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1+ hour, 52+ min ago (734+ words) Well, it's Groundhog's Day " Again. After the Wolves squandered an eight-point lead in the final minute in Friday's loss in Phoenix, Minnesota held a 10-point advantage over the Kings in Sacramento on Monday after Anthony Edwards tallied an and-1 with three minutes to play. Surely that would be good enough to seal the deal this time around. Yes, it happened again. Sacramento went on a 10-0 run over an 81-second span to knot the game and force overtime, where the Kings beat Minnesota, 117-112. The Wolves committed four turnovers in the extra session to offset the easy offense Edwards generated with the ball in his hands " offense Minnesota could've used at the end of regulation. The Timberwolves led by 12 with nearly 10 minutes to play in the fourth frame after Mike Conley drilled a triple. From that point forward, Minnesota went 2 for 19 from…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago (622+ words) SAINT PAUL, Minn. (KTTC) " Two groups of Minnesota Republican lawmakers are calling on the state's new U.S. attorney to launch a fraud investigation into a report that suggests taxpayer dollars are going to the Al-Shabaab in Somalia. Late last week, City Journal published a report "The Largest Funder of Al-Shabaab Is the Minnesota Taxpayer." City Journal is part of the Manhattan Institute, which is a nonprofit conservative think tank based in New York. KTTC has not been able to independently verify City Journal's claim. Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN01) joined his three fellow Republican congressmembers representing the Gopher State citing the report in a joint letter to U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen. On Monday, 50 members of the Minnesota House GOP caucus penned their names a similar letter to Rosen. Southeast Minnesota Reps. Peggy Bennett, Greg Davids, Steve Jacob, Patricia Mueller and Duane Quam signed the…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago (296+ words) November 25, 2025 / 12:37 AM CST / AP Anders Dreyer scored in the second half and Pablo Sisniega made three saves to lead expansion side San Diego FC to a 1-0 victory over Minnesota United on Monday night in a Western Conference semifinal at a sold-out Snapdragon Stadium. San Diego will host the second-seeded Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday with a chance to play for the MLS Cup on the line. No. 5 seed New York City FC travels to play third-seeded Miami for the Eastern Conference title, in Saturday's first match. Dreyer, the Newcomer of the Year and Best XI honoree, used assists from Corey Baird and Jeppe Tverskov to find the net in the 72nd minute. The 27-year-old midfielder from Denmark had 19 goals and 19 assists during the regular season to help San Diego earn the top seed. He has four goals and two assists in his…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago (204+ words) November 25, 2025 / 12:26 AM CST / AP DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and the Sacramento Kings took advantage of Minnesota's second straight stunning collapse, rallying late in regulation and outlasting the Timberwolves 117-112 in overtime. On Friday night in Phoenix, the Timberwolves blew an eight-point lead with less than a minute left in a 114-113 loss. Against the Kings, they were up 10 with three minutes left. After DeRozan tied it at 101 with two free throws with 34 seconds left in regulation, Anthony Edwards missed a jumper for Minnesota, and DeRozan and Malik Monk missed shots on the final possession. The Kings won their second straight after rallying to beat Denver 128-123 on Saturday night on the road to end an eight-game losing streak. They are 5-13. DeRozan made 15 free throws without a miss. Keegan Murray had 26 points and 14 rebounds, and Monk added 22 points. Edwards scored 43 points for Minnesota. Julius…...

3+ hour, 57+ min ago (208+ words) November 24, 2025 / 11:57 PM CST / CBS Minnesota Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnehaha, Minnetonka, Minnewaska, Minneota. Those are just some of the place names in "the Land of 10,000 Lakes" featuring "minne" as the first five letters." The words all have one thing in common: the Dakota word "mni," according to C'a'temaza Neil McKay, an expert in the Dakh'ta language at the University of Minnesota. C'a'temaza says Minneapolis means "water city." As for Minnetonka's origins? "'Tanka' does mean 'big,' but what I was told was the original name of the lake is 'the big talking lake,'" he said. " There is a reason that so many words lead back to water, according to C'a'temaza." "In Dakota, water is the blood of the Creator, and that's why we come from water when we're born, when we are developing," he said. A few other Dakh'ta translations from C'a'temaza: Minnehaha…...

4+ hour, 39+ min ago (389+ words) Updated on: November 24, 2025 / 11:18 PM CST / CBS Minnesota Animal shelters in the Twin Cities say increasing numbers of pet owners are surrendering their animals." "We've been seeing an uptick over the last couple years, but really, within the last two to three months, it's been absolutely out of control," said Kerry D'Amato, executive director of Pet Haven Rescue"in St. Paul." D'Amato said on Monday that they're not currently accepting surrendered pets. "We've had to shut down our surrender application and our surrender line because we are getting so many requests. So we close it and then we try to work through the requests," explained D'Amato. "Once we get through that list, we open it up again, but then we're inundated with requests."" Pet Haven Rescue is foster-based and was supporting nearly 400 animals on Monday, though D'Amato says their normal capacity…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago (33+ words) More Twin Cities kids will have a bike to ride next summer thanks to the nonprofit Free Bikes 4 Kidz MN. Minnesota nonprofit gives over 2,000 free bikes to kids in need...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago (474+ words) Minnesota United's defensive-first game plan was panning out almost to perfection through 70 minutes of a Western Conference semifinal in San Diego. The Loons were conceding a ton possession but few scoring chances and providing some threats on their own counter attacks. Then San Diego's do-everything attacker Anders Dreyer got space and ripped a powerful shot into the upper corner of the net in the 72 minute for a 1-o win at Snapdragon Stadium. The top-seeded San Diego end the fourth-seeded Loons' season and will host second-seeded Vancouver in the West final at 4 p.m. Saturday. The Loons season ends in the Western Conference semifinal for a second straight year. Dreyer headlined the Loons' scoring report. The Dane won MLS newcomer of the year with 36 combined goals and primary assists " second to only Lionel Messi (45) this season. After a scoreless opening 45 minutes, the second…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago (45+ words) Twin Cities animal shelters are overflowing with pets in need of a home. Ashley Grams takes a look at what's behind the surge in animal surrenders and where pet owners can find help. Why Twin Cities animal shelters are seeing a rise in pet surrenders...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago (301+ words) Updated on: November 24, 2025 / 10:47 PM CST / CBS Minnesota After months of clear pavement and summer sunshine, Minnesota's first snowfall of the year is expected on Tuesday. The season's first will bring slick roads, slower commutes and a spike in crashes." At Twin Cities Transport and Recovery, crews are preparing for what they say will be a very hectic day or two." John Grindeland, director of operations at Twin Cities Transport and Recovery, says every single snow event ends with someone crashing into their tow trucks. "It is always important to slow down during regular conditions, heightened when it's slippery and there is snowfall," Grindeland said." Last winter, a car didn't just slide off the road, but slid right onto the back of the two trucks that were already responding to another crash. Fortunately, no one was hurt. That's why Grindeland is…...