The Minnesota Vikings announced Philadelphia Eagle’s quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo as Pat Shurmur’s replacement as offensive coordinator. A deal with DeFilippo was finalized Friday, Feb. 9.
Foles, Eagles fly into Super Bowl, rout Vikings 38-7
The Philadelphia Eagles made big play after big play on both sides of the ball in a stunning 38-7 rout of the Minnesota Vikings for the NFC championship.
Minneapolis council members give themselves $10K raises
Minneapolis City Council members have voted to give themselves and the city’s new mayor a $10,000 raises.
AP: FCC votes along party lines to end ‘net neutrality’
In a vote along party lines, the federal government has ended sweeping net-neutrality rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet.
AP: Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith named to fill Franken seat
Minnesota’s governor has chosen Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to fill Sen. Al Franken’s seat until the November election, and she will run in that election to complete the final two years of Franken’s term.
St. Thomas community reacts to Franken’s resignation
The St. Thomas professor who lost to Minnesota Sen. Al Franken in the 2008 Democratic-Farmer-Labor Senate primary said Thursday that he believed Franken was not resigning for the right reasons.
AP: Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations
Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said he’ll resign in the coming weeks amid multiple sexual misconduct allegations.
AP: Franken denies allegation he forcibly tried to kiss woman
Sen. Al Franken on Wednesday denied a new sexual misconduct accusation that came from a former Democratic congressional aide that he tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006.
AP: Garrison Keillor fired, says he put hand on woman’s back
Garrison Keillor, the former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” said Wednesday he has been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of what the network called improper behavior.
AP: Franken apologizes for making some women ‘feel badly’
Democratic Sen. Al Franken issued a Thanksgiving explanation and apology in the wake of four women alleging that he had touched them inappropriately.
AP: Governor welcomes resignations of 2 Minnesota legislators
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday welcomed the imminent resignations of two male lawmakers accused of repeated sexual harassment.
AP: Radio anchor says Franken groped, kissed her without consent
Minnesota Sen. Al Franken apologized Thursday after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour.
AP: Suspect in Mall of America stabbing had past mental issue
The man charged with stabbing shoppers at the Mall of America was charged last year with stabbing two staff members with a pen at an in-patient psychiatric unit.
AP: Series of California shootings kill 5, wound child at school
A gunman killed four people and wounded a number of others at random Tuesday at multiple locations in rural Northern California, including an elementary school, before police shot him dead, authorities said.
AP: Suspect arrested after stabbing at Mall of America
A 20-year-old suspect is in custody after two men were stabbed at the Mall of America in Minnesota during what police called an “interrupted theft.”