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A2Z Home Solutions powered by ABC Seamless has a new shop and offices on land the Turcottes owned in Pillager just off ...

With its defense leading the charge, Minnesota has won three straight, including Thursday's win over Oklahoma City ...

Bears have evolved to enter a lighter state of dormancy than typical hibernation so they can quickly wake up to respond to threats.

In a shocking move, the Vikings have fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, a decision that signals the start of sweeping change for a franchise trying to quickly get back on track following a ...

The Gophers’ surplus for 2025 comes with roughly a $10 million increase in both revenues and expenses from fiscal year 2024, when the U had a $1.4 million shortfall on $151.1 million on $152.5 million ...

The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash at 6:25 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, in Unorganized Territory, north of Baxter.

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The school district launched an updated informational site, WeAreAitkin.org, to help community members learn about a revised ...

Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minnesota.

Joel Dixon Meyer was charged Jan. 23 in Crow Wing County District Court with felony domestic assault by strangulation and misdemeanor domestic assault.

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