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U of M students call for release of 11 arrested divestment protesters
Dozens of University of Minnesota students rallied outside the Hennepin County Jail Tuesday, demanding the release of 11 people who were arrested in an occupation of a building on campus Monday.
Celebrity chef Justin Sutherland admits threatening to shoot girlfriend, pleads guilty to felony
Twin Cities celebrity chef Justin Sutherland faces sentencing in December after admitting that he threatened to shoot his girlfriend. Ramsey County prosecutors charged Sutherland over the summer with a felony count of making threats of violence, to which he pleaded guilty on Monday.
Early voting kicks off in battleground Wisconsin with a push from Obama and Walz
In-person early voting has kicked off across battleground Wisconsin, with former President Barack Obama and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz hosting a rally in liberal Madison. 
Metro Transit announces new Gold Line bus rapid transit route will be extended to Minneapolis
A new bus rapid transit route set to begin operating between Woodbury and St. Paul next spring will also be expanded to serve downtown Minneapolis in 2027, Metro Transit announced Tuesday. 
Vikings lost a close game to the Lions in the margins. They'll need a cleanup to keep contending
The Minnesota Vikings fell into a first-place tie in the stacked NFC North with Detroit at 5-1 with a 31-29 loss to the Lions. They showed nothing to suggest they're not built to last in the division race and beyond in a defeat that was remarkably even statistically. 
Colts-Vikings game flexed to Sunday night on Nov. 3, bumping Jaguars-Eagles
The Indianapolis-Minnesota game in Week 9 has been moved to prime time. The Jacksonville-Philadelphia game on Nov. 3 was bumped up to an afternoon start under the NFL’s flexible scheduling policy. 
Trump has made more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish perceived enemies
An NPR investigation has found that since 2022, Trump has repeatedly threatened to investigate, prosecute, jail or otherwise punish his political opponents, rivals and even private citizens.