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

Boston Marathon: A year later

Minnesotans strong for Boston: Marathoners are back in the race

The race will be secondary Monday for the first time in the history of the Boston Marathon. Close to 40,000 runners, including more than 600 from Minnesota, will represent a show of strength as the healing from last year's terrorism continues. Updated 8:52 AM
- Boston remembers
- Go behind the scenes of our fun Minnesota (Boston) Strong photo shoot

Game 2: Colorado 4, Wild 2

Wild caught flat-footed in another loss to Avalanche

Speedy Nathan MacKinnon and the Avalanche shove the Wild into a 2-0 hole after a 4-2 victory in Game 2. Updated 8:06 AM

Abandoned church

In rebuilding a Minnesota church, cancer patient rebuilt his health

Cancer patient Greg Thomas credits his work to renovate a little century-old church near Montgomery, Minn., with getting his health back on track. Updated 6:57 AM

Minnesota counties 'screen out' most child abuse reports

Bill would require better tracking of child abuse cases that are screened out without investigation. Updated 6:56 AM
- INTERACTIVE: Child protection services not equal

latest news
Boy, 4, operating ATV in Stearns County runs over, injures little brother Updated 8:43 AM
Mankato banquet hall gunfire kills 1, wounds 3; arrest made Updated a moment ago
Alcohol cited in canoeing death of man in southern Minnesota Updated 27 minutes ago
All IDs released of 3 killed Saturday in separate crashes on Minnesota roads Updated 59 minutes ago
Boxer 'Hurricane' Carter dies; Dylan song brought injustice into spotlight Updated 13 minutes ago
Ukraine, Russia trade blame for eastern shootout Updated 9:45 AM

Latest videosLatest videos

Talking style with the mayor

Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges shows that a woman can possess a sense of fashion and still be taken seriously. Updated 7:04 AM

sportssports

The risk/reward of Johnny Manziel

The Vikings are among the NFL teams wondering: Is Johnny Manziel a transformative player or an overhyped, overexposed celebrity quarterback? Full storyFull story Updated 11:10 PM

One big inning for Kansas City is enough to beat Twins + video

Wild caught flat-footed in another loss to Avalanche + video

Anderson: Birds and a traveler stop during a storm

locallocal

'Granny flats:' A housing fix, or step toward urban blight?

St. Paul neighborhood broaches subject of smaller units on lots with single-family homes. Full storyFull story Updated 11:40 PM

Minneapolis shining a light on streetlight repairs

All IDs released of 3 killed Saturday in separate crashes on Minnesota roads

Mankato banquet hall gunfire kills 1, wounds 3; arrest made

North metro | West metro | South metro | East metro

Calling America, from Asia: A dispatch from Japan

opinionopinion

businessbusiness

General Mills reverses itself on consumers' right to sue

General Mills, one of the country’s largest food companies, on Saturday night announced in a stunning about-face that it was... Full storyFull story Updated 12:19 AM

Sun shines on renewable energy firm

Congress takes up food labeling fight

Novu website makes wellness fun and rewarding

politicspolitics

Dayton's recovery from surgery puts campaign load on running mate

With her boss back in St. Paul recuperating from hip surgery, Tina Smith is front and center in Gov. Mark Dayton’s re-election effort. Full storyFull story Updated 8:15 AM

Congress takes up food labeling fight

Iron Range schools to get boost from taconite taxes

Hot Dish Politics: Raises for care providers is sailing with support from all

59°
72/54
Mostly Sunny

The Drive: Metro traffic

Advertise on StarTribune.com

View all best bets

Submit your event

latest photography

Photo gallery:

Game 2: Colorado 4, Wild ...
Photo gallery:

Rebuilding a church and a...
Photo gallery:

Top Photos: April 19
Photo gallery:

Kansas City 5, Twins 4
Photo gallery:

Deputy honored with full ...
Photo gallery:

Kansas City 5, Twins 0
Photo gallery:

