WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate is set to decide as soon as Friday night whether to confirm Forest Lake native Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, bringing an end to what has been a tumultuous path to confirmation which unearthed salacious details about his past along the way.

The FBI says it arrested a 21-year-old Washington state woman in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.

According to Minnesota Hockey, 49,912 youth hockey players registered to play on teams this season, which is 10,676 more than in Massachusetts, the next closest state. Of those, 1

The Minnesota Supreme Court has sided with Democrats in a power struggle with Republicans over control of the state House of Representatives

Gophers women's hockey took down their in-state rival Bemidji State 4-1 in a midday battle at Ridder Arena Friday before Saturday's Hockey Day Minnesota clash at Valleyfair. After a scoreless first period, senior forward Peyton Hemp put Minnesota on the board with her 11th goal of the season just under seven minutes into the second period.

The Minnesota Supreme Court sided with the DFL in a power struggle with Republicans that the chief justice said had left the state House of Representatives “completely dysfunctional.”

The Minnesota Supreme Court handed Democrats a major win on Friday, effectively ruling that Republicans didn’t have enough members to conduct business in the Minnesota House. The state’s highest

Aaron Paul, the Republican candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives seat in District 54A, said he will not be appealing the election challenge, which ruled in favor of his DFL opponent, Brad Tabke.

Former third baseman Corey Koskie will be the 41st member of the Twins Hall of Fame, joining the likes of Rod Carew, Harmon Killebrew and Kirby Puckett.