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Wild to open 2026-2027 season in Nashville, play a lot of road games front half of schedule
The Minnesota Wild’s 2026-27 regular season schedule was released Thursday. The Wild opens the season on the road on Thursday, Oct. 1 against the Nashville Predators. The home opener is Saturday, Oct. 3 vs. Florida. Starting next season, every NHL team will now play 84 games –...
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Used a Bitcoin Depot kiosk in Minnesota? You may get money back
Minnesota consumers may be eligible for a refund tied to a bankrupt cryptocurrency kiosk company. The Minnesota Department of Commerce announced Thursday that Bitcoin Depot operated kiosks in 33 states, including Minnesota. The department said the cryptocurrency company filed ...
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WEATHER ALERT: Hazardous air quality and dangerous heat continue
Minnesota’s Weather Authority maintains a Weather Alert as hazardous wildfire smoke and high heat continue through Friday. WILDFIRE SMOKE: Some of the worst air quality in the world has been over Minnesota, and the air is now considered hazardous for all. This is not just an i...
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U of M receives $10M grant to study how animals fight viruses
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have received a grant to unlock how animals naturally fight off viral infections.
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Search warrant: Driver threatened woman, sped off after she fell from car on I-94
Court records are revealing more information about an incident on I-94 in Minneapolis earlier this month where a woman fell out of a moving car and was struck by several vehicles. State Patrol officials responded to the westbound lanes of I-94 near Highway 65 around 2:30 a.m. ...
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Shireen Gandhi retires from DHS 2 months after stepping down as commissioner
Shireen Gandhi, the former commissioner of Minnesota’s Department of Human Services, has resigned from the agency, effective Tuesday, a department spokesperson said. In a message to DHS staff last week, Temporary DHS Commissioner John Connolly thanked Gandhi for her “remarkabl...
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ICE operation scatters crowd, sends one swimming into Lake Bemidji
Bemidji police chief said he believes agents were targeting a construction site.
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Yuen: Wildfires test what we ask summer camp to do
Camp evacuations in northern Minnesota stir every parent’s anxiety, but also underscore why we send kids into the wilderness.
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Two families sue North Dakota hospital on allegations babies were switched at birth
Two families are suing a North Dakota hospital, alleging hospital staff mistakenly switched two baby boys at birth more than 36 years ago.
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CBP officers seize counterfeit FIFA World Cup jerseys at Port of Rochester
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says officers working at the Rochester, New York port of entry seized 80 counterfeit soccer jerseys, including 40 FIFA jerseys....
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Homeless advocates raise alarm as St. Paul moves to close three largest encampments
Advocates who work with St. Paul’s homeless residents are sounding the alarm over a plan by Mayor Kaoly Her to shut down the city’s three largest encampments beginning with the Pig’s Eye camp on Aug. 5. City officials say overdose deaths, fires, reported sexual assaults, an in...
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MLB to have earliest opening day on March 24 in 2027 — if there is a season
Major League Baseball is set to have its earliest opening day next year except for international games, starting on March 24 — if there is an opening day. For the third consecutive season, the Twins will play their earliest Opening Day game ever, beginning the 2027 campaign wi...
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3 dead after carbon monoxide found in Ford Explorer
The presence of carbon monoxide was confirmed in a parked vehicle in Toledo, Ohio, where five people were found unresponsive and three of them died Wednesday in what an official described as an accident....
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City to evacuate nearly 700 people from troubled north Minneapolis housing development
The Minneapolis City Council approved $2.5 million to help relocate people from the dilapidated Heritage Park apartments and townhomes.
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GoFundMe: Standing with Janessa After Heartbreaking Loss
GoFundMe: Standing with Janessa After Heartbreaking Loss The post GoFundMe: Standing with Janessa After Heartbreaking Loss first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News....
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Map: Current air quality from wildfire smoke in Minnesota
Heavy smoke from wildfires in northern Minnesota and Canada has spread across Minnesota, prompting air quality alerts warning that outdoor activities could be hazardous. See where air quality conditions at at their worst....
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Stars beyond the metro: 12 top girls basketball players from greater Minnesota
Becker, Big Lake, Duluth and Rochester are among the places producing some of the state’s best uncommitted girls basketball talent.
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LIST: Closures, cancellations on Thursday due to air quality
Many outdoor events are being canceled for safety due to hazardous air quality. RELATED: Minneapolis air pollution ranked 3rd worst globally Wildfires are causing the hazy, smoky air that is hazardous for everyone. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) says that peo...
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Parasitic infection largely absent from Minnesotans’ stomachs, but definitely on their minds
National media coverage about the infection as a cause of ‘explosive diarrhea’ has focused attention on the outbreak, even in states like Minnesota that aren’t part of it....
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Meet Ume: Minnesota Zoo’s 1-year-old tapir ready to meet visitors
The Minnesota Zoo announced Thursday that visitors can now meet its newest animal. The zoo said Ume, a 1-year-old Malayan tapir, made her public debut at the indoor Tropics Trail. Zoo leaders said Ume was born in Tacoma, Washington, at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium before ...
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FDA approves a first-of-its-kind pill to cut cholesterol in high-risk patients
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind pill that can drastically reduce cholesterol in a way that’s previously only been available with expensive, injectable drugs. The drug from Merck was OK’d on Thursday for patients with artery-clog...
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Minnesota State Fair hiring 3K workers during job fair on July 22
The Minnesota State Fair is looking for thousands of workers and is hosting a Job Fair to help fill positions for the 2026 Great Minnesota Get-Together....
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Tips for keeping your home cool while saving on energy costs
Intense heat and thick wildfire smoke has many Minnesotans staying inside and looking for ways to stay cool without increasing energy costs.
