Local search for Minnesota

41+ min ago (53+ words) Minnesota Vikings linebacker Andrew van Ginkel (43) is congratulated on his tip and interception of Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) in the third quarter of a NFL football game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday, Dec, 7, 2025. The Vikings beat the Commanders, 31-0. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)...

43+ min ago (427+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " Saylor Poffenbarger had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 7 Maryland scored 10 straight points with less than a minute remaining in double overtime to beat Minnesota 100-99 on Sunday. Oluchi Okananwa had 25 points and eight rebounds for the Terrapins (11-0, 1-0 in the Big Ten), who trailed 99-90 with less than a minute to play in the second overtime. Poffenbarger hit two free throws, and then the Gophers turned it over on the in-bounds pass twice in a row. Steals by Kyndal Walker and Okananwa resulted in three-point plays for each, cutting Minnesota's lead to one with 35 seconds to play.Poffenbarger completed the comeback with a layup off an in-bounds play with 10 seconds remaining. Grace Grocholski made nine 3-pointers and scored 31, and Amaya Battle completed a three-point play " her first points of the game " to tie the score 70-70 and send the game to the first…...

52+ min ago (391+ words) December 7, 2025 / 6:28 PM CST / CBS Minnesota Fear and uncertainty continue as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues its intensified focus on the Twin Cities' Somali community. ICE said Friday that 12 immigrants, five of them Somali, have been detained as a result of "Operation Metro Surge." But immigrant rights groups and attorneys say the number of detainees is much higher." Opposition to ICE actions is widespread among Democratic elected officials throughout the state, though nowhere more than in Minneapolis, home to the state's largest Somali population." Days after the announcement of "Operation Metro Surge," Mayor Jacob Frey signed an executive order barring ICE from using any city-owned spaces, like parking lots for staging areas. President Trump called Frey a fool this week for saying he is proud of our Somali community. "We know that it is a chaotic operation," Frey said. "We know…...

59+ min ago (221+ words) North Interstate 35E between Exit 120 for Ramsey County Road J and Exit 123 for Main Street in Lino Lakes is expected to be closed until about 9 p.m. Sunday. December 7, 2025 / 6:21 PM CST / CBS Minnesota A crash caused part of a Twin Cities highway to close temporarily in the northern metro late Sunday evening, according to the Minnesota 511 website. North Interstate 35E between Exit 120 for Ramsey County Road J and Exit 123 for Main Street in Lino Lakes is expected to be closed until about 9 p.m., according to the Minnesota State Patrol." The roadway shut down around 5:45 p.m. due to crash investigation work. It is unclear how many were involved in the crash. December 7, 2025 / 6:21 PM CST / CBS Minnesota A crash caused part of a Twin Cities highway to close temporarily in the northern metro late Sunday evening, according to the Minnesota 511 website. North Interstate 35E between Exit 120 for Ramsey County…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago (218+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials targeted a student at Augsburg University on Saturday, the school confirmed in a statement." "Without producing a warrant, an armed, masked group of ICE agents targeted an undergraduate student and confronted members of our community directly outside a residence hall," said a release from the university. The school didn't confirm if the student who ICE targeted was taken into custody or not, but said their community was "deeply shaken" by the incident. "They (ICE) aimed weapons at witnesses that included staff and students while many more students watched from their windows. These tactics, with the implicit threat of violence, are unacceptable, dangerous, and profoundly disturbing," according to the statement. ICE has ramped up efforts with a recent surge of immigration agents to the Twin Cities as part of "Operation Metro Surge." After vowing last…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago (337+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " As ICE operations continue'across the Twin Cities, some in northeast Minneapolis say immigrant-owned businesses are feeling the effects of fewer customers and worried staff members, including those with proper documentation. "Legal citizens are afraid to come to work because the ICE raids have been indiscriminate," said Recovery Bike Shop owner Seth Stattmiller. "These businesses are very concerned about their people, their staff, their friends." It's been three years since Stattmiller began hosting the weekly Sunday morning coffee meetups. This Sunday, the gathering was hosted outside of Holy Land on Central Avenue, and the coffee was accompanied by a common cause. "We're trying to fight back," Stattmiller said. "We know the people that work here. These are people that we care about, and they have worked their entire lives to make this work." Stattmiller said he's also worried about the…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (603+ words) The Gophers" defensive line room is in flux. Head coach P.J. Fleck fired D-line coach Dennis Dottin-Carter on Friday after one year in the role; incoming transfer players at the position disappointed overall in 2025; and the depth chart for 2026 is on the verge of an overhaul. "Coach Dott is a tremendous football coach and is a really good person," Fleck said in a conference call for Minnesota playing in the Rate Bowl against New Mexico on Dec. 26. "Just felt like we needed to make change at that position right now in leadership. Those are really difficult decisions to make. "He has done a tremendous job with our guys in life lessons, but I just felt like it was time to move in a different direction there. " As we continue to move in the future, we are going to look for the…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (21+ words) A Wisconsin police officer is recovering after being shot during a traffic stop. Police officer shot during traffic stop in Wisconsin...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago (27+ words) The fight is still being investigated, but there haven't been any reports of arrests connected to it. Video shows fight breaking out at Twin Cities basketball game...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago (53+ words) It was a big game for the Gopher women's basketball team Sunday: their first Big 10 conference match-up of the season. There was one fan in the crowd with a special story to share. WCCO's Marielle Mohs joins us with more. Veteran credits Gopher women's basketball team, service dog for healing journey...