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2 days ago | audacy.com | Lindsey Peterson

Willi Castro hit a pair of solo homers and the Minnesota Twins scored four runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to hand the Athletics their eighth straight loss and 19th in their last 20 games, 10-3 on Tuesday night. Trevor Larnach and Castro homered and Byron Buxton added a two-run single in the sixth. Royce Lewis broke a long hitless streak with a bases-loaded two-run double in the seventh.

2 days ago | audacy.com | Susie Jones |Lindsey Peterson |Steve Karnowski

Much of Minnesota will be getting a bit of a reprieve starting Wednesday morning from the smoke from the Canadian wildfires - but don't get used to it. There are more than 200 active wildfires burning in Canada with half of them classified as "out of control." Officials in Canada say they can't just quickly get to these fires to try to put them out due to the remote nature of the areas. Travis Verdegan is with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center.

2 days ago | audacy.com | Taylor Rivera |Susie Jones |Lindsey Peterson

Members of the Minneapolis Council are at odds over a Boom Island Park safety plan in the wake of Sunday's deadly shooting. The incident claimed the life of a 23-year-old woman and injured five others. It left a scene described as a "warzone" by Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara. Councilmember Michael Rainville, whose ward includes the park, immediately called for the Boom Island parking lot to be closed nightly until further notice, citing a history of violent incidents.

2 days ago | audacy.com | Taylor Rivera |Steve Simpson |Lindsey Peterson

Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth (Cold Spring) is sharing some growing frustration over the budget stalemate that continues to grind on, as a special session has yet to be called. Demuth says that Governor Tim Walz's (DFL) priorities are contributing to delays as Minnesota approaches a July 1 government shutdown. "The governor has said that there's certain priorities that he's had that have to do with sustainable aviation fuel and data centers and a few different things," Demuth told WCCO.

3 days ago | audacy.com | Lindsey Peterson

The Minnesota Vikings are announcing the passing of one of the team's all-time great players on Tuesday. Purple People Eater and one of the NFL's great "ironmen" Jim Marshall has died. Marshall was 87. His death comes after a long hospitalization as he battled health issues. Marshall, a native of Kentucky, came to Minnesota in 1961, just as the franchise began play.