Today is Thursday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2026. There are 315 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 19, 1878, inventor Thomas Edison was issued a patent for the phonograph. Also on this date: In … Continued
The second big night of high school boys hockey section tournament play again went very much according to seed. Wednesday’s action included only one lower seed winning, with fifth-seed Andover (9-14-3) beating No. 4-seed Totino-Grace 2-0 at the Brooklyn Park … Continued
Riding an eight-game win streak and ranked in the top 25 for the first time this season, the Gophers women’s basketball team couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn in the first half against 10th-ranked Ohio State. The 23rd-ranked … Continued
Hundreds of activists rallied at the state Capitol on Wednesday, pushing for Minnesota lawmakers to address the impacts of the federal immigration surge across the state. The rally, organized by a coalition of faith leaders and immigrant groups, called for monetary relief, … Continued
A man arrested for allegedly overstaying his student visa and making false claims to U.S. citizenship was a Minnesota corrections officer at the Lino Lakes prison until last fall. Morris Brown, who is 45 and from Liberia, last entered the … Continued
Authorities in Minnesota are investigating two more fatal house fires after an initial deadly blaze last weekend. In Becker County, the sheriff’s office said a Wednesday morning house fire in rural Carsonville Township killed one occupant and injured a second. … Continued