StarTribune.com: News, weather, sports from Minneapolis, St. Paul and Minnesota

Baltimore 29, Vikings 26

Ravens orchestrate zany rally past Vikings in icy Baltimore

The teams combined for five touchdowns in the final 125 seconds. Updated 11 minutes ago

Sad-day Sunday

Once a day of rest, Sunday has become Sad Day

Austrian psychotherapist Viktor Frankl coined the phrase “Sunday night blues” in 1946. But it is real, and surprisingly widespread — affecting schoolkids, office workers, even recent retirees. Updated 11:53 AM

Blog: Gridiron Gold

Gophers will play Syracuse in Texas Bowl on Dec. 27

The Gophers will meet Syracuse, from the ACC on Dec. 27 in Houston. Updated a moment ago

latest news
The Drive: Roads and transit: Pay now – or suffer later Updated 5:54 PM
Amtrak train hits semi in C. Minn.; truck driver killed, several on train hurt Updated 11:42 AM
Cops: Pa. newlyweds kill man from Craigslist, said they wanted to kill together Updated 8:00 AM
Temperatures remain bitterly cold in N Minnesota Updated 12:32 PM
Close shave: Motorist, 88, drives into front of C. Minn. barbershop; no one hurt Updated 7:44 AM
In its second weekend, 'Frozen' tops 'Games' Updated 56 minutes ago
Sparty party: MSU president vows to punish student rioters Updated 4:30 PM
Vikings, Wells Fargo resolve issue on rooftop signs near stadium Updated 1:09 PM
Vonn 'ready for Sochi'; finishes 5th behind Gut Updated 4:49 PM
Bohl says it's time for someone else to coach NDSU Updated 3:05 PM

Latest videosLatest videos

Peterson talks about ankle injury

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson injured his ankle in the first half. He was helped off the field and eventually carted into the locker room. Peterson had X-rays and walked on his own power. Updated 58 minutes ago

WildWild

Burns returns to Minnesota with Sharks, all grown up

Brent Burns, the beloved former Wild player, who now has two kids, finds he’s one of the older guys. Full storyFull story Updated 8:46 AM

3rd Prd 20:00	1	2	3	Score
San Jose	0	0	0	0
Minnesota	0	2	0	2
Preview \| Matchup \| Log \| Wrap \| Box

sunday’s best

Practice simulators are like a 3-D video game for U surgeons

In complex cases ranging from enlarged prostates to brain tumors, physicians at the University of Minnesota are using virtual-reality simulators more and more to perfect their surgical techniques. Full storyFull story

Updated 4:05 PM

Abuse scandal to persist, even after naming priests

Fired, they still find jobs as nurses

Twin Cities lawyer found $5.7 billion in the cards

Reading for pleasure is in painful decline

opinionopinion

sportssports

Vonn 'ready for Sochi'; finishes 5th behind Gut

After a fifth-place finish in a World Cup super-G, her third race in three days, Lindsey Vonn used six simple words to sum up where things stand in her comeback from major knee surgery. Full storyFull story Updated 4:49 PM

Bohl says it's time for someone else to coach NDSU

Jim Souhan grades the Vikings

Sparty party: MSU president vows to punish student rioters

businessbusiness

Energy projects boost Minnesota manufacturing

Thanks to energy-related orders, Minnesota manufacturers are hiring, expanding – and profiting. Full storyFull story Updated Dec. 6, 2013

St. Anthony: Revenue commissioner says business tax cuts and reforms may be in the 2014-15 mix

Sustainable products, sustainable business in Minneapolis

Insider trading in Minnesota companies

12°
12/-2
Flurries

The Drive: Metro traffic

Advertise on StarTribune.com

calendar of events

Search by category

Latest photography

Photo gallery:

Baltimore 29, Vikings 26
Photo gallery:

Apple Valley 73, DeLaSall...
Photo gallery:

Big Ten Championship: Mic...
Photo gallery:

Miami 103, Wolves 82
Photo gallery:

Gophers 80, New Orleans 6...
Photo gallery:

Top photos: Dec. 7
Photo gallery:

Mourning Nelson Mandela
Photo gallery:

North Central 41, Bethel ...
Photo gallery:

The world mourns Mandela
Photo gallery:

Top Photos: Dec 6
Photo gallery:

Wild 4, Chicago 3
Photo gallery:

Gophers women's basketbal...
Photo gallery:

Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013
Photo gallery:

Top photos: Dec. 5
Photo gallery:

Hunter Hayes plays the Or...
Photo gallery:

Top photos: Dec. 4
Photo gallery:

Snow storm batters Minnes...
Photo gallery:

Gophers 71, Florida St. 6...
Photo gallery:

