Dana Thiede

1 week ago | kare11.com | Dana Thiede

ST PAUL, Minn. — It would be difficult to find two NHL teams that are more different, both in talent pool and how they play the game. The Vegas Golden Knights finished first in the Western Conference Pacific Division, a scoring juggernaut near the top of nearly every offensive category. Minnesota endured a rollercoaster season and waited until the final 20 seconds of the regular season to eke out a Wild Card playoff spot when recently returned center Joel Eriksson Ek scored against Anaheim.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Dana Thiede

ST PAUL, Minn. — Attorney General Keith Ellison says Minnesota has joined with 21 other states in challenging the Social Security Administration (SSA) over alleged mismanagement and staffing cuts at the hands of the Trump Administration and DOGE. An amicus brief has been filed in support of an injunction that will block more changes at SSA that jeopardize "promised, hard-earned payments" that millions of Americans - including 1.1 Minnesotans - rely on to survive.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Dana Thiede

WAITE PARK, Minn. — The deaths of a couple in central Minnesota last Saturday have been ruled a murder-suicide following an investigation and autopsies. Waite Park police said 36-year-old Janet Vercruysse died of multiple gunshot wounds suffered the afternoon of April 12 inside a home on the 200 block of 10th Ave. N. The other person, 29-year-old Demico Elyea-Goss, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Dana Thiede

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — Police say one person is dead and another hospitalized following a fiery crash on Highway 252 in Brooklyn Park Saturday morning. Brooklyn Park police and fire responded to the single-vehicle crash, which occurred at the intersection of 252 and 80th/Humboldt Ave. shortly before 7:30 a.m. They found the vehicle involved had started on fire, and motorists who came upon the scene were able to pull two victims out of the burning wreckage.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Dana Thiede

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — For some fanatics, a brunch just isn't a brunch unless it has Eggs Benedict front and center. Put chef Mike Rakun among them. He loves the rich, indulgent breakfast staple so much he named his restaurant - Benedict's - after it. Rakun visited KARE 11 Saturday to offer some suggestions on how to make your classic Eggs Benedict better, and whipped up a great variation he calls The Nordeaster, featuring lobster and avocado along with the indispensable hollandaise sauce.