Friends, colleagues remember groundbreaking Minnesota lawmaker Mary Murphy
Friends and colleagues took to social media to remember Mary Murphy upon the news of her death on Wednesday. Murphy was the ...
Vikings running back Aaron Jones eclipsed 1,000 yards. He’s meant even more than his production.
In total, Jones has 1,046 rushing yards to go along with 348 receiving yards this season. He’s been a focal point for the ...
Wild head to Texas rested and, they hope, a little healthier
Getting some rest before facing a tough team like Dallas on the road is one positive factor, the Wild hope. Another ...
Vikings linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. is trending in right direction
He suffered a hamstring injury against the Chicago Bears last month and he’s been on injured reserve ever since.
The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern
The U.S. Agency for International Development, which funds the famine-monitoring group, asked the group for greater review of ...
A Virginia zoo welcomes newborn pygmy hippopotamus as year ends
The mother Iris gave birth to the female calf on Dec. 9 following a seven-month gestation, zoo officials said. The newborn, ...
From the archives: Afton priest’s faith bolstered by WWII Christmas prayer
Metcalf conferred with his superior, Father James O’Neill, Third Army head chaplain. O’Neill found a “Prayer for Victory” ...
1 of 2 injured owls rescued by Duluth woman had to be euthanized
DULUTH, Minn. — A snowy owl rescued from the grill of a car Monday at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth has been euthanized.
St. Paul free mental health clinic reached more than 100 visits since opening in October
St. Paul’s new free mental health clinic the “Living Room,” located at St. Paul’s Highland Bridge, has marked 111 visits as ...
Allison Schrager: The Oxford curriculum that American universities need
Despite everything, the best universities in the world are still in America. They engage in more groundbreaking research, have the most talented professors and attract the best students. But ...
‘Grant us fair weather for Battle’: Afton event to honor Rev. George Metcalf, who helped craft Patton’s ‘fair-weather’ prayer
Metcalf grew up in St. Paul and served as Gen. George Patton’s personal chaplain during World War II. He was one of two ...
Cats can get sick with bird flu. Here’s how to protect them
Though cases of infection are rare, cats seem especially susceptible to the bird flu virus, or Type A H5N1. Even before the ...