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U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage, Trailer Discounts to Wildfire Evacuees
U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage, Trailer Discounts to Wildfire Evacuees The post U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage, Trailer Discounts to Wildfire Evacuees first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News....
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Minnesota sees ‘phenomenal’ job growth, but workforce keeps shrinking
Labor force participation has been falling for months, even as the state recovers from Operation Metro Surge.
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Wild’s schedule is set. These are the games that could shape their Stanley Cup chase.
From rivalry showdowns and reunion games to the toughest road trips, here’s what to circle as Minnesota embarks on its quest for a Stanley Cup.
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How to save energy and money
How to save energy and money The post How to save energy and money first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.
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Monster Jam in St. Paul
Monster Jam in St. Paul The post Monster Jam in St. Paul first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.
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Watch: Navy Blue Angels jet flies low over beachgoers in Pensacola, Florida, Navy investigating incident
The U.S. Navy is investigating after a Blue Angels jet conducting a flyover above Pensacola Beach in Florida, Wednesday, flew close to the beach crowded with beach-goers....
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George Santos joins cast of FOX's ‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’
Fifteen celebrities – including former congressman George Santos, sports champions, and reality TV royalty – are about to face the ultimate test of survival on Season 5 of FOX’s “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test."...
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Trump administration revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared on Thursday in the Federal Register an...
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How Minnesota's poor air quality can affect your health, pets
As hazardous air quality alerts continue due to wildfires and extreme heat, experts are sharing how it could affect your health, and how to protect both yourself and your pets from smoke and pollution....
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Valleyfair closes for Thursday due to air quality
Valleyfair has closed for Thursday due to the hazardous smoky air quality in Minnesota.
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Minneapolis Park Board cancels all Thursday outdoor activities due to wildfire smoke
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) has canceled all outdoor programs, activities and events scheduled for Thursday as a blanket of hazardous air has pushed its way to the Twin Cities from the wildfires in northern Minnesota. Minneapolis park officials say that th...
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Unredacted Epstein files denied by DOJ for New Mexico case
The Department of Justice denied New Mexico’s request for unedited files regarding Jeffrey Epstein, stating that federal disclosure laws prohibit the agency from releasing the unredacted investigative records to state authorities....
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Need for speed? UMN researchers say arriving above the speed limit costs you — and doesn’t actually save much time
Speeding in your car to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money in gas and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says. It is something to think about as gas prices stay elevated thr...
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Minneapolis has world's second-worst air quality in the world Thursday amid wildfire smoke
Minneapolis has one of the worst air qualities in the world on Thursday morning as wildfire smoke continues to blanket much of the state.
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MN air quality alert: Smoke disrupts USA Cup in Blaine, other events
Hazardous air quality from smoke drifting down from the multiple wildfires burning in northern Minnesota and Canada is now having an effect on events going on in the Twin Cities....
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Vance: Trump administration ‘guilty’ of mishandling Epstein files release
In an interview with Joe Rogan, Vice President JD Vance conceded that the Trump administration “screwed up” the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s case files....
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Minnesota River Towns: Henderson, Carver, Chaska and Mankato
We continue to highlight different towns along the Minnesota River. Reporter Brett Hoffland explains the new solution to fix the flooding in Henderson. Chris, Megan and Ken also discuss historic flooding along the Minnesota River in Carver and Chaska from 1965. They also discuss ...
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UnitedHealth blasts health care providers’ ‘egregious’ awards under No Surprises Act
Eden-Prairie based health care giant highlights alleged arbitration abuses while reporting success on financial turnaround.
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2 of 8 men charged in thwarted attack on UFC cage-fighting show at White House plead not guilty
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two of the eight men indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show at the White House last month pleaded not guilty Thursday. Tycen Proper, 19, of Danville, Ohi...
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2 of 8 men charged in alleged plot to attack the White House UFC event plead not guilty
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two of the eight men indicted in an alleged drone and sniper plot to attack President Donald Trump’s UFC cage-fighting show on the White House lawn pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal conspiracy charges. Clothed in jail garb and shackled, Tycen Proper, 19...
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Minnesota River Towns: New Ulm
We continue to celebrate communities along the Minnesota River. Reporter Kristin Haubrich takes us to Schell’s Brewery in New Ulm. Chris, Megan and Ken also discuss the US-Dakota War in New Ulm in 1862. They also discuss the German Heritage of the town, the Glockenspiel, and the ...
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Minnesota wildfires: Hazardous air quality in Twin Cities as fires continue to burn
More than a dozen wildfires continue burning across northern Minnesota, collectively known as the July Lightning Event. Smoke from the wildfires has spread south, triggering air quality alerts across much of Minnesota, including hazardous conditions in the Twin Cities Thursday mo...
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So Minnesota: Along the Minnesota River
We continue to celebrate So Minnesota week by taking you to the home of the Fagen Fighters WWII museum in Granite Falls. Chris, Megan and Ken also highlight a couple of spots along the Minnesota River, such as Port Cargill in Scott County. To learn more about the Fagen Fig...
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The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux
Megan and Ken are joined by an Indigenous Studies professor at the University of Minnesota, Iyekiyapiwin Darlene St. Clair. She provides background on the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux which took place in 1851 along the Minnesota River and, paired with the Treaty of Mendota that s...
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The Landing
Chris and Megan learn what life was like along the Minnesota River during the 1800s. They are joined by Michael Murray who is a historical interpreter at The Landing, a living history museum in Shakopee. To learn more, or to plan your visit, click here. The post The Landin...
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What is a Code Orange or Code Red air quality alert?
Air quality alerts can change quickly during wildfire smoke events. Here’s what Code Orange and Code Red mean, who is most at risk and when you should limit time outside....