HwaJeong Kim doesn’t just stop to offer panhandlers pocket change at intersections. She asks how they’re doing, shares food and buys bulk packages of handwarmers to pass out in winter. Kim, the vice president of the St. Paul City Council, … Continued
Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order deploying the Minnesota National Guard to North Carolina, where Hurricane Helene has devastated much of the Southeast after hitting Florida on Sept. 26. The St. Louis County mobile command post is already … Continued
The Lynx felt Connecticut was the asserter in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals via the Sun’s chatter and chippiness. So Minnesota wanted to answer the bell. You don’t have to ask Courtney Williams twice. The Lynx point guard was … Continued
By COLLIN BINKLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s latest attempt at student loan cancellation is free to move ahead — at least temporarily — after a judge in Georgia decided that a legal challenge should be handled by a … Continued
The bird flu may be entering a dangerous new phase. The risk that any given person will be sickened or die remains low, but the risk of this virus mutating into the next human pandemic is high enough to warrant … Continued
A look at some of Friday’s top high school football games involving East Metro and western Wisconsin teams: Mounds View (3-2) at East Ridge (3-2), 7 p.m. Mounds View, Forest Lake and Stillwater are all 3-1 in Metro East subdistrict … Continued