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11+ min ago (180+ words) A Duluth man faces charges after allegedly shooting a moose near Melrude on the opening day of Minnesota's firearms deer season. According to conservation officers, Dane Nelson (38) admitted to firing twice at what he thought was a deer. The moose found about 110 yard from his deer stand. He told officers glare from the sun and tree cover made it hard to see the animal. He texted another member of his hunting party saying, he messed up and shot a moose. Officers seized the rifle used to shoot the moose, as well as the moose itself. The moose was turned over to a 1854 Treaty conservation officer. The state plans to seek $1,000 restitution for the animal. The charge is a gross misdemeanor, which carries a potential 364 days in jail, $3,000 fine, or both. Nelson's first court appearance is set from February 20, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Moose…...

28+ min ago (413+ words) By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA, Associated Press A meeting by a council appointed by President Donald Trump that was meant to announce recommended reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency was abruptly canceled Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter. The FEMA Review Council, which has been meeting for months to try to overhaul FEMA and was set to make its final report public at the meeting, was scheduled to gather Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. EST. Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem, the council's co-chair, left a Congressional hearing early because she said she needed to attend it. The Department of Homeland Security referred questions about the meeting's cancellation to the White House, which did not respond to requests for comment. The person familiar with the development, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss it publicly, did…...

31+ min ago (34+ words) A colorful holiday tradition is set to begin its annual journey across Minnesota on Friday. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway's Holiday Train has 21 stops planned across the state in the coming days....

46+ min ago (33+ words) Plow drivers had a busy Wednesday working to clear hundreds of miles of city streets amid snow emergencies in Minneapolis and St. Paul Twin Cities residents dig out as snow emergencies take effect...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (1080+ words) I'm writing as a Minnesota resident, Somali American, and former Republican candidate (2024). I'm not writing to attack either party. I'm writing because Minnesota increasingly feels trapped between two fires. On one side, we have Democratic leadership that talks big but, to many families and small businesses, delivers rising costs, uneven education results, and a government that feels more confident than competent. 2025 felt like a low point for trust. On the other side, we have a GOP that has not proven it can govern effectively " and too often tolerates rhetoric that paints entire groups with the same brush. That may excite national audiences, but it damages community trust here at home. Many Somali Americans I know are frustrated with Rep. Ilhan Omar and feel under'represented. I understand that frustration. But I won't cross moral lines to "win." Insults and blanket attacks…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago (226+ words) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. " A Bloomington woman is'behind bars after she allegedly called in a fake bomb threat to the Bloomington Police Department Wednesday afternoon.' According to a release from the Bloomington Police Department, around 1:05 p.m. on Dec. 10, the BPD records division received a phone call from a woman who said she was going to kill people and planned to shoot an explosive device into the Monroe County Central Emergency Dispatch Center.' Police say the woman then hung up the phone without identifying herself. A few moments later, police say the same woman called back the records division and demanded that the dispatch center be evacuated.' Officers responded to the dispatch center to check the area and begin an investigation. Police discovered the phone number was connected to 49-year-old Star Bragg of Bloomington.' Detectives went to Bragg's home in the 1100 block of North…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago (1396+ words) Having just the right items with you can be a lifesaver on vacation. Here are some ideas for things to get the traveler on your gift list. (Photo by Getty Images) If you've tried flying with seven swans a-swimming and six geese a-laying during the holidays, you know how Grinch-like the airlines get by Day 7 of Christmas. And TSA? It turns downright frosty by the top of the second week. Limiting eight maids a-milking to just 3.4 ounces doesn't make anyone happy " least of all the cows with swollen udders. In an effort to bring sanity to the act of giving true loves gifts that travel better than two turtle doves and three French hens, we've rounded up some favorite on-the-go goods for a holiday shopping guide. It's not the whole sleigh, but it'll get your gift-giving gears in motion. And…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago (145+ words) By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press It's another major blow to the Justice Department after the dismissal of earlier charges against James and another longtime Trump foe, former FBI Director James Comey, in a stunning rebuke of the Trump administration's efforts to prosecute the president's political opponents. A judge threw out the original indictment against James and Comey in November, ruling that the prosecutor who presented to the grand jury, Lindsey Halligan, was illegally appointed U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. The Justice Department asked a grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, to return an indictment Thursday after a different grand jury in Norfolk last week refused to do so. The allegations related to James' purchase of modest house in Norfolk, where she has family. James says the case is politically motivated and has denied any wrongdoing....

1+ hour, 25+ min ago (596+ words) By DAVID KLEPPER, BEN FINLEY and STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press Thursday's hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee was expected to feature tough questioning of Pentagon officials over the legality of the deployments, which in some places were done over the objections of mayors and governors, and a robust defense of the policy by Trump's Republican allies. It was the highest level of scrutiny, outside a courtroom, of Trump's use of the National Guard since the deployments began and came one day after the president faced another legal setback over his use of troops to support federal law enforcement, protect federal facilities and combat crime. For Republicans, the hearing was a chance to defend Trump's move to take on crime that they say Democratic mayors and governors have done too little to address. "In recent years, violent crime, rioting, drug…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago (403+ words) Ex-Fortis head eyeing 47-story project at 205 Montague Street Jonathan Landau announced some fresh funding for his ambitious plans in Brooklyn Heights." Landau Properties, in a partnership with the Mizrachi family's Third Millennium Group and Midtown Equities, closed on the purchase of 205 Montague Street, the firms announced in a press release. The deal was financed with $113 million in senior secured debt from Northwind Group and $100 million in equity, including $25 million in preferred equity from Atlas Capital Group." The financing covers the acquisition and predevelopment phase of the project, according to the release. The closing comes almost two years after Landau, the former CEO of Fortis Property Group, filed plans with the Department of Buildings for a 47-story tower." The mixed-use project will include 46 condo units, 90 rental apartments and 40,000 square feet of retail space. Construction is expected to begin early next year....