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35+ min ago (17+ words) Kelly Evert of Village Books and Paper Dreams in Washington recommends Mona's Eyes" by Thomas Schlesser....

35+ min ago (426+ words) Ice sailing's Great Western Challenge is being held this weekend on Lake Minnewaska. It offers sailors a chance to fine tune their vessels before the start of competitive racing next weekend. Ice sailing's Great Western Challenge is being held this weekend in west-central Minnesota on Lake Minnewaska It's open to sailors of all skill levels and offers them a chance to fine tune their vessels before the start of competitive racing next weekend.Samuel Bartel is the race director at the Lake Minnetonka Sailing School He's also the junior sailing coach and director for the International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association He said an international field of about 60 vessels is expected to participate in the annual event. "It is the first ice boating event of the season for our region and for the U.S.," Bartel said "There's been a…...

4+ hour, 31+ min ago (66+ words) Early in the winter season, there are always good nonconference matchups in Minnesota, including Friday, when the Chanhassen girls basketball team visited Blaine. Plus, see the results of other exciting prep games in Minneapolis, Shakopee, Andover and other areas in the state. High School Sports Rally: Chanhassen meets Blaine in nonconference girls basketball battle High School Sports Rally: Chanhassen meets Blaine in nonconference girls basketball battle...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago (313+ words) The staffers had been on administrative leave while the department faced lawsuits challenging layoffs in the agency's Office for Civil Rights, which investigates possible discrimination in the nation's schools and colleges. But in a Friday letter, department officials ordered the workers back to duty starting Dec. 15 to help clear civil rights cases. A department spokesperson confirmed the move, saying the government still hoped to lay off the staffers to shrink the size of the department. "The Department will continue to appeal the persistent and unceasing litigation disputes concerning the Reductions in Force, but in the meantime, it will utilize all employees currently being compensated by American taxpayers," Julie Hartman said in a statement. The department did not say how many workers are returning to duty. Some who have been on administrative leave for months have since left. The Office for…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago (1049+ words) By JOSH FUNK and RIO YAMAT The government picked a company with little experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration called Peraton to oversee the roughly $31.5 billion overhaul of the outdated air traffic control system. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday evening that Peraton was chosen in the hope that its innovative approach will make it possible to complete the upgrades within the next three years before the end of President Donald Trump's term in office ends. Peraton was chosen over Parsons Corp., which does have extensive experience with FAA contracts. "Working together, we are going to build on the incredible progress we've already made and deliver a state-of-the-art air traffic control system that the American traveling public " and our hard-working air traffic controllers " deserve," Duffy said in the announcement. Here's what to know about the modernization project and the…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago (461+ words) December 5, 2025 / 10:50 PM CST / CBS Minnesota As kids left Roosevelt High School in south Minneapolis on Friday afternoon, a woman wearing a pin that said "I stand with immigrants" watched them." Jen Newberg, a parent at the school, stood on a street corner during dismissal. She looked up and down the road, the same as she's done since Wednesday." "I feel that my presence as a neighbor is important, and I want kids to feel safe," Newberg said." She says she's a trained "constitutional observer," part of a loose network of community members who are working to document U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the Twin Cities." Newberg said that people like her are now keeping a close eye on public schools with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's "Operation Metro Surge" now underway, prompted by President Trump's renewed attacks on Minnesota's…...

5+ hour, 56+ min ago (273+ words) The Gopher football team's likely bowl destination is the Rate Bowl in Phoenix the day after Christmas. It's a familiar spot after more than 4,000 Minnesota fans turned out in Arizona in 2021 to see the U beat West Virginia 18-6 in the then-named Guaranteed Rate Bowl at Chase Field, the Arizona Diamondbacks' home venue. After that experience and how this year's bowl lineup is setting up, there's mutual interest from the bowl and the Gophers to run it back on Dec. 26 against a Big XII team, the Pioneer Press has learned this week. The other (less likely) options for the Gophers (7-5) are the Pinstripe Bowl in New York on Dec. 27 and the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 31. But it appears probable that Penn State (6-6) heads to the Big Apple and Nebraska (7-5) goes to Sin City. One potential Big XII team for the…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago (51+ words) Showers moving through southern Minnesota on Saturday may drop up to 5 inches of snow in some areas, according to Next Weather meteorologist Lisa Meadows. The Twin Cities could see up to 3 inches as the system moves through. NEXT Weather: 10 p.m. report for Minnesota on Dec. 5, 2025...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago (48+ words) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the Twin Cities has some parents and teachers dealing with scared students. Conor Wight explains what schools and parents are doing to address fears during the federal enforcement. How schools and parents are addressing ICE activity in the Twin Cities...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago (804+ words) Jordan testified before a packed courtroom for an hour. His celebrity drew quips from the judge and even a defense attorney as he outlined why the team he co-owns, 23XI, had joined Front Row Motorsports in going to court against the top auto racing series in the United States. "Someone had to step forward and challenge the entity," the soft-spoken Jordan told the jury. "I sat in those meetings with longtime owners who were brow-beaten for so many years trying to make change. I was a new person, I wasn't afraid. I felt I could challenge NASCAR as a whole. I felt as far as the sport, it needed to be looked at from a different view." Jordan's highly anticipated appearance followed dramatic testimony from Heather Gibbs, the daughter-in-law of race team owner Joe Gibbs, about the chaotic six-hour period in…...