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DFL leaders endorse Ellison for Minnesota attorney general

In a speech to a packed auditorium of delegates in Cambridge, Ellison again denied abusing ex-girlfriend Karen Monahan.

Politics

Minnesota joins national 'pink wave' of female candidates

Don McGahn, the White House counsel, with President Donald Trump and Stephen Miller, right, a senior adviser, during a swearing-in ceremony in the Eas

Politics

White House counsel gives Robert Mueller coveted details

Business

Flour from tofu? Fertilizer from coffee beans? Innovators look for new ways to use food waste

Local

Eric Kaler reflects on successes, regrets entering final year at U

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Macalester College remembers alum Kofi Annan
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Flour from tofu? Fertilizer from coffee beans? Innovators look for new ways to use food waste
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Michelle Jensen talks to congregants following Sunday service at Hoff Lutheran Church in Rustad, Minn. — Leila Navidi, Star Tribune

THE UNCHURCHING OF AMERICA

Fewer enter seminary as need declines, church budgets shrink

Fewer recruits are willing to be pioneers in a new spiritual landscape that requires them to juggle faith, fundraising and Facebook.

Lindsay Whalen could be playing her final home game with the Lynx on Sunday.

Sports

From Lindsay Whalen, with love: Lynx guard pens letter of thanks ... and an IOU

Vikings defensive end Stephen Weatherly sacked Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles during the second quarter Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Sports

Souhan: Jaguars should try to land Bridgewater as a replacement for Bortles

Minnesota Orchestra music director Osmo Vanska receives a standing ovation at the end of the final Minnesota Orchestra concert at City Hall in Johanne

Variety

An extended goodbye as Minnesota Orchestra trip to South Africa ends

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Lake Minnetonka's hometown paparazzi snaps boaters at play

Minnetonka goes Hollywood as boaters smile for the Tonka Paparazzi's camera.

Mmm, cheese curds.

Variety

8 Twin Cities chefs reveal their Minnesota State Fair food favorites

Opinion

A U.S. Border Patrol agent in San Diego looked at a border wall prototype in June.

Everything I know about walls

Let the poet Robert Frost be your guide.

Sports

Lindsay Whalen could be playing her final home game with the Lynx on Sunday.

Local

Lake Monster Brewing, on Vandalia Avenue between I-94 and University Avenue, has become a popular gathering spot in a part of St. Paul known as a Crea

Business

Change-maker: Lynne Robertson, CEO and owner of Fame, toasted clients and employees working on an account on Aug. 1. She bought back the Minneapolis a

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Sights and sounds from the Minnesota Orchestra's South Africa tour

01:52With the common theme of music, the Minnesota Orchestra has spent time with musicians from many cities in South Africa in the run up to their final concert.

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Denied Justice

These women stepped forward with harrowing stories of being raped, then watched in shock as investigators did little or nothing to pursue their cases.

When rape is reported in Minnesota and nothing happens

A Star Tribune examination of more than 1,000 recent sexual assault cases shows pervasive failings ...

Miss North Dakota Cara Mund reacts after being named Miss America during Miss America 2018 pageant, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Atlantic City, N.J.

Ceallaigh Anderson Smart’s photos are cherished gifts to those she meets, many of whom don’t have a single photograph of themselves.

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Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen (13) puta her championship hat on the WNBA Championship trophy after an 85-76 win against the Los Angeles Sparks i

Should the Lynx retire Lindsay Whalen's No. 13?

Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco, center, watched his eighth-inning throwing error to first baseman Joe Mauer enable the Tigers’ seventh run to score.

Storms rolled into the area, delaying the start of Saturday night's game between FC Dallas and Minnesota United at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

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Lindsay Whalen could be playing her final home game with the Lynx on Sunday.

Feeling Superior

Day-17 - Melanie McManus hikes across the open rock face of Pincushion Mountain near Grand Marais. The outcrop rewards the hiker with spectacular view

Special series: Experience thru-hike of the Superior Hiking Trail

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve posed for a picture in the Lynx film room.

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La Salle Lutheran Church reflects declines in church attendance

La Salle Lutheran Church reflects declines in church attendance

03:25 La Salle Lutheran Church, open since 1918 in the tiny town of La Salle, Minn., ...