In a shocking move, the Vikings have fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, a decision that signals the start of sweeping change for a franchise trying to quickly get back on track following a disappointing campaign.
The plan is for vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski to lead the Vikings through the 2026 NFL Draft. His experience and expertise should help provide some stability in the short term.
Though there have long been rumors of internal strife surrounding Adofo-Mensah throughout his tenure, there was no indication that the Vikings were going to part ways with him in the present. He sign a contract extension last offseason and was representing the organization this week at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.
Now the Vikings will move forward looking for a different voice to lead them into the future.
In a statement released by the Vikings on social media, co owners Mark Wilf and Zygi Wilf said after careful consideration over the past few weeks they decided it was time to move forward with new leadership in football operations.
“These decisions are never easy,” the Wilfs said. “We are grateful for Kwesi’s contributions and commitment to the organization over the past four years and wish him and his family the best in the future.”
After the 2026 NFL Draft, the Wilfs said they intend to conduct a thorough search to identify the next general manager. They ended by emphasizing that chasing a Super Bowl fuels them constantly, saying, “We look forward to bring our fans the success they so deserve.”
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BELZONI, Miss. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people entered their sixth day with no electricity Friday as the Carolinas and Virginia were preparing for a significant winter storm that could bring more snowfall than some parts of North Carolina have seen in years.
The National Weather Service said arctic air moving into the Southeast will cause already frigid temperatures to plummet into the teens on Friday night in cities like Nashville, Tennessee, where many people still lacked power nearly a week after a massive storm dumped snow and ice across the eastern U.S.
More than 230,000 homes and businesses were without electricity Friday morning, with the vast majority of those outages in Mississippi and Tennessee, according to the outage tracking website poweroutage.us.
Forecasters say the subfreezing weather will persist in the eastern U.S. into February and there’s high chance of heavy snow in the Carolinas, Virginia and northeast Georgia this weekend, possibly up to a foot in parts of North Carolina. Snow is also possible along the East Coast from Maryland to Maine.
Jean Christophe rides his bike home from Kroger on snow and ice in Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP)
This photo provided by Crystal Walk shows Jeeps helping stranded drivers navigate the ice on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, on Interstate 55 in northern Mississippi. (Crystal Walk via AP)
A smattering of people sit around the Humphreys County warming center in Belzoni, Miss., on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)
Sherry Miller, who is staying at the Humphreys County warming center, passes the time playing dominoes with others seeking shelter in Belzoni, Miss., on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)
Jimmy Jordan, left, and Cordarol Dale walk through snow in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP)
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Jean Christophe rides his bike home from Kroger on snow and ice in Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP)
On Saturday night and early Sunday, forecasters expect intense winds accompanied by moderate to heavy snow that could lead to blizzard conditions for a time before the storm starts to move out to sea Sunday morning.
In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, a beach city more accustomed to hurricanes, traffic jams and tourists, the National Weather Service has predicted 6 inches of snow.
The city has no snow removal equipment. Instead, newly-inaugurated Myrtle Beach Mayor Mark Kruea said they will “use what we can find” — maybe a motor grader or bulldozer to scrape snow off streets.
“With a hurricane you can storm proof many things,” Kruea said Friday. “But at a place like this, there is only a few things you can do to get ready for snow.”
With the wave of dangerous cold heading for the U.S. South on Friday, experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people in parts of Mississippi and Tennessee who are entering their sixth day trapped at home without power in subfreezing temperatures.
“The longer you’re exposed to the cold, the worse it is,” said Dr. Hans House, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Iowa. “The body can handle cold temperatures briefly very well, but the prolonged exposure is a problem.”
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People who are more vulnerable — the elderly, infants and those with underlying health conditions — may have started experiencing hypothermia symptoms within hours of being exposed to the frigid temperatures, explained Dr. Zheng Ben Ma, medical director of the University of Washington Medical Center’s northwest emergency department. That includes everything from exhaustion to slurred speech and memory loss.
But almost a week in and the situation is nearing a turning point, he explained: Younger people who are generally healthy could potentially begin to fall victim to these symptoms as well.
“Once you get into days six, seven, upwards of 10, then even a healthy, resilient person will be more predisposed to experiencing some of those deleterious effects of the cold temperature,” he said.
Mississippi officials say it’s the state’s worst winter storm since 1994. About 80 warming centers were opened across the state, known as one of the nation’s poorest. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said National Guard troops were delivering meals, blankets and other supplies by truck and helicopter.
