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The Best Ear Protection for Kids to Wear at Concerts, Fireworks, and Sporting Events
There’s a reason your child covers their ears every time you walk past a construction site. Little ears are sensitive—and they’re especially vulnerable in the presence of fireworks, race cars, and screaming Taylor Swift fans. According to the...

Sports Roundup: Tuesday 7/29/25
Area Sports Yesterday’s Amateur Baseball State Tournament Loser’s Bracket Results No. 4 Plankinton 13, No. 6 Wessington Springs 3 (7 inn.) **Rest of Tournament will be played in Chamberlain** Today’s Amateur Baseball State Tournament Game: No. 2...

Good Morning, Illini Nation: Courtside Countdown - Minnesota
To subscribe, click here Sign up for our daily basketball newsletter here Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every...

Minnesota weather: Monday night storms leave thousands without power
Monday nights storm brought rain, hail and strong winds, causing some storm damage and power outages throughout the Twin Cities metro. FOX 9’s Bill Keller has more on the story. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Severe weather swept across parts of Minnesota...
SPORTS TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2025
THE ROSEAU ROYALS WILL OPEN PLAY IN A REGION 4-C TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY IN DETROIT LAKES WITH A GAME AGAINST SEBEKA. IT IS A DOUBLE ELIMINATION FORMAT AND TWO TEAMS WILL ADVANCE FROM THE FIELD. THE MINNESOTA TWINS WALKED IT OFF WITH TWO RUNS IN...

Chicago Bears make big Caleb Williams call
The Chicago Bears kick off their preseason by taking on the Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field on Sunday (August 10), but quarterback Caleb Williams won’t feature in the game, it has been confirmed. Why isn’t Caleb Williams playing against the...

Minnesota storms knock out power for 72,000+ again — Xcel Energy sends crews, warns of more outages
Big storms hit Minnesota on Sunday night with very strong winds, heavy rain, hail, and lightning — wind speeds went over 60 mph. Nearly 80,000 homes and businesses lost power, mostly in the Twin Cities metro area. Power company Xcel Energy started...

Local athletes compete at Junior Olympics
Nine Chino Pumas youth track and field athletes and Ayala High sophomore Joshua Komrosky competed July 22 to 27 at the U.S. Track and Field National Junior Olympic Championships held at Savannah State University in Georgia. Komrosky, a junior at...

Commanders rest starters as Patriots roll in preseason opener
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The first time TreVeyon Henderson touched the ball in an NFL game, he went nearly untouched by anyone else. The Patriots rookie running back erupted for a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the game, helping...

Adam Zivo: Media miss the mark on case of non-binary American fighting deportation from Canada
Jenkel, a 24-year-old multimedia artist from Minnesota, arrived in Canada in August 2022 on a six-month visitor visa to spend time with their then-boyfriend, now common-law spouse, in Thunder Bay, Ont. During this visit, the spouse’s epilepsy...

Cardo Got Wings on the Music That Made Him
Cardo Got Wings’ voice cuts through the noise at Ralph’s Coffee as he rattles off the albums that once filled his CD deck in the late ’90s and early aughts. “That was a time period! Seventh and eighth grade. Best music ever. That shit molded me as...

Minnesota Farm Bureau Announces Members of 2025 The Herd Class
The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) is excited to announce the third class of its “The Herd” program. The Herd is for members aged 18-23 who enjoy social media and want to share their passion for agriculture on those platforms. Members...

D&D is quintessentially American and Warhammer is quintessentially British
Every now and then one of my American friends will admit to me, with a slight sheepishness, that they don't really get Warhammer. They didn't grow up with it and now there's so much of it—a far-future science-fantasy setting, two fantasy settings...
Wing Johnny Juzang agrees to join Minnesota Timberwolves on one-year deal
Former UCLA star Johnny Juzang developed into a respectable wing rotation player in Utah who averaged 8.9 points a game last season, but with the addition of Ace Bailey to the Jazz, Juzang was the odd man out. He is now headed to Minnesota on a...

Fans, players excited for World Juniors tournament coming to Minnesota
Minnesota hockey fans get an extra gift this holiday season. The World Juniors is coming to the state of hockey. "Like no other," described defenseman Logan Hensler. "Happens once a year. It's always on TV. People are always watching, talking...

Minnesota Grown Retailer of Year contest seeks entries from grocery and liquor stores
The Minnesota Grown program and the Minnesota Grocers Association (MGA) have announced the opening of entries for the 2025–2026 Minnesota Grown Retailer of the Year contest. The competition, which is open to grocery and liquor retailers across...

Cris Carter's tough advice to James Cook to get the Bills' attention: 'fake' an injury
The contract standoff between Buffalo Bills running back James Cook and the team continues without resolution. Cook is seeking a deal worth $15 million annually, but the team has shown no willingness to meet that demand, bringing negotiations to a...

Royals pitching dominates Twins for shutout win
Maikel Garcia and Jonathan India drove in one run apiece, and that was more than enough for the Kansas City Royals as they held on for a 2-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapolis. Garcia’s RBI double was the lone extra-base...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 9:19 a.m. EDT
Americans set a world record in the swim worlds in Singapore SINGAPORE (AP) — The United States set the world record in the 4x100 mixed relay, clocking 3 minutes, 18.48 seconds in the swim world championships. The old record was 3:18.83 set in...