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Two Minnesota speed skaters qualify for Winter Olympics
Speed skaters Giorgia Birkeland of White Bear Lake and Greta Myers of Lino Lakes earned spots on Team USA with their performance at the Olympic Team Trials that wrapped up Monday in Milwaukee.
Brimson Strong: How a plucky chicken named Reba inspired hope after a devastating fire
In the spring of 2025, the Camp House Fire burned more than 12,000 acres of northern Minnesota forest, destroying about 200 homes, cabins and other buildings in and around the small town of Brimson. But amid the destruction, Reba the chicken survived, and her story is helping rebuild the community.
Slushy, slippery roads cause some Minnesota school districts to delay or cancel classes
The slippery conditions — with temperatures hovering right around freezing in the Twin Cities — prompted some school districts to cancel or delay the start of classes. Find a list of those schools below.
From sadness to relief, reaction to Walz announcement reverberates across Minnesota
Reaction to the governor’s decision to end his campaign for a third term ranged from sadness and disappointment among his supporters, to support for the move in the wake of the state’s growing fraud problem.
Minneapolis mayor, council officially take office with inauguration
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey officially launched his third term in office with an inauguration ceremony on Monday alongside newly elected members of the city council, park board and Board of Estimate and Taxation.
In Elmore, an effort to keep the Mondale legacy alive
Former Vice President and U.S. Sen. Walter Mondale grew up in Elmore, just north of the Iowa border. Now, a few people want to put this tiny town on the map by listing Mondale's childhood home on the National Register of Historic Places.
Minnesota investigators say child care centers captured in viral video were operating as expected
A video by a right-wing content creator accusing several Somali-owned child care centers in Minnesota of fraud went viral and led to compliance checks by Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families. The agency says they were operating normally, except for one that was not yet open when investigators arrived.