To celebrate the New Year, hundreds of people braved the frigid 32-degree water in Lake Minnetonka for the 29th Annual ALARC Ice Dive from the from the shoreline at the public docks in Excelsior, Minn. The event raises a large contribution to wounded veterans support organizations.
The breach of the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad has prompted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to postpone his trip to Ukraine and four other countries.
Annual polar plunge has become a holiday tradition for many.
College Bround program deposits $50 into every St. Paul newborn's savings account. The $1 million annual program is funded with $500,000 from the state and additional money and support from private foundations and the city.
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The first sunrise of 2020 brought deep orange and pink colors over the Duluth Harbor South Breakwater Lighthouse in Duluth, Minnesota.
Divers participate in the 30th Anniversary ALARC Ice Dive on New Year's Day into Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior on Wednesday, January 1, 2020.
The University of Minnesota marching band, color guard and cheer squad performed Monday at the Outback Bowl's Beach Day in Clearwater, Florida.
The Minnesota Gophers play the Auburn Tigers in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida.
The Vikings and Saints play in New Orleans in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. Click below for pregame reading, in-game updates, a Live Blog and more.
A group of friends from the Twin Cities woke up at 4 a.m. on New Year's Day, some not sleeping at all, to start 2020 with a quick jump into Lake Superior just after sunrise in Canal Park in Duluth.
Amanda Johnson, who grew up in Plymouth and graduated from Benilde-St. Margaret's, is a full-throated devotee of dark-house spearfishing — which has roots in pre-settlement Native American culture.
The No. 18 Gophers kickoff against No. 12 Auburn at noon in Tampa, Fla.
Two people were found dead and a police officer was wounded after an exchange of gunfire at a housing complex in Omaha, authorities said.
The Gophers are hoping to win their first New Year's Day game since their 1962 Rose Bowl triumph. Click here for a guide to today's Outback Bowl between Minnesota and Auburn.
Everyone knows Wisconsin will be in the spotlight for the presidential race in 2020. It's one of just a few states where the electorate is so evenly divided, it could swing either way. That is the biggest prize on the ballot this year, but it's far from the only contest for Wisconsin voters. Here are the highlights of what's on Wisconsin's political horizon in 2020:
Duke had Tre Jones back healthy at the point and freshman Matthew Hurt rolling with a confident stroke in a one-sided victory.
Charging that Iran was "fully responsible" for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about 3,000 more prepared for possible deployment in the next several days.
Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment are so confident Virginia is on the verge of becoming the critical 38th state to ratify the gender equality measure, they are already making plans for how they will celebrate.
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A victory on New Year's Day over Auburn in Tampa would be Minnesota's first Jan. 1 bowl win since 1962. "I think we still can continue to open a lot of eyes around the country," Rashod Bateman said.