Minnesota’s Supreme Court rejected a Republican challenge Friday to certification of the 2020 election results. A five-page ruling from the state’s high court said the candidates and voters who petitioned for an injunction to block certification failed to file their case properly. Justices said the objections to new rules around absentee voting came too late and the remedy sought wasn’t viable.

A lot of the raw material that’s used to make holiday decorations — from Christmas wreaths and garlands to potted evergreen arrangements — comes from Minnesota’s north woods, where there's a thriving cottage industry of harvesters and distributors. But as the market has grown, so has the opportunity for spruce thieves looking to make a quick buck.