Buffett at Xcel
Photo gallery:

Top photos: Dec. 3

locallocal

Property taxes are on the decline again in metro

But despite more state aid, outlook is not as favorable as a year ago. Full storyFull story Updated 11:48 PM

The Drive: Roads and transit: Pay now – or suffer later

Fired, they still find jobs as nurses

Amtrak train hits semi in C. Minn.; truck driver killed, several on train hurt

North metro | West metro | South metro | East metro

world world

South Africans of all faiths pray for Mandela

In death, Nelson Mandela unified South Africans of all races and backgrounds Sunday on a day of prayer for the global statesman — from a vaulted cathedral with hymns and incense to a rural, hilltop church with goat-skin drums and barefoot dancing. Full storyFull story Updated 2:52 PM

Bombings across Baghdad kill dozens

Central African leader: I can't control fighters

Pope prays in Rome's posh shopping district

columnists & blogscolumnists & blogs

latest StarTribune columns See all StarTribune columnists

Jim Souhan

Souhan: Fighting obesity becomes a cause for ex-Viking Birk

A few days before his former teams would...

Gail Rosenblum

Rosenblum: Small changes can mean big struggles for the hungry

A family’s food assistance gets cut by $36...

Lee Schafer

Schafer: PolyMet mine report has a giant hole in it

Mark Twain’s explanation that “a mine is just...

latest StarTribune blogs See all StarTribune blogs

Gridiron Gold

Gophers to play Syracuse in Texas Bowl

For the second consecutive year, the Gophers are heading to Houston...

Paul Douglas on Weather

Still Cold With Clippers

An early JanuaryBy Paul DouglasEarly December has been the Arctic equivalent...

Sid's Scoops

Blowing leads hurts Vikings again

I thought the Vikings had hit the all-time high for blowing...

politicspolitics

Pawlenty shakes up staff at financial lobbying group

Changes at Financial Services Roundtable come at 14-month mark of his tenure as CEO. Full storyFull story Updated 7:02 AM

Senate Dems push Obama nominees, GOP bides time

Obamas to attend Tuesday service for Mandela

Congress' non-exemption from Obamacare

lifestylelifestyle

How I Got This Body: Training body, mind

After her pregnancy in 2009, Christine Hodges couldn’t keep the weight off. At her heaviest she weighed 267 pounds. Hodges is now 150 pounds and hoping to become a professional bodybuilder. Full storyFull story Updated Dec. 6, 2013

Beauty may be skin deep, but it has its perks

Three designers share holiday decor

Face Time: Creative CityMaking at Intermedia Arts

Taste | Home + Garden | Travel | Health | Style

entertainmententertainment

Billy Joel, 4 others receive Kennedy Center Honors

The "Piano Man" who became one of the world's best-selling artists of all time with such hits as "Just the Way You Are," ''Uptown Girl" and "Allentown" was awarded the nation's highest honor Sunday for influencing American culture through the arts. Full storyFull story Updated 46 minutes ago

For Trace Adkins, this is no holiday badonkadonk

In 2nd week, 'Frozen' tops box office with $31.6M

Theater: Words by....Ira Gerswhin and the Great American Songbook

nation nation

US vet held in N. Korea says he was comfortable

A day after arriving home to California, the 85-year-old U.S. veteran detained for weeks by North Korea said Sunday that he was well-fed and kept comfortable in a hotel room, not a jail cell. Full storyFull story Updated 41 minutes ago

Cops: Pa. newlyweds kill man from Craigslist, said they wanted to kill together

Iowa insurer pokes fun at federal website in ads

Sparty party: MSU president vows to punish student rioters

14 quirky holiday events

This year, take a turn from traditional holiday fare in favor of the satirical, risque and irreverent. Full storyFull story Updated Dec. 4, 2013

Vote for the Best of 2013

PS4 or Xbox One? Battle of the consoles

16 best chocolate chip cookies in the Twin Cities

Prince to be profiled in comic-book biography

your voicesyour voices

Bill Gleason

Markingson Case: Has the Gordian Knot puzzle been solved at the University of Minnesota?

The University of Minnesota Faculty Senate passed a resolution this week due to concerns...

Ernest Comer III

The Power of Reflection

The practice of silent reflection is a powerful tool for rejuvination, self-empowerment and motivation....

Reuben Saltzman

Home Inspectors Shouldn't be Nail Biters

I've heard this repeated by nail-biting home inspectors countless times over the years....

See all community bloggersFull story

question of the day

Poll: Will Leslie Frazier be coaching the Vikings in 2014?

View results

inside the StarTribune

Email or username:
Password:

Forgot your password? \| Not a member? Create a login

Current:
New Password:
Confirm New Password:

Log In

Change Password

latest news