The Associated Press EDEN PRAIRIE, Mn.—After the Minnesota Vikings took six sacks and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater also was hit 10 times in Sunday’s loss to the Green Bay Packers, the natural inclination would be to look at the team’s patchwork offensive line. Minnesota’s line without stalwarts John Sullivan and Phil […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Lions Novice girls’ team needed happier feet to beat these Penguins. Logan McPherson scored for the Lions but it wasn’t enough to upend the Thunder Bay Penguins, who prevailed 3-1 in the semi-finals of the “November Chill” tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. The Lions […]
Staff An old friend stymied the Fort Frances Lakers’ bid for a double-digit winning streak. Former Laker John Cuni had the lone goal of the shootout to give the host Minnesota Iron Rangers a 4-3 victory Tuesday night in Hoyt Lakes to snap the Fort’s nine-game winning streak. Cuni beat […]
SubmittedBrent Anderson A fuel truck collided with a CN train around 7:30 a.m. yesterday at the crossing on Highway 11 in the Township of Chapple. The collision resulted in the fuel truck erupting into flames but the driver, who hailed from Minnesota, was able to escape injury. The highway was […]
Duane Hicks The Riverside Foundation for Health Care wants district residents to give a gift this Christmas that will make a difference in the lives of those living at Rainycrest. The Foundation’s annual Christmas donation campaign is now underway, with the focus this year on raising $25,000 to update and […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO—DeMar DeRozan had to think long and hard to remember the last time the Toronto Raptors had beaten LeBron James on their home court. It was Oct. 28, 2010—DeRozan’s first NBA regular-season game. “Damn, you just gave me a reality check how long I’ve been in […]
By Jill Lawless The Associated Press LONDON It is a bittersweet moment for Queen Elizabeth II. She is visiting a country she loves, on what may be her final visit to an organization she cherishes ‚Äî one that might struggle without her. The 89-year-old British monarch was flying Thursday to […]
By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya Pope Francis told Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya on Thursday that they have little choice but to engage in dialogue to guard against the “barbarous” Islamic extremist attacks that have struck Kenya recently, saying religious leaders must be “prophets of peace” […]
The Associated Press MEXICO CITY A tiger named “Ankor” marked a full month on the run Wednesday, having evaded capture since he escaped from a restaurant zoo and disappeared into what appears to be a very tiger-friendly habitat on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast. Mexican authorities have mounted a full-scale search […]
The Associated Press HONOLULU Federal wildlife officials say the world’s oldest known seabird has returned to Midway Atoll. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday the Laysan Albatross named Wisdom was spotted at the remote island on Nov. 19. An ornithologist first put an identification band on Wisdom in […]
By R.B. Fallstrom The Associated Press ST. LOUIS Stedman Bailey was in intensive care and in stable condition at a Miami area hospital Wednesday after undergoing a surgical procedure that the St. Louis Rams say lasted 4-6 hours for a bullet wound to the head. Coach Jeff Fisher said he […]
By Sue Manning The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Teach your dog or cat a few tricks, and your golden years will be better for it. The movement to improve care for older pets has been going on for some time. But the idea of training pets to help out aging […]
