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Latest health bill in Senate could end up costing Minn. billions

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The Graham-Cassidy bill could defund MinnesotaCare and shift funding from Minnesota to states like Wisconsin. "This takes us back several steps." a Minnesota health official says.

Politics

Trump derides Kim Jong Un again: 'Obviously a madman'

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Local

Vandal releases empty Vista Fleet tour vessels into Duluth harbor

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Local

Hunter rescued after nearly 3 days in forest north of Twin Cities

9:35am

Local

Mpls. council member 'sorry' after handing chewed gum to opponent

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Dunwoody College of Technology plans $10M renovation of Mpls. campus
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More teams to extend netting after girl hit by ball at Twins-Yankees game
7:43am

Heat wave hits as fall arrives: It's going to feel like 100 today
8:13am

About 300 gather to honor St. Thomas student left to die in Minneapolis crash
7:30am

Obama campus assault guidance gets scrapped under Trump

10 minutes ago

The Trump administration on Friday scrapped Obama-era guidance on investigating campus sexual assault, replacing it with new interim instructions allowing universities to decide which standard of evidence to use when handling complaints.

Sports

Owner chooses to stick with Lynx in WNBA Finals over Wolves in China

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Variety

3-foot-long bratwurst welcomes challengers at NE. Mpls. German restaurant

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Nation

Indiana man locked in cave for 60 hours, forgotten by group

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Don't miss

Netflix kids' show producer blames rogue artist for penis drawing: 'A very bad joke'

Blame one "Maya the Bee" artist for that penis drawing on a log in Season 1, Episode 35, which has since been yanked from Netflix over the obscenity.

Variety

One of Uptown's largest restaurants closing to make way for new Pourhouse

Opinion

You call it 'fleeing'; I call it parent empowerment

I didn't leave the Minneapolis Public Schools impulsively in the dark of night. It took tough, deliberate choices that put my kids first.

Sports

Twins open Wild Card lead to 2½ games as bats come alive in Detroit

Local

Community is key for new police inspector in north Minneapolis

Business

Conagra buys Boomchickapop maker Angie's Artisan Treats

Variety

Trylon remodeling is a really big deal for the Minneapolis repertory movie house

Blogs

Today's Video

Outta Control: Meet the Meterbratwurst!

00:42The Meterbratwurst challenge at Gasthof zur Gemutlichkeit, northeast Minneapolis' classic German restaurant, requires downing this 1.75 pound sausage.