MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz announced on Friday that Minnesota has been ranked as one of the top states to raise a family. Walz credits this ranking to a study done through WalletHub, which put Minnesota in a second-place.

Zach L'Heureux was suspended 3 games for a slew-foot on Minnesota Wild's Jared Spurgeon. The Predators winger answered for the hit on Saturday.

Snuggerud tied the score 1-1 at 12:33 of the first with his 15th goal of the season, and it was a beauty. On the play, Snuggerud raced past Notre Dame defenseman Jaedon Kerr, cut toward the net, toe-dragged the puck to get Say to commit and fired the puck through the five hole.

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The NFL’s Tennessee Titans didn’t sniff the playoffs this season, going a woeful 3-14, which included a loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11. And still, Nashville Predators coach Andrew Brunette admitted seeing some long faces at the team’s practice last Tuesday,

On Friday at PICA Head Start Training Center in Minneapolis, Democratic leaders laid out their agenda for the session amid an ongoing power dispute with Republicans​ over who can and should control the chamber.

A proposed three-team trade could swap three different star forwards. The Wolves would acquire Brandon Ingram, New Orleans gets Miles Bridges, and Charlotte acquires Julius Randle . While this trade works due to contracts, all three teams would have to add another player or some future draft capital to sweeten up the deal.

Nashville (15-22-7, 37 points) beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday, clinching the win with a 3-for-3 shootout performance from Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly, and Steven Stamkos. It was the Predators' first appearance in a shootout this season.

The app has about 170 million users in the U.S., including many businesses that rely on the platform to connect with potential customers — like Fuzzy Loon Designs in Waite Park.

This pool of frigid air will lead to the coldest temperatures of this winter season, along with some of the coldest weather we’ve had in a few years.

Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday pitched a tighter two-year budget, complete with spending pullbacks and other measures to keep a potential deficit at bay. He also proposed a lower state sales tax rate but called for extending the tax’s reach to financial services.

The third-ranked Gophers women's hockey team scored three goals in the second period and three more in the third as it pulled away from Minnesota State for a dominant 8-3 victory, its third straight, Friday night at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.