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Minnesota Poll: Tim Walz holds narrow lead over Jeff Johnson for governor

Governor's race tightens but still has sharp divides in gender, age and party.
Politics

Recent poll, fund-raising retreat show shift in 8th District race

Shelden Moe of Como Park mows the grass of a neighboring business in exchange for using its dumpster. He’d like to keep it that way.
Local

Zero wasters, bin sharers, self-haulers are part of St. Paul trash uprising

Local

With state's first Topgolf in town, Brooklyn Center works to reshape image

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Local

Metro school districts go to voters to right fiscal ships

  • Schafer: U economist has seen that investment in kids yields real economic returns
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Trump says US will pull out of intermediate range nuke pact
October 20

Warren ancestry highlights how tribes decide membership
October 20

Stay away from St. Paul caves, officials warn (yet again)
October 20

Red Wing residents, tribal members find common ground on bluff overlooking Lake Pepin
October 20

Senate control may be at stake in North Dakota's battle over who can vote
October 20

DENIED JUSTICE • SPECIAL REPORT
Bradley Traaseth asked authorities multiple times to file charges against the men suspected of raping his daughter, Hannah. He was unsuccessful.
Renee Jones Schneider, Star Tribune
Bradley Traaseth asked authorities multiple times to file charges against the men suspected of raping his daughter, Hannah. He was unsuccessful.

Minnesota rape cases: Rejected by the prosecution

In Minnesota, half of sex assault cases police send to prosecutors never result in charges. Prosecutors reject cases that include DNA evidence, witnesses, and sometimes even confessions, records show.
The Wild's Mikael Granlund skates with the puck against the Lightning's Anton Stralman in the third period
Sports

Granlund's OT goal gives Wild a home victory over Tampa Bay

  • Boudreau's offensive advice for Wild pays off
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Theories on the optimal retirement age are all over the map. You have to find your own magic number — and plan.

When exactly is a reasonable age for retiring?

Gurus' advice ranges from ditching the rat race at 40 or waiting until 70 — but most people still aim for a retirement in their early 60s.
Nebraska defensive back Lamar Jackson stopped Minnesota receiver Rashod Bateman from making a grab during the second quarter
Sports

'We didn't come close': Gophers trounced by previously winless Nebraska

  • Scoggins: Youth can't be blamed for defensive meltdown at Nebraska
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Variety

What does your gut say? How 'the bugs inside us' affect overall health

  • Deep in human DNA, a gift from the Neanderthals
Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose goes up for a shot against Mavericks forward Maximilian Kleber in the first half
Sports

Rose scores 28 but Wolves lose 140-136 at Dallas as Butler sits

  • Wolves' Butler to rest during back-to-backs
Opinion
U.S. Sen Amy Klobuchar gave a warm introduction to Tina Smith in January as Smith was sworn in as Minnesota’s junior U.S. senator, replacing Al Fran

Send Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith back to the Senate. They'll do the nation's teamwork.

They're among the Star Tribune Editorial Board's first recommendations this election season. Here's how and why we endorse.

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