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12+ min ago (268+ words) Unlike last year's debut of the 12-team College Football Playoff, weather should not be a factor in any of the first-round games this weekend. Southeastern Conference teams Oklahoma, Mississippi and Texas A&M and one of the Big Ten's four West Coast schools, Oregon, are hosting first-round games. Last year, Notre Dame, Penn State and Ohio State were hosts along with Texas. Conditions for the games played on the three cold-weather campuses were, ahem, quite seasonal for the week before Christmas. Kickoff temperatures were 27 degrees Fahrenheit for Indiana-Notre Dame, 25 with an 18-mph wind for SMU-Penn State and 25 for Tennessee-Ohio State. It was sunny and 60 for Clemson-Texas. It was especially nasty in Happy Valley with gusty winds creating a feels-like temperature of 12 degrees. The forecast for Friday calls for a temperature in the 50s and some wind for Alabama-Oklahoma. On Saturday, it…...

27+ min ago (506+ words) In a speech from the White House, Trump assailed the record of his Democratic predecessor and boasted expansively about his record so far. Not all of those boasts were credible. TRUMP: He blamed Democrats for handing him an "inflation disaster," "the worst in the history of our country," and said that now, the prices of turkey and eggs have come down and "everything else is falling rapidly. And it's not done yet. But boy, are we making progress." THE FACTS: His claim that prices are falling rapidly is not seen in the inflation numbers, which are about where they were when he took office, after having fallen significantly before the end of Joe Biden's presidency. Nor is it true that the Biden era gave the country its worst inflation ever. The consumer price index was 3% in September, the same rate…...

38+ min ago (493+ words) What a decade this year has been." That's how a friend in Washington described 2025 to me. The last 12 months saw a flurry of activity as Republicans in the White House and Congress worked to enact President Donald Trump's agenda before he reaches lame duck" status. The result was a swirling mix of policy highs and lows that " without question " has rearranged the policy table heading into 2026. Another high: Within days of reaching the Oval Office, Trump signed an executive order to eliminate 10 regulations for each new rule added. Although regulation can be beneficial to protect consumers or the environment, too much is an economic chokehold. Even progressive pundits know this; regulatory restraint is a central tenet of the left's new abundance agenda." We won't have 2025's numbers until the new year, but even if the Trump administration just holds the…...

40+ min ago (47+ words) The Ramsey County Attorney's Office says it will not bring criminal charges against two St. Paul police officers involved in a fatal shooting in November 2024. Prosecutors say they believe the the use of force was justified, as the man allegedly pointed a gun at officers....

43+ min ago (727+ words) Imagine that your child has been kidnapped and taken far away. That child is scared, and you can offer no comfort. You don't know if your child is being tortured, abused or militarized, but you know that someone is trying to turn your child into someone else entirely. It's a parent's worst nightmare. Imagine that trauma and then scale it up thousands of times, and you have the reality that Ukraine is living with today. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have been kidnapped from their families and communities, taken to Russia and Russian-held territories and forced into indoctrination camps, military training camps, the Russian adoption system and who knows where else. Some have been tortured and sexually abused, while some have been forced to fight against Ukraine as…...

44+ min ago (36+ words) Jennifer Bevan with Bachman's visits WCCO to show how flowers can be a great way to decorate for the holidays, or even given as a thoughtful gift. Upgrade your holiday home decor with these floral tips...

45+ min ago (544+ words) By MICHAEL CASEY and PATRICK WHITTLE Brian Walshe was convicted Monday of first-degree murder in the killing of Ana Walshe. The sentence carries no possibility of parole. He pleaded guilty in November to misleading police and illegally disposing of a body after admitting he had dismembered her body and disposed of it in dumpster. He said he did so only after panicking when he found she had died in bed. Judge Diane Freniere called Walshe's crimes "barbaric and incomprehensible" and she chastised him for "deceitful and manipulative behavior." Walshe showed no emotion as the sentence was read. Before the sentencing, Ana Walshe's sister Aleksandra Dimitrijevic told the court about how the death has devastated her family, especially because they cannot have a proper burial without a body. "I struggle with the grief that comes without warning, hoping every morning that…...

46+ min ago (268+ words) We need your help to raise $120,000 by December 31. Will you make a donation to our nonprofit newsroom to help power your source for Minnesota news in 2026 and beyond? The Minnesota Twins revealed the team's new investors, who include Wild owner Craig Leipold as a limited partner but not any former Twins players, as some fans had wondered about in the months since the partial sale was announced. Ownership also announced that Tom Pohlad would succeed his brother Joe as the person running day-to-day operations of the team, the Star Tribune reports. A racial equity-focused business coalition formed by several large Twin Cities companies in the wake of George Floyd's murder announced that it is disbanding and will use its remaining assets to help create a new Black-led philanthropic organization, Twin Cities Business reports. Outgoing Minneapolis City Council member Emily Koski…...

49+ min ago (426+ words) If you're headed to the airport this holiday season, you're not alone. A record 8.03 million people will get on a plane in the period around Christmas and New Year's Day, according to AAA. Lucky for us, restaurants and bars at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport have teamed up to bring us some holiday cheer in the form of cocktails, wine and beer. I got to sip on a few of them during a recent visit to Terminal 1, and there's lots of good stuff available. Make the most of your two or three hours waiting for your flight with these beverages, listed by location. Another hot tip for chocolate lovers: See's Candy has a pop-up kiosk on Concourse C! Ike's Clubhouse: "Tis the season for sweet drinks, and Ike's is pulling out all the stops here with an Apple Pie Manahattan,…...

50+ min ago (122+ words) Federal prosecutors are set to announce new indictments Thursday in the widening Minnesota fraud scandal. Federal prosecutors are set to announce new indictments Thursday in the widening Minnesota fraud scandal.First Assistant U.S Thompson will hold a press conference Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis concerning "fraud against the government."Federal prosecutors have been looking into large-scale fraud in several state programs ever since dozens were indicted and convicted in the Feeding Our Future scandal, the country's largest COVID-era pandemic fraud case that saw the theft of $250 million in taxpayer funds meant to feed children in need.How to watch: What: U.S Attorney's Office discusses new Minnesota fraud indictmentsWho: First Assistant U.S Thompson When: Noon on Thursday, Dec...