Debate night brawl: Bloomberg, Sanders attacked by rivals

From left, Michael Bloomberg, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders during the Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

From left, Michael Bloomberg, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders during the Democratic presidential debate Wednesday in Las Vegas.

— Erin Schaff, New York Times

From the opening bell, Democrats savaged New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg and raised pointed questions about Bernie Sanders' take-no-prisoners politics during a contentious debate Wednesday night that threatened to further muddy the party's urgent quest to defeat President Donald Trump.

Weekend warm-up comes with closing on I-35W in Minneapolis

Construction on I-35W in south Minneapolis.

MnDOT will be moving a crane into place ahead of a drainage project this summer.

Hormel Foods to buy Texas barbecue company for $270 million

Hormel buys Sadler's Smokehouse, says turkey is on the rebound but China is now a concern.

'Major progress has been made' battling Becker recycling plant fire

Ice covered junker cars are seen as firefighters on Wednesday morning remained on the scene of a fire that has been burning for more than 24 hours at

Firefighters worked through the night to contain a blaze at Northern Metal Recycling that's been burning for two days.

New cemetery chance to 'do the right things' three years after MnDOT desecrated grave site

A fence and “No Trespassing” signs have been set up around a MnDOT worksite that disturbed a Native American burial ground in far western Duluth.

Designers say the "landscape is imbued with cultural meaning that transcends the legal boundaries of the site."

A diminished Victoria's Secret is sold

FILE - This Sept. 19, 2014 file photo shows retail mogul Leslie Wexner, at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. The CEO of the parent com

Victoria's Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels prancing around in their bras and oversized angel wings, is being sold as women increasingly look for styles that more realistically fit their body type.

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Vikings defensive end Griffen will become free agent

Everson Griffen, according to a league source, has exercised the option to void the final three years of his deal, making him a free agent for the first time in his career.

David Lee Roth embraces Kiss tour: 'At my age, everything's a farewell'

David Lee Roth isn't changing his tune after dismissing Van Halen's return and joining Kiss' farewell tour, which comes to St. Paul on Monday.

Reward posted for driver who fatally ran over Twin Cities hockey mom in 2003

The Maple Grove woman had just dropped her son at the community center for his game.

Home run for Isaac Becker with his fourth restaurant, Snack Bar

With his new Snack Bar, one of the Twin Cities' top chefs is once again proving his influence.

Becker schools to close today as pile of cars still burns at recycling plant

Firefighting crews were trying to separate a portion of the burning stack of vehicles in hopes that the blaze would eventually die out.

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The Theodore Wirth Home and Administrative Building at Lyndale Farmstead Park in Minneapolis.

New lease gives Mpls. parks superintendent full use of Wirth Home

Duluth city attorney placed on administrative leave

70-year-old St. Paul man dies at Lutsen ski resort

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Everson Griffen talked to the media as the players cleaned out their lockers at season’s end.

Vikings defensive end Griffen will become free agent

Souhan: Pitino's Gophers trending from pretty good to pretty awful

Galchenyuk comes through twice to lift Wild over Canucks 4-3 in shootout

Cold shooting, lethargic finish doom Gophers in loss to Indiana

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Cirrus Aircraft has now sold 170 of its $2 million, carbon-fiber single-engine jets, the company said.

Duluth's Cirrus Aircraft posted its best sales year ever in 2019

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Democratic presidential candidates Mike Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren during a debate Wednesday in Las Vegas.

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