Minnesota has one of the highest cancer rates in the country. There were 34,000 new diagnoses in 2021, the latest year for which complete data is available, adding up to the sixth-highest per-capita rate in the country. Prior to 2015, Minnesota’s cancer ...
Gophers captain Abbey Murphy on Thursday was named a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, given to the nation's top women's hockey player. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Highlights include a coming-of-age drama filmed in Ely, a moving documentary about Mississippi River paddlers and short films by Northland students.
Hockey fever has taken over Duluth as fans from across the Midwest poured into town for the WCHA Final Faceoff. Four top-ranked teams battled it out to win the conference and receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
As of 12 p.m., 9.5 inches of snow fell at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, according to the National Weather Service. In Chanhassen, 7.4 inches is being reported. Just over an inch of snow has been reported in St. Cloud. In Wisconsin, Hudson had nearly 10 inches of snow and River Falls had about 10.5 inches.
However, the company gets 11% of its power from neighboring Manitoba, which would be exposed to the Trump administration’s 10% tariff on electricity imports into Canada.
The Minnesota Golden Gopher women's hockey team will face Wisconsin for a WCHA title after upsetting Ohio State in the Final Faceoff semi-finals.
Minnesota fell in heartbreaking fashion to top-ranked and top-seeded Wisconsin Badgers in the 2025 WCHA Final Faceoff Championship, dropping the game 4-3