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Inside Trump's two-year war on the investigations encircling him

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An examination by the New York Times reveals the extent of the president's sustained and secret assault on the machinery of federal law enforcement.

Politics

Walz proposes gas tax hike, more money for schools, roads

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In this Oct. 12, 2018 photo, water contaminated with arsenic, lead and zinc flows from a pipe out of the Lee Mountain mine and into a holding pond nea

Politics

Fouled waters reveal lasting legacy of U.S. mining industry

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Local

Ramsey County Attorney John Choi seeks to make punishments fit the crime

Business

First-time buyers face scramble in Twin Cities housing market

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Jerry Kill blasts Fleck in radio interview: 'He's about himself'
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Putin sternly warns US against putting missiles in Europe
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Motorist, 71, dies in Elk River crash; his passenger badly hurt
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Police say child, freezing milk found in car with unresponsive dad outside Eden Prairie Walmart
February 19

Cars are moving slowly during the morning commute as snow continues to fall. This is traffic south of Hanson Blvd on Hwy 10 in Coon Rapids Wednesday m — David Denney, Star Tribune

Heavy snow rolls into the Twin Cities; 6-10" forecast today

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Minneapolis, St. Paul and Anoka-Hennepin school districts were among the larger ones calling off classes as the forecast called for up to 10 inches of snow. That would make this the metro's snowiest February on record.

Ducks right wing Corey Perry scored a goal against Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk, giving the Ducks a 2-0 advantage in the third period.

Sports

Wild crumbles in final minutes of 4-0 loss; scoreless streak nears record

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Twins pitcher Trevor May worked on fielding line drives with fellow pitchers last week in Fort Myers.

Sports

Seeking relief: Who'll be the Twins' closer? Will there be just one?

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Silver 25: Minnesota's best girls' hockey players on the biggest stage

The Star Tribune's top 25 performers when it mattered most -- on the ice at the state tournament.

Members of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society dove under the ice on Lake Minnetonka to take video of a shipwreck they’ll use to create a

Local

Shipwreck enthusiast creates a 3-D model of a boat in Lake Minnetonka

Linda Sone, a driver with the Minneapolis fire department, made her way up the stairs with fellow firefighters during a training session at the Hennep

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Opinion

A room at HCMC, the hospital in Minneapolis operated by Hennepin Healthcare.

Mike Opat: Five steps for the future of Hennepin Healthcare and HCMC

The system must compete in the market, and whoever is chosen as its next leader must bring focus. Here's a to-do list.

Sports

Local

Carey Garcia-Heublein worked with Sofia Sanchez, left, and Evelyn Diaz Hernandez at the teen center in Landfall, Minn., a city founded to save afforda

Business

Keller Williams sales agent Nick George (far left) and first-time home buyers, Kate and Matt Shalbrack with Kate’s father, Sheldon Matheson (second

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Today's Video

Escape the snow with the sights and sounds of Twins spring training

01:27Star Tribune photographer Anthony Souffle captured some of the excitement and warm weather at the Minnesota Twins spring training in Fort Myers, Fla.