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VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — The bodies of three young children and a woman believed to be their mother have been recovered from a Minnesota lake, and authorities say the deaths are being investigated as a triple murder-suicide. Meanwhile, the body of the children’s father was found at a...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A man who killed a pedestrian and severely injured another in a crash on Marquette Avenue last year has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison. Thomas Hunter, 27, was sentenced on Thursday. He pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and criminal vehicular operation in March. He entered a Norgaard plea, in which he acknowledged that there is enough evidence to convict him, even if he doesn't remember committing the crime.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Two people were injured in a shooting in Dinkytown early Sunday morning. Officers responded to a shots fired call around 1 a.m. on the 1200 block of 4th Street Southeast. They did not find victims, but learned two people had been taken to a hospital in a private vehicle. They suffered non-life threatening injuries, Minneapolis police say.

Brandon Brown wanted a way to change the narrative behind the “Let’s go, Brandon” message after his first career NASCAR victory inadvertently fostered a chant that has been used to insult President Biden. He found that new message thanks to the family of an 8-year-old boy with autism.

The Minnesota Timberwolves refused to include Jaden McDaniels in any trade package for Rudy Gobert, sources told Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. Danny Ainge reportedly pushed hard for the Wolves to include McDaniels in the deal, with the Jazz initially asking for McDaniels, four first-rounders, multiple picks swaps, and second round picks.

MINNEAPOLIS -- A Twin Cities woman has been sentenced to 90 days of work release and four years of probation for stabbing her fiance's dog to death in 2021. Barbara Crosby accepted a plea agreement for one count of mistreatment of animals in April. She was sentenced on Wednesday. Charging...

The 2022 NFL season is fast approaching. The new rookies are settled in and are being plugged into their position groups, ready for training camp. Some groups like the running backs and wide receivers were strong last season and will have more expectations of the same. Other groups like the secondary and offensive line needed serious improvement. The Vikings front office has strived to provide that improvement. In July, here are the Vikings position group rankings according to PFF.

The Vikings had five players attending the Pro Bowl after the conclusion of their 2021 season. That’s a high number considering their record of 8-9. However, it also shows how talented the roster is. Four offensive players and one defensive player were chosen to represent the NFC at the event.

After suffering multiple serious injuries in the last two years, Chris Archer has made a good comeback with the Minnesota Twins. A decade ago, the Tampa Bay Rays were just in their first wind of showing the baseball world that they could be contenders despite having one of, if not the smallest payrolls in all of Major League Baseball. They did it by diving deep into analytics, drafting and developing a lot of talent, and then trading that talent to another team to regenerate their farm system.

There’s a dry season for NFL content, occurring in the last couple of weeks of June through Independence Day. So, this year, the latest and “greatest” theory for the Minnesota Vikings is a trade of safety Harrison Smith, according to Bleacher Report. Brent Sobleski from Bleacher Report...