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Minnesota’s International Wolf Center to debut 2 wolf pups

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10 months ago

May 28, 2025

Minnesota’s International Wolf Center to debut 2 wolf pups

The International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota, will soon show off its two new wolf pups, and the public’s help is needed to name the duo.

The pups, both males, were born on April 22, about one year to the day the center lost its ambassador, an 8-year-old Arctic wolf named Axel, to severe kidney failure.

The pups arrived in Ely on May 3, and beginning on June 3, the center will begin offering 15-minute viewing opportunities.

“We strive to maintain a socially cohesive unit of wolves that act as ambassadors of their species,” the center said. “The 2025 pup introduction is a significant investment in our pack’s future.”

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Although the pups will make their debut next week, they won’t officially join the exhibit pack until August. The center says they wait until pups are about 3 months old and about 30-plus lbs.

You also have a chance to help name the pups online, with voting closing on June 6 and the final names revealed on June 9.

The center, located in the Superior National Forest, says pup viewing opportunities are included with the cost of admission and will take place outdoors, weather permitting, at 9:45 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. The center is open daily between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from late May through mid-October.

More information on tickets and the center’s pup livestream can be found on its website.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says as of 2023, there are about 2,700 wild wolves in the state.

Minnesota’s northeast corner “once sheltered the last remaining wild wolves of the lower 48 states,” the DNR says, before the Endangered Species Preservation Act passed in 1966.

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Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting.

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Joe Pillsbury

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21 minutes ago

March 17, 2026

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Our son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, Joseph Todd Pillsbury, died on December 28, 2025.

Joe is survived by his mother, Bernice Pillsbury; brother, Bob (Samara Hamzé) Pillsbury; sister, Susan (Buzz Barton) Pillsbury-Barton; nephew, Seamus Pillsbury(Parker Blau); niece, Mina Pillsbury; many cousins and countless friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11am on Friday, May 29th at St. Michaels Catholic Church, 4901 E. Superior Street, Duluth with a Visitation beginning at 10am. Burial at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials preferred to St. Michaels or Duluth East High School https://bit.ly/joepillsbury.

Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home, 218-727-3555. Please visit his obituary athttps://www.doughertyfuneralduluth.com/obituaries/joseph-pillsbury

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Woman found dead in Bloomington holding cell identified by family

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12 hours ago

March 17, 2026

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Woman found dead in Bloomington holding cell identified by family

The woman who died in a Bloomington holding cell last week has been identified amid an investigation into the circumstances of her death.

The family of 29-year-old Desiree Marie Rosell identified her as the woman found dead Friday morning inside a holding cell in the Bloomington Police Department.

Bloomington police confirmed her death on Friday, adding that the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into the matter.

Sheriff’s office investigating woman’s death in Bloomington holding cell

Rosell’s family says she was detained around 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, and told officers during her arrest that she has severe asthma and anxiety, which “can cause life-threatening panic attacks.”

The Bloomington Police Department verified that the woman who died in a holding cell was arrested and booked into their facility at about 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, held on probable cause for second-degree assault.

The family went on to say Rosell was placed in an isolated holding cell, and they got a call around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, informing them of her death.

The police department also said there were no “immediate signs indicating the cause of death.”

The GoFundMe for Rosell’s family is available HERE.

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Minnesota State Patrol releases crash data from weekend’s winter storm

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1 day ago

March 16, 2026

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Minnesota State Patrol releases crash data from weekend’s winter storm

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – The Minnesota State Patrol released statewide data Monday about its response during the weekend’s winter storm.

According to the State Patrol’s Public Information Officer ‘X’ page, between midnight Friday, March 13 and 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 15, there were:

464 property damage crashes
40 injury crashes
1 fatal crash
46 spin outs
651 vehicles off the road
19 jackknifed semis

According to State Patrol’s online crash reports, the fatal crash happened in Meeker County Saturday. A 22-year-old man passed away in that crash. Troopers reported he was not wearing a seat belt.

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