Today is Wednesday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2026. There are 337 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On Jan. 28, 2011, protesters opposed to Hosni Mubarak’s nearly 30-year rule of Egypt seized the streets of Cairo, battling police, burning down ruling party headquarters and defying a military curfew. Hundreds of protesters would be killed in ensuing days in attempts to crush the uprising before Mubarak stepped down as president that February.

Also on this date:

In 1547, England’s King Henry VIII died at age 55; he was succeeded by his 9-year-old son, Edward VI.

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In 1813, the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen was first published, anonymously, in London.

In 1922, 98 people were killed when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C., collapsed under the weight of nearly 2 feet of snow.

In 1956, Elvis Presley made his first national TV appearance on “Stage Show,” a CBS program hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey.

In 1980, six U.S. diplomats who had avoided being taken hostage at their embassy in Tehran flew out of Iran with the help of Canadian diplomats; the events were later dramatized in the film “Argo.”

In 1985, to raise funds in support of famine relief in Ethiopia, the supergroup USA For Africa recorded the song “We Are the World.”

In 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, killing all seven crew members including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.

In 2017, Serena Williams won her record 23rd Open Era Grand Slam singles title, defeating her sister Venus at the Australian Open for what would be her final major championship.

In 2024, three American troops were killed and 25 were injured in a drone strike in Jordan near the border with Syria. President Joe Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes by the groups against American forces across the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war.

Today’s birthdays:

Actor Alan Alda is 90.
Former NBA coach Gregg Popovich is 77.
Golf Hall of Famer Nick Price is 69.
Film director Frank Darabont is 67.
Singer Sarah McLachlan is 58.
Rapper Rakim is 58.
Humorist Mo Rocca is 57.
R&B singer Anthony Hamilton is 55.
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is 54.
Rapper Rick Ross is 50.
Singer Joey Fatone Jr. (’N Sync) is 49.
Singer Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys) is 46.
Actor Elijah Wood is 45.
Rapper J. Cole is 41.
Actor Ariel Winter is 28.

Like Kaohly Her, St. Paul mayor,

This park breaks new ground.

So be a dear, search turf here

For garbage and trash abound.

Hunt clues will be released at about midnight at TwinCities.com/treasurehunt each day of the hunt.

See the Treasure Hunt rules.

Where has the medallion been discovered in past years?

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After a week of brutal cold and political unrest in Minnesota, the hometown hockey team offered a needed distraction on Tuesday night.

In the end, Kirill Kaprizov scored in a shootout, as the Wild rallied from a three-goal deficit in the third period to shock the Chicago Blackhawks with a 4-3 win.

Trailing from virtually the opening faceoff, the Wild got third period goals from Yakov Trenin, Joel Eriksson Ek and Jared Spurgeon to get the game to overtime.

Jesper Wallstedt overcame a challenging start, finishing with 28 saves – five of them in overtime – to get the unlikely win. He foiled all three Chicago chances in the shootout.

With fans howling over a missed high sticking call at center ice, and Wallstedt headed to the bench for an extra attacker, Spurgeon poked in the rebound of an Eriksson Ek shot as Minnesota went beyond regulation for the eighth time in the past 14 games.

Wallstedt, making his 22nd start of the season, was busy early, facing four shots in less than 80 seconds from the opening faceoff. Chicago pounced to take the lead when Wallstedt stopped a long-range shot but could not find the puck. It slipped loose from under his leg pad and was swatted in the net.

Minnesota made a fruitless push only to end up down 2-0 after one period when a blind pass along the end boards was intercepted by the Blackhawks and zipped past Wallstedt for an unassisted goal.

Again in the middle frame, the Wild made a push, and again they ended up in a deeper hole. This time a rush down the wing and a Chicago shot that fooled Wallstedt on the glove side made it 3-0.

The home fans finally got a reason to cheer later in the second when Trenin scored for the fourth time this season and the second time this month, banking a shot just inside the far post. On the next shift, a Chicago defensive miscue gave the Wild a 4-on-1 rush to the offensive zone, only to see Kaprizov’s wide-angle shot hit the side of the net.

The Wild made it a one-goal game early in the third when Eriksson Ek cleaned up the rebound of a Quinn Hughes shot after Chicago goalie Spencer Knight made the initial save. It was the second goal in as many games for Eriksson Ek, who has been an offensive catalyst since returning from a six-game injury absence.

Knight had 19 saves for Chicago, which last won in Minnesota on Feb. 2, 2019.

Briefly

Former Gophers standout Oliver Moore, who is a rookie center for the Blackhawks, was playing his first NHL game in his home state on Tuesday. The Mounds View native said after Chicago’s morning skate that members of his family had purchased around 50 tickets for the game, with friends and former U of M teammates snapping up at least 15 more. Moore was drafted by Chicago in the 2023 first round and played two seasons for the Gophers.

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Minnesota’s House of Representatives will return to a tie after special elections for vacant seats in the east metro Tuesday night delivered two Democratic-Farmer-Labor wins.

In the special election to fill St. Paul’s House District 64A, DFLer Meg Luger-Nikolai won with more than 95% of the vote, according to unofficial results late Tuesday from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office. A little more than 4% of voters backed Republican candidate Dan Walsh.

Luger-Nikolai, a labor lawyer, received nearly 30% of the vote in a six-candidate DFL primary in December. Walsh, a St. Paul business owner, was the only Republican candidate.

District 64A, which includes the Union Park, Macalester-Groveland and Summit-University neighborhoods, was vacated by Kaohly Her after she won the St. Paul mayor’s race in November.

Undated courtesy photo, circa December 2025, of Meg Luger-Nikolai, a Democratic candidate in the special primary election for House District 64A on Dec. 16, 2025. The election is to replace Kaohly Her, who vacated her House 64A seat after being elected mayor of St. Paul in November 2025. (Courtesy of the candidate)

It was widely expected to remain in DFL hands. The party dominates St. Paul politics, and Her won four consecutive two-year terms with more than 80% of the vote.

With DFL wins in St. Paul and Woodbury’s House District 47A, the partisan balance of the Minnesota House will return to 67-67 between the DFL and Republicans.

Shelley Buck, the former president of the Prairie Island Tribal Council, was the sole candidate on the ballot in District 47A. She won a three-way DFL primary in December with around 88% of the vote.

Buck had 98% of the vote, according to unofficial results late Tuesday. The remaining votes were write-ins.

The 47A House seat was vacated when Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger successfully ran for an open Senate seat in District 47, which overlaps with House District 47A.

Minnesota’s Senate is currently divided 34-33 with the DFL at a one-seat advantage. With the House restored to a 67-67 tie, the balance voters delivered in 2024 will remain in place.

Prairie Island Indian Community President Shelley Buck speaks at the Treasure Island Center ribbon cutting in St. Paul on Jan. 16, 2018. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

“Congratulations to Shelley Buck and Meg Luger-Nikolai on their special election wins. As the former President of the Prairie Island Indian Community, Shelley Buck brings unique leadership experience and perspective to the House DFL and will be a fearless champion for working families,” House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson said in a statement. “Meg Luger-Nikolai has dedicated her life and career to standing up for workers, defending public schools, and protecting access to affordable health care.”

The 2026 Legislative session is scheduled to begin on Feb. 17.

The past year has seen an unusually high number of special elections due to lawmakers winning election to new office, as well as vacancies from deaths, criminal cases and a candidate residency dispute.

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