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You will not find an official Minnesota Wild draft party among the myriad events happening in the Twin Cities this weekend.

Central Division rival St. Louis headed into Friday night’s 2026 NHL Draft in possession of four first-round picks, and up-and-coming San Jose prepped to use a trio of first-rounders on the stage in Buffalo, N.Y. By contrast, barring a t...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Through the first two games of this summer's World Cup, the U.S. was about as perfect as a team could be. It won both games, never trailed, gave up just a goal, and won its group handily, playing with a verve and confidence that erased all the doubts that had shadowed it coming in.

Then came Thursday.

With Mauricio Pochett...

NEW YORK — Lionel Richie has paused some of his upcoming shows after he fell ill onstage this week and was reportedly hospitalized.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, 77, felt “dizzy” during the start of his North American tour at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, on Wednesday, June 24, at which point he started an intermission and never returned, with TMZ late...

BAXTER — Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins in Baxter are now open along Highway 371 North in the redeveloped former Blaze Pizza site off Dellwood Drive North, near Target.

Dunkin’ is available for dine-in and drive-thru and is with Baskin-Robbins ice cream. The Baxter Dunkin’ site comes after Dunkin’ opened one on Washington Street in

Question: We live on a small lake, and this spring several sections of shoreline collapsed. We found tunnels extending from the bank into the water. Were these caused by muskrats or beavers?

Answer: While either animal can alter a shoreline, tunnels in a lake bank are probably the work of muskrats.

Most people are familiar with ...