzata. It begins at 10 p.m. Friday and runs through 5 a.m. Monday. Traffic will be detoured to Highway 55.

The Timberwolves are back at home Friday night for Game 3 of their Western Conference Semifinals series against San Antonio. Minnesota squeezed out a win in Game 1. But the Spurs regrouped to trounce the Wolves by nearly 40 points in Game 2 on Wednesday night.

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