Play7min 48secGetting dirty: No snow means messy training for dog sled mushersDecember 28, 2023 11:15 AMBy Cathy Wurzer and Gracie StocktonThis season’s utter lack of snow is making for some tricky — and muddy — training for musher Erin Altemus, her husband and their 30 sled dogs. The couple is hoping to race in their first Iditarod in March.
Play51min 32secMinnesota Now: Best of 2023December 28, 2023 10:32 AMBy Cathy Wurzer, Aleesa Kuznetsov, Gretchen Brown, Ellen Finn, and Alanna ElderFor our last show of the year we want to bring you some of our favorite stories, and some of the top stories of 2023.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard released from prison early in the case of abusive mother's murderDecember 28, 2023 9:17 AMBy The Associated Press The Missouri woman persuaded her boyfriend to kill her mother, Dee Dee, after she had forced her daughter to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia and other serious illnesses.
Ex-NHL defenseman Klee takes over as pro women's coach in Minnesota after Burggraf steps downDecember 28, 2023 7:34 AMBy The Associated PressThe newly established Professional Women’s Hockey League has its first coaching change even before its first game. Former NHL defenseman Ken Klee is taking over in Minnesota after Charlie Burggraf stepped down.
A new league for a new mom as Kendall Coyne Schofield relishes her return to hockey with PWHL launchDecember 28, 2023 6:49 AMBy The Associated PressSchofield is a three-time Olympian and former U.S. captain. At 31, she is driven by wanting to overcome the stigma that elite female athletes have to choose between having a child or a career.
Play3min 32sec2023 will be the hottest year on record. Is this how it's going to be now?December 28, 2023 6:24 AMBy Lauren Sommer Global temperatures soared past previous records this year. Scientists say it's what they expect to see as the climate keeps changing.
Play3min 39sec'New York Times' sues ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Microsoft, for copyright infringementDecember 28, 2023 5:46 AMBy Bobby Allyn The Times is the first major news publisher to take OpenAI to court over the use of its copyright material in its popular chatbot. The suit follows months of tense negotiations between the two sides.
Kirill Kaprizov scores in 4th straight game as Wild beat the Red Wings 6-3December 28, 2023 5:40 AMBy The Associated PressRyan Hartman and Marcus Foligno scored 52 seconds apart in the third period to break a tie and Minnesota Wild defeated the Detroit Red Wings 6-3. Kirill Kaprizov extended his goal-scoring streak to four games, Marcus Johansson scored twice and Matt Boldy added a goal for Minnesota.
Herb Kohl, former U.S. senator and owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, has died. He was 88December 28, 2023 5:06 AMBy The Associated PressHerb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, has died. He was 88. His death Wednesday was announced by Herb Kohl Philanthropies.
Play2min 02secUnity and heritage: Kwanzaa in MinnesotaDecember 28, 2023 4:00 AMBy Jacob AloiCelebrated actor T. Mychael Rambo leads Kwanzaa festivities in Minneapolis, highlighting the holiday's significance in African American culture and community building.