Local
February 18, 2019
A close-up photo of police lights by night.

Snowmobiler hits tree, dies in northeastern Minnesota; 'speed and alcohol' factors

The wreck occurred just after sunset Saturday on the Cook Area Snowmobile Trail near Buyck, roughly 50 miles northwest of Ely, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office.
Local
February 18, 2019
White-tailed deer.

Deer with chronic wasting disease found near Brainerd

Discovered near Brainerd; Walz proposes $4.5M fix.
Outdoors
February 18, 2019
In a virtual whiteout, Shelby McEntyre of Ely guides her dog team into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. With her dad, Stu, mother Jeanne and

Anderson: Dogs do the heavy lifting on anglers' BWCA deep-snow ventures

It takes a different animal to fish the BWCA in winter — and a rugged team to get there
Gophers
February 17, 2019
The ninth-ranked Gophers closed out the Big Ten portion of their regular-season wrestling schedule with a 34-3 victory over Indiana on Sunday at Matur

Minnesota Scene: Gophers wrestlers beat Indiana in Big Ten finale

Freshman heavyweight Gable Steveson highlighted the victory for the Gophers (14-3, 7-2 Big Ten) with a 20-5 technical fall over Fletcher Miller. Steveson, ranked No. 1 in the country, improved to 27-0.
Wild
February 17, 2019
Zach Parise skated off the ice at the end of the Wild's 4-0 loss to the Blues at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday.

Wild players' demeanor, like team's record, is also taking a hit

After the game, coach Bruce Boudreau reiterated the team's goal is to make the playoffs, but how General Manager Paul Fenton affects that ambition is unclear — uncertainty players seem to be processing.
Wild
February 17, 2019

Wild-St. Louis game recap

Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko scored and pocketed two assists to extend his point streak to 12 games.
Wolves
February 17, 2019
Team LeBron's Karl-Anthony Towns, of the Minnesota Timberwolves, heads to the hoop against Team Giannis' Giannis Antetokounmpo, of the Milwaukee Bucks

How the Wolves' Karl-Anthony Towns fared in Sunday's NBA All-Star Game

This was Towns' second All-Star appearance.
Gophers
February 17, 2019

A look at the Gophers women's six-game winning streak

The Gophers' six-game Big Ten winning streak is tied for the second-longest in program history.
Wild
February 17, 2019

Wild vs. Blues since Jan. 1: a comparison

Entering 2019, the Blues were tied for last in the NHL with 34 points in 37 games. Since then they have climbed into third place in the Central Division.
Sports
February 17, 2019

Three things to watch for in local sports this week

Sports
February 17, 2019

RandBall: Gen X gets squeeze on local scene

Wild
February 17, 2019

Blues dominate Wild 4-0

The St. Louis Blues won their 10th game in a row, subduing the Wild 4-0 at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday.

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