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9+ min ago (30+ words) DNR officials say they've been tracking the mountain lion's journey across the state. It is originally from Nebraska, but was first spotted in Fergus Falls, Minn. in September....

15+ min ago (29+ words) Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday sharply criticized President Donald Trump's recent disparaging statements about Somali immigrants, calling the remarks "vile, racist lies and slander towards our fellow Minnesotans....

35+ min ago (524+ words) It's a good thing kids are adorable, because they take a lot of effort to keep happy, healthy and fed. They'll also drain your savings, to the tune of more than $230,000 by the time they turn 17 (that's according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's data on the cost of raising a child born in 2015). Anything that saves you money, time and energy as a parent is a godsend. That can include your credit card. Depending on the cards you choose, you could earn valuable cash back, lower the cost and difficulty of travel, and protect your purchases. It's not quite a personal assistant in your pocket, but your card may already offer some features that will make your life a bit easier. You spend a lot on random stuff as a parent " the middle-of-the-night online impulse purchases, random urgent care visits,…...

49+ min ago (1783+ words) By RYAN J. FOLEY and JULIO CORTEZ, Associated Press Best known as home to Walmart headquarters, the county and the wider region have emerged as a little-known hot spot in the Trump administration's crackdown, according to an Associated Press review of ICE arrest data, jail records, police reports and interviews with residents, immigration lawyers and watchdogs. The county offers a window into what the future may hold in places where local and state law enforcement authorities cooperate broadly with ICE, as the Department of Homeland Security offers financial incentives in exchange for help making arrests. The partnership in Arkansas has led to the detention and deportation of some violent criminals but also repeatedly turned misdemeanor arrests into the first steps toward deportations, records show. The arrests have split apart families, sparked protests and spread fear through the immigrant community, including people…...

56+ min ago (709+ words) At the same time, the administration has added new criteria for highly skilled foreign workers seeking a particular visa. The new rules would deny entry to those deemed to have directed or participated in the censorship of American citizens on social media through content moderation initiatives that have sprung up throughout Europe and elsewhere to combat extremist speech. It is the latest effort by President Donald Trump's administration to crack down on migrants and visitors entering the U.S. But with major sports events planned in the United States, the administration is looking to ensure that fans are able to attend those competitions. The policies are getting heightened attention ahead of Friday's World Cup draw. As part of a broader initiative to control the entry of foreigners into the U.S., the State Department has said all those who require visas to enter the…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago (481+ words) DULUTH " A mountain lion spotted wandering through Duluth on Wednesday " prompting two schools to temporarily lock their doors and keep anyone from exiting " likely originated in Nebraska. That's according to John Erb, a furbearer and wolf research biologist at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, who said the agency has been receiving reports of this cougar in Minnesota since early September, when it was spotted near Fergus Falls. "Then we got a flurry of pictures that kind of help us loosely track it," Erb said. Trail and security cameras captured it near Park Rapids, Wadena, Brainerd, Nisswa, Pine River, Leech Lake, Grand Rapids, Tower and finally the North Shore. Bre Bujold saw it on Friday outside her home near McQuade Road northeast of Duluth. Bujold recorded an approximately 45-second video of it and shared it on Facebook, where it quickly…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago (272+ words) Zoe Rosenberg, 23, did not deny taking the animals from Petaluma Poultry but argued she wasn't breaking the law because she was rescuing the birds from a cruel situation. A jury found her guilty in October after a seven-week trial in Sonoma County, an agricultural area of Northern California. Rosenberg was sentenced on Wednesday and ordered to report to the Sonoma County Jail on Dec. 10. She will serve the 90 days, but 60 of those may involve jail alternates, such as house arrest, the county's district attorney's office said. Rosenberg will also have two years of probation, and she is ordered to stay away from all Perdue facilities in the county. The activist with Direct Action Everywhere, or DxE, a Berkeley-based animal rights group, has said she does not regret what she did. "I will not apologize for taking sick, neglected animals to get…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago (186+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed veteran defenseman and Cretin-Derham Hall graduate Ryan McDonagh to a three-year extension worth $12.3 million. General manager Julien BriseBois announced the deal Thursday. McDonagh will be 37 when the new contract kicks in that counts $4.1 million against the salary cap through the 2028-29 NHL season. McDonagh helped the Lightning win the Stanley Cup back to back in 2020 and "21 and reach the final in "22 before losing in six games to Colorado. As a junior at Cretin-Derham Hall, he helped the Raiders win a state championship in 2007. They traded him to Nashville that summer to clear cap space at a time when it was not going up much because of the pandemic and reacquired him in 2024. Record cap increases will have McDonagh account for less than 4% of the cap each of the next three years. McDonagh is…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago (151+ words) The White House is preparing to submit plans for a new ballroom to a planning commission later this month. The Trump-appointed chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission announced this on Thursday. By GARY FIELDS, Associated Press "Once plans are submitted, that's really when the role of this commission, and its professional staff, will begin," Will Scharf, the chair of the National Capital Planning Commission, said at its monthly meeting on Thursday. The 90,000-square-foot ballroom will dwarf the main White House itself, at nearly double the size, and President Donald Trump has said it will accommodate 999 people. It will have an estimated price tag of $300 million, a cost that has increased from initial projections. Trump said on social media that the ballroom won't cost taxpayers a dime because it is being privately funded by "many generous Patriots, Great American Companies,…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago (196+ words) December 4, 2025 / 12:37 PM CST / CBS Minnesota Minnesota will see a higher-than-expected surplus for this current budget, but is expected to see a deficit in the future due to spending outpacing revenues, according to state budget experts. Minnesota Management and Budget'released its latest forecast on Thursday, showing a projected surplus of $2.45 billion for the current two-year budget period. The Legislature approved that spending plan funding state government and its services in June'during a special session. Lawmakers'framed that budget with an eye towards a previously predicted nearly $6 billion budget deficit'in future years and the final deal included spending reductions to shrink that projection to $1.1 billion. But this most recent forecast shows that the future deficit has grown to $2.9 billion. "The governor and Legislature made significant progress last legislative session in reducing the projected negative balance," said Erin Campbell, commissioner of Minnesota Management and…...