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Matthew Pearson will be sentenced on Feb. 13

The Timberwolves are off to a 7-4 start and they are winning with incredible play from Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

Head coach James Herberg joined WJON's "Hang Up and Listen" to talk about the win over Delano, preparations for Winona, the Spartans' special teams play and more.

Sheriff's officials in northern Minnesota say more than 11 people have been rescued from an ice floe on Upper Red Lake prompting a warning for anglers to stay off the ice this early in the season.

One man was hurt in a two-vehicle crash in rural Meeker County Wednesday evening.

Check out all the animals available for adoption by going to the Tri-County Humane Society’s website or Facebook page.

The Timberwolves remain home Friday night when they host the Washington Wizards in Minneapolis. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on WJON.

The battle over the name of a popular Minneapolis lake has landed before the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Police say a bicyclist has been struck and killed by a school bus in a Twin Cities suburb.

Swords will be drawn this weekend as students at St. John's Prep perform a Shakespeare classic -- Macbeth.

There is lots of fun an exciting things happening around central Minnesota this weekend to check out. Enjoy some great music by the BoDeans' at Paramount Theatre, see some unique artists with Scrap Arts Music, enjoy a comedy show in Cold Spring with Don't Hug Me, see classic toy trains at …

New Better Business Bureau exhibit focuses on scam education and prevention

Here's the latest Central Minnesota news with the WJON Flash Briefing.

School officials are apologizing after some students at Richfield High School saw their meals thrown away because of outstanding lunch debt

It's been over a year since the Coborn Healing Center opened in the CentraCare Health Plaza and the feedback has been positive.

One of the cases before the U.S Supreme Court this fall is DACA or Deferred Action for Child Arrivals.

Power has been restored to many Xcel Energy customers following an outage Wednesday morning.

Minnesota Timberwolves Executive Producer and Studio Host Cal Soderquist joined WJON's "Hang Up and Listen" Tuesday afternoon to talk Timberwolves basketball.

The annual Zonta Christmas Open House will be next Friday (November 22) and Saturday (November 23). Zonta is an organization who works to benefit women and girls in the St. Cloud area. Zonta is existed for 100 years.

Twins Manager Rocco Baldelli was named the American League Manager of the Year Tuesday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He was expecting Baldelli to win by a larger margin than he did over Yankee Manager Aaron Boone.

The Gophers will look to bounce back Friday night when they take on Utah in Salt Lake City. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m..