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Walter Mondale wrote a eulogy for Jimmy Carter. His son read it at the funeral
Ted Mondale was a young adult when his father, Minnesotan Walter Mondale, became President Jimmy Carter’s vice president.
Minnesota Wild list of key injured players piles up with defensemen Brodin and Faber out
The Minnesota Wild have added defensemen Jonas Brodin and Brock Faber to their list of key injured players and left them out of the lineup for their game against Colorado. 
Perfect ice conditions draw skaters to Twin Cities lakes
During the dry cold snap, lakes in the Twin Cities and around the state turned mirror-like with smooth surfaces of clear ice. Consistent cold temperatures, calm conditions and a lack of snow created perfectly natural ice skating venues.
'Like a bomb was dropped': Authorities warn of extensive damage as LA fires rage
The multiplying fires have killed at least five people, forced widespread evacuation orders and burned tens of thousands of acres, destroying homes, businesses and cultural landmarks.
What's next for Canada? 5 questions will help decide the future after Trudeau
"We're in a unique situation in Canadian politics," Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, tells NPR. Voters need to replace a lame-duck leader — and cope with threats from Trump.
Unfinished Democratic priorities dim along with the party’s hold on power in St. Paul
A range of DFL proposals moving forward at the Capitol last year are likely frozen in place as Democrats have lost full control of the Legislature when they start back up next week.
Second trial starts in suit over St. Paul police killing
In 2023, a jury awarded Kim Handy Jones $1.5 million in punitive damages plus $10 million in compensatory damages after finding St. Paul Police Officer Nathaniel Younce civilly liable for fatally shooting her son Cordale Handy.
Minnesota regulators require studies along possible routes before pipeline construction near sacred site
Members of the Public Utilities Commission revised the conditions of a permit for a gas pipeline near Pipestone National Monument, after more than a dozen tribal nations urged regulators to reverse it.