Alanna Smith was a defensive stalwart, Napheesa Collier had her first double-double in five games, and the Lynx stayed on a roll by beating Phoenix 73-60 on Saturday at Target Center. Collier finished with 23 points and tied a season-high … Continued
WABASHA, Minn. — Can you name the national bird of the U.S? Technically, there isn’t one. Minnesota DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar is co-author of legislation to change that. The proposed legislation is a bipartisan effort to designate the bald eagle … Continued
The margin for error is microscopic in a high school baseball postseason. One gaffe here or a slip-up there can be what sends a team home. Yet for two years straight, East Ridge has been close enough to perfect to … Continued
OAKLAND, Calif. — The baseball he was throwing, Chris Paddack said on Friday night, felt like a dumbbell. The ball felt heavy, his body felt heavy. For a second time this season, Paddack described feeling dead arm after a start, … Continued
Alex Junge yanks at the Creeping Charlie growing on the side of a garden plot overlooking Interstate 94 in St. Paul’s Merriam Park. The fast-growing weed isn’t native to Minnesota, though it’s made itself at home for centuries, he explains. … Continued
Authorities say there is an increase in cases of tularemia cases in the state, a disease that affects animals, mostly cats but that can also infect people. The state department of health and the state board of animal health say … Continued