Day-by-day look at Viking...
Photo gallery:

Top photos: April 18
Photo gallery:

Reenactment of a sacred s...
Photo gallery:

Christians mark Good Frid...
Photo gallery:

Indian democracy
Photo gallery:

From Vienna to Minneapoli...
Photo gallery:

Twins 7, Toronto 0
Photo gallery:

Top photos: April 17
Photo gallery:

Pony car turns 50
Photo gallery:

The Boston Marathon: Bost...
Photo gallery:

The Boston Marathon: The ...
Photo gallery:

Top photos: April 16
Photo gallery:

Toronto 9, Twins 3
Photo gallery:

Boston remembers

entertainmententertainment

Intrepid Tyler Michaels emerges as musical theater star

Tyler Michaels has flown to the top of Twin Cities musical theater circles with an eagerness to do whatever it takes to succeed. Full storyFull story Updated 7:17 AM

Pretzel logic: Vernon Reid's group twist up Steely Dan's music

Aaron Jay Kernis returns to Minnesota to debut viola concerto with SPCO

It's not the season of the witch for WGN's 'Salem'

lifestylelifestyle

What would make your home a perfect fit?

Whether you’re building a brand-new home or pondering a kitchen makeover, there are dozens of big and small details to lose sleep over. Architects weigh in on trends, tips and strategies. Full storyFull story Updated 8:14 AM

Talking style with the Minneapolis mayor + video

Scene + Heard: Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival

'Friending' each other in real life

Taste | Home + Garden | Travel | Health | Style

columnists & blogscolumnists & blogs

latest StarTribune columns See all StarTribune columnists

Jon Tevlin

Tevlin: As Rice speaks, award given for fighting terrorism

On the same day that hundreds gathered at...

Lee Schafer

Schafer: They vote Republican in the land of equality

Income inequality has become one of the nation’s...

C.J.

C.J.: Capt. Kirk's remains above Sulu feud while fueling the Capt. Uhura rumors

Capt. Kirk, what a charmer.William Shatner is coming...

latest StarTribune blogs See all StarTribune blogs

Paul Douglas on Weather

Lukewarm Easter Sunday (Winter Misery Index: you just endured the toughest winter in 30 years)

* this past winter was the toughest since 1983-84 for the...

Russo's Rants

Wild returns to St. Paul reeling, down 2-0 to Colorado Avalanche

The Wild may rue the day it coughed up Game 1....

Artcetera

McFerrin explores spirituals, spontaneity & fan Q&A at Orchestra Hall

“So I got my lyric sheets up here because I tend...

traveltravel

Ace restaurants off the Vegas Strip

While the culinary attractions of the Las Vegas Strip are rightly world-renowned, visitors who never turn their attention to the larger Vegas Valley don’t know what they’re missing. Full storyFull story Updated Apr. 18, 2014

From the Travel Desk: Confessions of a travel editor

Finding poetry in Georgia's Caucasus Mountains

Hoosier tenderloin: It's a Midwest classic, plain and simple

sciencescience

Winter of little snow raises fear of California drought

Winter’s lack of snow is raising fears of severe summer drought in California — not only this year but for... Full storyFull story Updated Apr. 18, 2014

More attractive people are judged to be more intelligent

Organs created from stem cells for transplantation

Age-old advice from Japan is discovered in a wooden box

world world

New portrait unveiled for British queen's birthday

A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by renowned British photographer David Bailey has been unveiled to mark the monarch's 88th birthday. Full storyFull story Updated 9:36 AM

Transcript of SKorea ship sinking: 'We can't move'

Pope Francis, huge crowd joyously celebrate Easter

Ukraine, Russia trade blame for eastern shootout

nation nation

Creeping landslide devouring part of Wyoming town

What's happening in this Wyoming resort town might be better described as a land creep than a landslide, but the lack of speed has not hindered the sheer power of the moving earth. Full storyFull story Updated 8:01 AM