Good morning! Breezy with some showers possible today. Highs in the 50s and low 60s. It's getting dirty in the fight for Minnesota's most-loved lake. After some voting fraud was uncovered, Superior was declared winner over Pepin in the first final four battle. And now on to the second -- Kabetogama vs. Rainy. | Forecast
White House doctor Ronny Jackson withdrew from consideration as Veterans Affairs secretary on Thursday, saying "false allegations" against him have become a distraction. | Memo: Jackson said to have crashed car while drunk
On the same day DFL Rep. Erin Maye Quade ended a sit-in on the House floor, Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt said talks continue, and action on gun control legislation is still possible.
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt faces potentially make-or-break hearings Thursday on Capitol Hill, where he is expected to be peppered with questions about spending and ethics scandals that have triggered bipartisan calls for his ouster.
When Mario Molina won the Nobel Prize for his research on CFCs, it came with a new responsibility: To communicate science and influence policy. To that end, he visited 3M on Wednesday and will meet U students and faculty today.
The trustee and mortgage-holder are working on an agreement that could lead to the sale of the music school's building. It may also leave students and staff who are owed money at the mercy of the real estate market.
The top-seeded Rockets are headed to the second round for the second year in a row after taking care of the eighth-seeded Timberwolves. Minnesota was in the postseason for the first time since 2004.
