INDIANAPOLIS — No one was beating Regan Smith in her signature event. Bouncing back from a close-but-no-Olympics call in her first race, Smith set a world record in the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. swimming trials on Tuesday night. … Continued
By HILLEL ITALIE (AP National Writer) Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays’ family and the … Continued
Alex Kirilloff strolled through the Twins clubhouse on Tuesday afternoon on his way to chat with Rocco Baldelli in the manager’s office. It was a strange scene considering the Twins sent Kirilloff across the river to the St. Paul Saints … Continued
The members of St. Croix United Church in Bayport have finalized the sale of a 10-acre property on the western edge of Bayport to the Stillwater Area Public School District, a move that paves the way for a new Andersen … Continued
Joe Friedberg, one of the Twin Cities’ most high-profile criminal defense attorneys, was 87 but never wanted to retire because he loved everything about being in court: “That’s who I am, that’s what I want to do,” he would say … Continued
Authorities say the body of one person was recovered Tuesday when a submerged vehicle was pulled from the Minnesota River in Bloomington. The recovery operation began Sunday night when authorities were called to the Lyndale Avenue Boat Launch on a … Continued