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Federal judge: U.S. Attorney’s Office refrain of low staffing, massive caseload ‘has worn out its welcome’

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News & Politics

Federal judge: U.S. Attorney’s Office refrain of low staffing, massive caseload ‘has worn out its welcome’

U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino said the courts have been more than patient with prosecutors struggling to comply with court orders amid a surge of immigration cases.

Carolyn Kaster/The Associated Press

Olympics

Scoggins: USA Hockey is on the verge of a historic Olympic double

Chip Scoggins

The U.S. women’s hockey team already has their gold medal win against Canada. The men’s team is up next on Sunday at the Milan Cortina Games.

Business

Minnesotans hoping Supreme Court ruling brings swift relief for companies and farmers

News & Politics

White House, Minnesota Supreme Court chief justice quietly negotiated deal over ICE enforcement in courts

Girls Hockey

Girls hockey state tournament teams revel in connections to U.S. Olympians

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Girls Hockey

Girls hockey state tournament teams revel in connections to U.S. Olympians

Twin Cities

Fewer than 500 ICE agents remain in Minnesota, lawmakers say

Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Twin Cities

Fewer than 500 ICE agents remain in Minnesota, lawmakers say

Movies

New documentary ‘Under the Rainbow’ sheds fresh light on ruby slipper theft

Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Movies

New documentary ‘Under the Rainbow’ sheds fresh light on ruby slipper theft

Home Gazing

Queen Anne house with stained glass, historic woodwork lists in St. Paul for $775K

Ben Colvin

Home Gazing

Queen Anne house with stained glass, historic woodwork lists in St. Paul for $775K

Greater Minnesota

Greater Minnesota

How Isle, population 800, became Minnesota’s only city to sign an agreement with ICE

Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Greater Minnesota

How Isle, population 800, became Minnesota’s only city to sign an agreement with ICE

The Mille Lacs Lake town stands to gain training and federal money for equipment in the deal.

Movies

New documentary ‘Under the Rainbow’ sheds fresh light on ruby slipper theft

Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Movies

New documentary ‘Under the Rainbow’ sheds fresh light on ruby slipper theft

Agriculture

USDA giving nearly $240M to sugar producers in boon for Minnesota farmers

The Minnesota Star Tribune

Agriculture

USDA giving nearly $240M to sugar producers in boon for Minnesota farmers

Greater Minnesota

How Isle, population 800, became Minnesota’s only city to sign an agreement with ICE

Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Greater Minnesota

How Isle, population 800, became Minnesota’s only city to sign an agreement with ICE

The Mille Lacs Lake town stands to gain training and federal money for equipment in the deal.

MN Fortune 500

Hormel sells whole-turkey business to another Minnesota company, but Jennie-O remains

Greater Minnesota

Life sentence for Brainerd man in murder and kidnapping case that sparked Amber Alert

Greater Minnesota

Southwest Minnesota State University makes its interim president permanent

Greater Minnesota

Ex-state Sen. Justin Eichorn loses bid to have federal sex sting case dismissed

Opinion

Readers Write

Readers Write: Education, support after the ICE surge, constitutional rights, war with Iran

RORY DOYLE/The New York Times

Readers Write

Readers Write: Education, support after the ICE surge, constitutional rights, war with Iran

Minnesota vs. Mississippi: Needs even more context.

Columnists

Cheers & Jeers: As leaders return to the Capitol, Melissa Hortman’s legacy endures

Rochelle Olson

Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Columnists

Cheers & Jeers: As leaders return to the Capitol, Melissa Hortman’s legacy endures

Rochelle Olson

Iron Range

Brown: As SCOTUS overrules Trump tariffs, new uncertainties arise

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesota needs an Equal Rights Amendment now more than ever

Readers Write

Readers Write: Education, support after the ICE surge, constitutional rights, war with Iran

RORY DOYLE/The New York Times

Readers Write

Readers Write: Education, support after the ICE surge, constitutional rights, war with Iran

Minnesota vs. Mississippi: Needs even more context.