In Tennessee, Gov. Bill Lee said crews had distributed more than 600 units of warming supplies and more than 2,200 gallons of gas and diesel.
Nashville residents in more than 70,000 powerless homes and businesses were bracing for a frigid weekend forecast, as criticisms grew louder of the local utility’s handling of the prep and recovery. Nashville Electric Service has defended its approach, saying it was an unprecedented storm. At the peak, about half of its customers in and near the capital city lost power.
More than 80 people have died in areas affected by bitter cold from Texas to New Jersey. Roughly half the deaths were reported in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana. While some deaths have been attributed to hypothermia, others are suspected to be related to carbon monoxide exposure.
Dr. Abhi Mehrotra, an emergency medicine physician with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said it’s important to make sure heat sources used indoors, including generators, are not emitting carbon monoxide, which could be deadly.
Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia, and Thanawala from Atlanta. Associated Press writers Jeff Martin in Atlanta; Jonathan Mattise and Travis Loller in Nashville, Tennessee; Sarah Brumfield in Washington; Devi Shastri in Milwaukee and Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed to this report.
In the immediate aftermath of a second consecutive fourth-place finish, the Twins opted to cut ties with manager Rocco Baldelli.
Months later, in December, while announcing the identities of the team’s new minority owners, the Twins replaced executive chair Joe Pohlad with his older brother, Tom.
On Friday, the Twins announced the most surprising change to their leadership structure this offseason, agreeing to “mutually” part ways with president of baseball and business operations Derek Falvey.
“Ownership transitions naturally create moments for reflection and honest dialogue about leadership, vision and how an organization wants to move forward,” Falvey said in a statement. “Over the past several weeks, we had those conversations openly and constructively and ultimately reached a shared understanding that this was the right step for both the organization and for me personally.”
Falvey was hired as the team’s chief baseball officer in October 2016 and was named president of baseball operations in 2019. Last March, he took over as president of baseball and business operations after longtime team president Dave St. Peter stepped aside.
Under Falvey, the Twins won three American League Central division titles and reached the playoffs in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2023. But after that 2023 season, ownership cut payroll dramatically in response to its growing debt, and the Twins suffered a late-season collapse in 2024 and floundered in 2025, leading to a massive trade deadline sell-off.
“His leadership was transformational. He helped modernize every aspect of our baseball operations and led with strong values, intention, and purpose,” Tom Pohlad said in a statement. “Derek created a culture grounded in learning and in the belief that organizations grow when people grow. … We are grateful for his dedication, his integrity, and the impact he made here.”
General manager Jeremy Zoll will lead the baseball department and the Twins will begin a search for a president of business operations immediately. Both will report to Pohlad, who will lead business operations in the interim.
“I’ve been incredibly fortunate to spend this chapter of my career with the Minnesota Twins. This organization, the people inside it and Twins Territory have meant a great deal to me and my family,” Falvey said. “I’m grateful for the experiences I’ve had here and excited about the next chapter when the time is right.”
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection employee from Texas is charged with drunken driving after authorities say he was found passed out and “covered in vomit” in a car in St. Paul.
About 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, a Minnesota State Patrol trooper saw a car pulled over on the right side of the road in front of a No Parking sign in the area of St. Anthony Avenue and Simpson Street, near Allianz Field. The driver, from Corpus Christi, was “slumped over” in the driver’s seat, according to a criminal complaint filed in Ramsey County District Court.
The 31-year-old man, who smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot and watery eyes, failed field sobriety tests and was arrested, the complaint says. He refused to submit a breath sample.
He went before a judge Tuesday on charges of gross misdemeanor third-degree DWI and misdemeanor fourth-degree DWI. He was released without bail pending a March 24 court date. An attorney is not listed in the court file.
In an emailed statement to the Pioneer Press, a BPS spokesperson confirmed the man is an employee with the agency and that an internal review of the incident is underway.
“CBP stresses honor and integrity in every aspect of our mission, and the overwhelming majority of CBP employees and officers perform their duties with honor and distinction, working tirelessly every day to keep our country safe,” the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson has yet to respond Friday to follow-up questions about the man’s role with the agency and his current employment status.
His arrest comes amid “Operation Metro Surge,” an unprecedented deployment of 3,000 federal immigration enforcement agents from ICE, CBP and other agencies in Twin Cities area.
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