Cougar spotted in Minneapolis killed on I-394 by Hummer

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The driver hit the cat about 2:15 a.m. Wednesday. The DNR confirmed the cougar was the same cat seen in Minneapolis earlier this week.
FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Rep
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Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker two months ago. Now he's leaving Congress by year's end

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Federal government will tax Minnesota rebate checks

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Lawmakers on Wednesday will learn the size of the projected surplus they will have to work with when they return to the Capitol in February.
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Lawmakers on Wednesday will learn the size of the projected surplus they will have to work with when they return to the Capitol in February.

Minnesota projects $2.4 billion budget surplus, but spending it could cause future deficit

9:58am
The projected surplus announced by Minnesota Management and Budget is much smaller than the $17.5 billion budget surplus the DFL-controlled Minnesota Legislature used up this year.
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center in West Allis, Wis., on Dec. 13, 2016. Two Wisconsin
Politics

Wisconsin Trump electors settle lawsuit, agree Biden won in 2020

10:40am
U of M seeking up to $80 million from state for health care programs
Business

U of M seeking up to $80 million from state for health care programs

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Kevin O’Connell has chosen Joshua Dobbs to start at quarterback on Sunday when the Vikings play the Las Vegas Raiders.
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Vikings to start Dobbs at quarterback vs. Raiders on Sunday

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Senzel Ahmady plays Jasmine and Adi Roy is Aladdin in “Disney’s Aladdin” at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis.
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Review: Yikes! 'Disney's Aladdin' underwhelms at Minneapolis' Orpheum

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Jack Barrett and Anita Gaul of the State Emblems Redesign Commission hang up some of the 216 flag designs that made the first cut from the original 21
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'What are we if we are just one thing?' Minnesota farmers face their likely absence from state flag

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