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14+ min ago   (531+ words) The U.S. Capitol Building during sunrise on Sept. 5, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America/TNS) Even if the administration has temporarily backed off threats to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell protests in Minnesota, the idea will come up…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (331+ words) The third-seed Lakeville North girls hockey team kept it's dramatic postseason run going, beating Apple Valley 1-0 in double overtime on Wednesday to advance to the state tournament. The Panthers had beat No. 2 seed Rosemount 1-0 in overtime in the Class 2A, Section…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago   (307+ words) The Minnesota governor authorized more than a million dollars in state disaster assistance funds after a massive cyberattack last summer. Officials say the incident "exceeded the city's response capacity." The hack led to more than 3,500 city employees resetting their passwords…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago   (262+ words) Randall, who also had seven rebounds, capped his night with a windmill dunk that put the crowd at the Target Center on its feet. Jaden McDaniels added 21 points for the Timberwolves, playing their final game before the All-Star break. Jrue…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (198+ words) The St. Thomas women's basketball team earned its second straight win on Wednesday, beating Oral Roberts 71-66 at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena in St. Paul Alyssa Sand had 15 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Tommies (12-13, 5-6 Summit). Mikayla Werner had 14 points, while…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago   (309+ words) Let me start by saying that I'm heartened by the right's recent attention to family policy. I really am. But addressing the problems families face will require more and different approaches than what's on offer in the Heritage report. Or…...

8+ hour, 12+ min ago   (626+ words) By PETER SMITH, Associated Press A member of the federal Religious Liberty Commission has been ousted after a hearing this week that featured tense exchanges on the definition of antisemitism. The ousted member, Carrie Prejean Boller, had defended prominent commentator…...

9+ hour, 3+ min ago   (696+ words) By SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press Marimar Martinez, a teaching assistant and U.S. citizen, was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October while in her vehicle. She was charged with a felony after Homeland Security officials accused her of…...

9+ hour, 12+ min ago   (424+ words) The revelation stems from a data-sharing agreement signed last April by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, which allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit names and addresses of immigrants inside the U.S. illegally to the IRS…...

11+ hour, 15+ min ago   (40+ words) Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid attorneys on Wednesday released a report showing spartan conditions in school seclusion rooms across Minnesota as they urged lawmakers to continue the state's ban on using those rooms for kids in kindergarten through third grade....