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No. 4 USC faces Minnesota looking to extend its 14-game win streak. The teams match up Thursday for the first time this season.

The southern Minnesota community is focused on southern California. Myrna Terwedo is a St. John Lutheran Church Member who spoke to WCCO as she sewed together a large quilt. She's been watching the wildfire destruction. "It's just unreal," she said.

Wildfires in Southern California have prompted major discussions about water in the state. Here's an overview of where water comes from in the region.

The crew, which is part of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, is highly skilled and specially trained in all aspects of wildland fire impression.

A team of Minnesota firefighters will be heading west to help battle the ongoing wildfires around Los Angeles. Gov. Tim Walz announced the state will send a crew of Minnesota DNR wildland firefighters to support the response in southern California.

Minnesota is sending a crew of wildland firefighters from the Department of Natural Resources to support response efforts amid ongoing wildfires in Southern California. Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday that the DNR crew departed from the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center in Grand Rapids that morning.

A crew of Minnesota firefighters left Grand Rapids Friday morning in three trucks to help fight the wildfires burning in California. The Minnesota DNR crew will receive their assignment once they arrive in Southern California next week.

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Firefighters from Minnesota are heading to fight multiple active wildfires across Southern California that scorched over 50,000 acres across three counties.

There is late-night Big Ten basketball on Thursday, Jan. 30 when the Minnesota Golden Gophers visit the No. 4 USC Trojans at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The game is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. EST. Fans looking to watch this college basketball game can do so on Peacock, which offers exclusive access to Big Ten and Big East basketball.

No. 4 USC comes into a matchup against Minnesota after winning eight consecutive home games. Thursday's meeting is the first of the season between the two teams.