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Fat with rain, Tropical Storm Florence plows ominously inland

The storm is likely to mow a path across nearly all of South Carolina, promising a brutal weekend of heavy rain and potential flooding for millions.

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Calls intensify for swift action on health risks at Mpls. homeless camp

Skyview Elementary Principal Travis Barringer asked Natalie Vang what she was having for lunch in teacher Travis Fick's kindergarten class.

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Around the Twin Cities, high-poverty schools are beating the odds

Business

How Hell's Kitchen recovered from a near-death experience

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Madison Lake, Minn., police chief's video brings unwelcome attention

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Wisconsin officials prepare for potential election hackers
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Sheriff's deputies search for missing boater on Lake Minnetonka
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Prosecutor: Border Patrol agent charged with murdering 4
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Evergreen Church pastor resigned over inappropriate conversations about sex
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Candidates for Minnesota governor Tim Walz, left, and Jeff Johnson have sketched out starkly different visions for the future of state government. — Photos by Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune

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Minnesota Poll: Tim Walz leads Jeff Johnson in governor's race

DFLer Tim Walz holds a 9-point advantage over Republican Jeff Johnson in the race for governor with less than two months to the election. The poll finds about one in six voters still undecided in the race.

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launches a crackdown on e-cigarettes, schools across Minnesota are waging their own battles against the trend

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Minnesota schools battle 'epidemic' of teen vaping

Minnesota's wide receiver Tyler Johnson plowed through Redhawks defensive back Joshua Allen for a touchdown

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Nothing to sweat about: Gophers play through misses to beat Miami (Ohio)

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The show of the season: "Hamilton."

Your fall guide to 100-plus concerts, plays, movies and more coming to Twin Cities

Autumn is to the Twin Cities arts scene what summer is for movie blockbusters: a time to shine, and to give audiences a reason to keep coming back for more.

Some of the last of the First Kiss apples from the U's Horticultural Research Center.

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With First Kiss, University of Minnesota apple growers find their sweet spot

Twins manager Paul Molitor, left, argues a call with umpire Ben May and was then ejected during the fourth inning.

Sports

Tempers flare, Twins road losing streak reaches eight games

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Opinion

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One man's journey to reconcile reason and faith

Two questions, separate but equally valid, both necessary for understanding our world: "How" and "why."

Sports

Minnesota's wide receiver Tyler Johnson plowed through Redhawks defensive back Joshua Allen for a touchdown

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Wildflowers grow in a prairie at Minnetonka's Lone Lake Park in July. The nonprofit group Protect Our Minnetonka Parks sued the city Thursday over a p

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Co-owner Steve Meyer talked with Hell’s Kitchen managers Kjersti Granberg, left, and Jessica Cram, center, who helped turn the restaurant around.

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The show of the season: "Hamilton."

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World record cake teeters but doesn't topple

01:55Wuollet Bakery of Minneapolis created the world's largest layer cake for the 150th anniversary of Watkins Products in Winona.

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The state’s carpenter’s union, and other unions, are doling out endorsements in 2018 to a range of political candidates.

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Actor Peter Donat, left, and David Duchovny in an episode of "The X-Files."

The legendary Jucy Lucy at Matt’s Bar in Minneapolis.

Nurse Bonnie Morcomb felt overwhelmed after her breast cancer diagnosis. Firefly Sisterhood paired her with a caring, and knowing, survivor.

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Poll: If Joe Mauer retires, is he an all-time top-five Twins player?

Joe Mauer said Wednesday he is not sure if he will come back to the Twins in 2019. If he retires, ...

Twins manager Paul Molitor, left, argues a call with umpire Ben May and was then ejected during the fourth inning.

Kirk Cousins will get his first taste of NFC North action on Sunday vs. the Packers at Lambeau Field.

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 ...

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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Outta Control: Hot new State Fair foods

Outta Control: Hot new State Fair foods

01:27 Take a look at some of the craziest new food offerings to land at the 2018 ...