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The two companies announced the agreement Friday evening. The terms are effective immediately.

The Jets, though barely beyond .500 in their past 10 games, lead the NHL, and they've defeated the Wild seven times in a row.

Marquan D. Tucker is accused of waiting in a parking lot before opening fire on two people Dec. 7 in Brooklyn Park.

Vikings running back Cam Akers didn't believe his playing days might be over after a second Achilles tear by age 25. His self-belief has him back in Minnesota in a key role for a playoff-bound team.

Amid dark sky and dark times, hope endures.

Few things are more local than a consequential Minnesota snowfall. I guess it's time for me to get a new set of snow tires.

Good will toward men is incompatible with autocracy.

The conditions at the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center are unacceptable.

Talon Metals, which is trying to mine nickel near Tamarack, Minn., says it will dig a simpler path to the ore it wants to extract.

U of M Gophers defeat Prairie View A&M 96-57.