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1+ hour, 10+ min ago (380+ words) With the Timberwolves in a tie game in the final minute and on the verge of another blown late lead in the final frame, Minnesota decided to put together one of its better possessions of Saturday's bout with the Clippers. Naz Reid tapped out an offensive rebound to Anthony Edwards, who swung the ball to Mike Conley. Conley drove, kicked back to Edwards, who hit Reid in the corner. Reid buried the triple. Then he smiled. Minnesota rallied to beat rallied to beat Los Angeles 109-106 on Saturday at Target Center. The Wolves need more of that kind of play " and Reid's smile. Neither was anywhere to be found in the first three quarters Saturday. The opening 36 minutes brought as much joy as a root canal. Then came another awe-inspiring start to the final frame. Over the first 5 minutes, 31 seconds of…...

4+ hour ago (693+ words) Jesper Wallstedt is human. That was the hard lesson Minnesota Wild fans learned late Saturday night, as the red-hot rookie goalie cooled off just a bit, and suffered his first regulation loss of the season. Victimized for a trio of goals in the second period, Wallstedt and the Wild fell 4-2 in their lone visit to Vancouver this season, dropping their second consecutive game. Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello scored for the Wild, who dominated early but failed to build on their first period lead. Wallstedt, now 8-1-2 as a starter, had 16 saves in the loss. "The story of this game is we didn't capitalize on the chances that we had," Wild coach John Hynes said to reporters at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. "We carried play most of the night. We didn't get rewarded for the effort we put in offensively, and…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago (493+ words) Look closely at the new official buttons for the 2026 St. Paul Winter Carnival. No " look even closer. The buttons, designed by Forest Lake illustrator Randall Peterson, are in a pointillist style, meaning each design is made up of tens of thousands of individual dots drawn in pen. The collection of four buttons was unveiled Saturday night at the annual tree lighting ceremony at Union Depot. The upcoming Winter Carnival is the 140th anniversary of the annual cold-weather festival. One button depicts the ice castle built for the first St. Paul Winter Carnival in 1886, and the illustration took Peterson 81 hours to complete. In another button design, families build snowmen in front of the State Capitol building. Peterson spent about 76 hours on it. The process, he said, is meditative. "I like to persevere in it and have the patience to do it," he…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago (80+ words) Saturday was moving day for a diner in Brooklyn as the iconic restaurant was relocated from a corner in Williamsburg to a movie studio about a mile away. CBS News New York's Naomi Ruchim was there for the big move. Saturday was moving day for a diner in Brooklyn as the iconic restaurant was relocated from a corner in Williamsburg to a movie studio about a mile away. CBS News New York's Naomi Ruchim was there for the big move....

5+ hour, 10+ min ago (610+ words) UPDATE: 10:49 p.m. Saturday The big fantasy news tomorrow will be taking place in our fair Twin Cities, where the Vikings will be on the field for the surprisingly swift return of Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels. The rookie of last year dislocated his elbow last month. Definitely worth starting since it was not his throwing elbow. News is not so rosy for Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson. Last year's MVP missed practice Thursday due to an ankle injury, and he's been playing like he's got issues the past few weeks anyway. Watch this one closely in the morning. Players ruled out over the past few days include Tampa Bay WR Mike Evans, Bears wideout Rome Odunze and Arizona WR Marvin Harrison Jr. Cleared to play in Week 14 are Packers RB Josh Jacobs, Vikings RB Aaron Jones, Houston RB Woody Marks, Rams WR Davante…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago (901+ words) MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. " Churches and schools are supposed to be safe places for children, but in America, it's hard to say those places are safe. "Not being able to tell your kids they are safe is the most helpless I've ever felt," said Dan, whose kids survived the deadly Annunciation Catholic Church mass shooting. "How can I tell my girls who sat under pews while a deranged person fired 116 rounds in less than two minutes over their heads that they are safe. I can't and neither can any of you." Dan was one of several Annunciation parents who spoke at a town hall at Mounds View City Hall about the impact of gun violence. Two kids, Harper Moyski and Fletcher Merkel, were killed during the deadly mass shooting. Hannah told the crowd how her 8- and 10-year-olds hid under the pews,…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago (380+ words) With the Timberwolves in a tie game in the final minute and on the verge of another blown late lead in the final frame, Minnesota decided to put together one of its better possessions of Saturday's bout with the Clippers. Naz Reid tapped out an offensive rebound to Anthony Edwards, who swung the ball to Mike Conley. Conley drove, kicked back to Edwards, who hit Reid in the corner. Reid buried the triple. Then he smiled. Minnesota rallied to beat rallied to beat Los Angeles 109-106 on Saturday at Target Center. The Wolves need more of that kind of play " and Reid's smile. Neither was anywhere to be found in the first three quarters Saturday. The opening 36 minutes brought as much joy as a root canal. Then came another awe-inspiring start to the final frame. Over the first 5 minutes, 31 seconds of…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago (465+ words) The Gophers women's volleyball team saw their season come to an end in the NCAA Tournament's Round of 32 in each of the past two seasons. Julia Hanson personally made sure her senior season didn't come to the same conclusion on Saturday. Behind a dominant performance from Hanson, the Gophers punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2022, beating Iowa State in three sets (25-22, 25-21 and 25-14) on Saturday, a night after they swept Fairfield. "It's been an amazing four years here just with the crowd and every team that I've been apart of, so I'm going to go out strong, no matter what it is," Hanson said. "I knew this was my last match here (at Maturi Pavilion), so I played hard and my teammates had my back the entire time." The Cyclones had no answers for the All-Big…...

7+ hour ago (388+ words) WASHINGTON " Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended strikes on alleged drug cartel boats during remarks Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, saying President Donald Trump has the power to take military action "as he sees fit" to defend the nation. Hegseth dismissed criticism of the strikes, which have killed more than 80 people and now face intense scrutiny over concerns that they violated international law. Saying the strikes are justified to protect Americans, Hegseth likened the fight to the war on terror following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The most recent strike brings the death toll of the campaign to at least 87 people. Lawmakers have sought more answers about the attacks and their legal justification, and whether U.S. forces were ordered to launch a follow-up strike following a September attack even after the Pentagon knew of survivors. Though Hegseth compared the alleged drug smugglers…...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago (229+ words) December 6, 2025 / 6:25 PM CST / CBS Minnesota Minnesotans lined up for a chance to give back Saturday morning " as Bridging worked to collect new and gently used blankets ahead of the winter season during its annual "Bring a Blanket for Bridging" event. At four Original Mattress Factories, volunteers worked to bag and save the blankets " which will eventually go to support thousands of families across the Twin Cities metro and beyond. The non-profit, which works to provide household items to families in transitional housing, says they have a need for over 15,000 blankets annually. "When this snow comes, and the cold comes, our donors and our community go, oh, that's right " you need blankets," said Diana Dalsin of Bridging. "If you have a small batch of funds in your hands, are going to pay rent, buy food, and buy a new blanket. This…...