Vikings fumble in Detroit, land at No. 5 seed for the playoffs. Who's to blame?
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Well, that was different.
The Vikings left Detroit deflated after a 31-9 pummeling by the Lions in the final game of the regular NFL season. Now they're heading into the playoffs as the No. 5 seed in the NFC.
Sam Darnold and the gang need to beat the Rams in Los Angeles next Monday if they want to keep their Super Bowl dreams alive. But a win in L.A. fulfills a wish worthy of a monkey's paw: a rematch with the Lions in Detroit.
So, what went wrong last night? Our superlative Sports Desk has it all broken down for you at the links below.
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Minneapolis City Council considers federal consent decree
The Minneapolis City Council will consider a federal consent decree today that mandates a series of police reforms.
The document is the product of a federal probe into the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. The city reached a tentative agreement with the feds late last year. Now the City Council must sign off on it.
Reporters Deena Winter and Liz Sawyer will have that story for you later today. Catch up on what we know with the links below.
We may be lacking snow in much of Minnesota so far this winter, but the cold is bringing us plenty of opportunities to look for amazing ice formations. And not just frozen waterfalls.
This Week in Nature, feast your eyes on beautiful photos of pancake ice, shore 'cicles, ice shove and more. Learn a bit about how they’re formed and where to look for them as you explore the state this winter.
OK, who left their thin-sliced pepperoni on the Chain of Lakes? La Jefa and I were hosting her father over the weekend when we stumbled upon this sight between Bde Maka Ska and Lake of the Isles.
It turns out we weren't the only ones who noticed a deli's worth of frozen pepperoni peppered beneath one of the bridges in the channel connecting the two lakes. The folks over at Wedge Live saw it, too. (Although they had the good sense to post about it on Bluesky.)
If this is your pepperoni, drop me a line. I have so many questions.
