They celebrate Christmas on Dec. 24 in Sweden, so when Jesper Wallstedt got a call from his home country the next day, it was not interrupting any holiday plans. And it turned out to be one of the best presents … Continued
A second St. Paul man was sentenced to prison this week in connection with the November 2024 murder of a 24-year-old man who authorities said was shot dead after being followed and “hunted.” Dejaun Hemphill, 24, was with two cousins when … Continued
The Gophers football team’s first addition of the 2026 transfer portal class is to-be redshirt sophomore quarterback Michael Merdinger, according to On3.com. With redshirt sophomore Drake Lindsey the clear QB1 for Minnesota next fall, Merdinger will come in and compete … Continued
First-year Gophers men’s basketball coach Niko Medved and his team are embarking on a grueling stretch of 18 consecutive Big Ten games to finish the regular season. He’s trying not to think of the full obstacle ahead. “If I looked … Continued
About 15,000 adult immigrants in Minnesota lost access to their state-funded health care on Jan. 1. In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature — which then had a Democratic-Farmer-Labor majority in both houses — passed a bill that granted immigrants who entered … Continued