The Latest Breaking News from Minneapolis

Chip Scoggins: Talbot or Fleury? Goalie debate shows Wild in good spot for playoffs

MINNEAPOLIS — The 2003 NHL draft began with the Pittsburgh Penguins selecting goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury with the No. 1 overall pick, the first step in a career that will conclude in the Hall of Fame someday.

Tribune News Service · May 1, 2022

Timberwolves squander another lead to Grizzlies, get eliminated from playoffs in 114-106 loss

MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves couldn't have asked for much more than what they had entering the fourth quarter of their 114-106 loss to Memphis.

Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022

After flurry of trades, Vikings select cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. with 42nd pick of the second round

MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah kept trading during Friday's second round, moving up in a deal with the Indianapolis Colts to select Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. with the 42nd overall pick.

Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022

Twins break open game in fifth inning, beat Tigers for seventh straight win

MINNEAPOLIS — New-age manager Rocco Baldelli went old-school on Throwback Thursday: For the first time in his career, he called for two sacrifice bunts — in one inning, no less. And they wound up fueling the put-away inning in the Twins' seventh consecutive victory, 7-1 over the Tigers at Target…

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

Derek Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd

Former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of murder, sentenced to more than 22 years in prison last year.

Al Jazeera · Apr 28, 2022

Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd

The former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murder in the killing of George Floyd has appealed his conviction, saying among other things that the jury was intimidated by ongoing sometimes violent protests and prejudiced by excessive pre-trial publicity

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

Bob Dylan disc to be the first in a new high-fidelity format developed by T Bone Burnett

MINNEAPOLIS — Leave it to Bob Dylan to promise something special and not give us details. And he's got a co-conspirator in celebrated producer T Bone Burnett.

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

Editorial: A damning report on Minneapolis policing

Adding yet more impetus to the urgent call for reform, a state investigation found that the Minneapolis Police Department routinely violated civil rights law over the past decade by engaging in a pattern of racial discrimination.

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

Kepler’s two home runs more than enough to back up Ryan’s solid start vs. Detroit

MINNEAPOLIS — Oh, so that's why Joe Ryan is in the Twins' starting rotation and Michael Pineda isn't.

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

Minneapolis police engaged in pattern of racial discrimination, inquiry finds

Report released by Minnesota’s human rights department says agency and city will negotiate an agreement to address problems

The Guardian - US · Apr 27, 2022