Iron Range

Brown: As SCOTUS overrules Trump tariffs, new uncertainties arise

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesota needs an Equal Rights Amendment now more than ever

Strib Voices

Sports

Scoggins: USA Hockey is on the verge of a historic Olympic double

Chip Scoggins

Music

Review: Richard Egarr leads SPCO in festive, joyous concert

Rob Hubbard

Sports

Neal: New-look Loons bringing fresh mentality to 2026 MLS season

La Velle E. Neal III

Strib Varsity

Strib Varsity

Follow along as Maddyn Greenway and Tori Oehrlein vie for state's all-time hoops scoring record

Minnesota Star Tribune file

Strib Varsity

Follow along as Maddyn Greenway and Tori Oehrlein vie for state's all-time hoops scoring record

Oehrlein surpassed the girls career points record of 5,060 on Jan. 20 and broke Minnesota's all-time record (girls or boys) record of 5,119 on Jan. 29. Greenway has surpassed 5,000 points.

Strib Varsity

Monticello takes team title in big-school state tournament

Jazzmine Jackson/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

Monticello takes team title in big-school state tournament

Strib Varsity

Top 25: With end of regular season in sight, win streaks become a must

Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

Top 25: With end of regular season in sight, win streaks become a must

Strib Varsity

Follow along as Maddyn Greenway and Tori Oehrlein vie for state's all-time hoops scoring record

Minnesota Star Tribune file

Strib Varsity

Follow along as Maddyn Greenway and Tori Oehrlein vie for state's all-time hoops scoring record

Oehrlein surpassed the girls career points record of 5,060 on Jan. 20 and broke Minnesota's all-time record (girls or boys) record of 5,119 on Jan. 29. Greenway has surpassed 5,000 points.

Food & Culture

Music

Review: Richard Egarr leads SPCO in festive, joyous concert

Rob Hubbard

Marco Borggreve/St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Music

Review: Richard Egarr leads SPCO in festive, joyous concert

Rob Hubbard

The program includes works by George Frideric Handel, J.S. Bach and Beethoven.

Home Gazing

Queen Anne house with stained glass, historic woodwork lists in St. Paul for $775K

Ben Colvin

Home Gazing

Queen Anne house with stained glass, historic woodwork lists in St. Paul for $775K

Music

A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message

Erica Dischino/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Music

A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message

Music

Review: Richard Egarr leads SPCO in festive, joyous concert

Rob Hubbard

Marco Borggreve/St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Music

Review: Richard Egarr leads SPCO in festive, joyous concert

Rob Hubbard

The program includes works by George Frideric Handel, J.S. Bach and Beethoven.

Games & Comics

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Business

Agriculture

USDA giving nearly $240M to sugar producers in boon for Minnesota farmers

The Minnesota Star Tribune

Agriculture

USDA giving nearly $240M to sugar producers in boon for Minnesota farmers

Some say the MAHA movement and GLP-1 drugs hurt sugar beet farmers. The White House is blaming former President Joe Biden.

Business

Minnesotans hoping Supreme Court ruling brings swift relief for companies and farmers

ANNA ROSE LAYDEN/The New York Times

Business

Minnesotans hoping Supreme Court ruling brings swift relief for companies and farmers

MN Fortune 500

Hormel sells whole-turkey business to another Minnesota company, but Jennie-O remains

Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune

MN Fortune 500

Hormel sells whole-turkey business to another Minnesota company, but Jennie-O remains

Agriculture

USDA giving nearly $240M to sugar producers in boon for Minnesota farmers

The Minnesota Star Tribune

Agriculture

USDA giving nearly $240M to sugar producers in boon for Minnesota farmers

Some say the MAHA movement and GLP-1 drugs hurt sugar beet farmers. The White House is blaming former President Joe Biden.

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Elections

Live: Walz pays tribute to Melissa Hortman as lawmakers mourn slain leader

A group of children patiently played with dinosaurs during a GOP precinct caucus for precinct 3 at South View Middle School on March 1, 2016, in Edina, Minn.

Minnesota’s big election year begins: What to know about 2026 precinct caucuses

Why Democrats see Amy Klobuchar as such a formidable candidate for governor

Curious Minnesota

What’s Minnesota’s largest raptor? Hint: it might not be the bald eagle

What’s the story behind the abandoned Cold War station in Finland, Minn.?

What’s the history of the Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory and the Whipple Building?

Culture

Review: Richard Egarr leads SPCO in festive, joyous concert

Queen Anne house with stained glass, historic woodwork lists in St. Paul for $775K

6 things we learned about hockey star Quinn Hughes from his reading list

Travel

Austin, Texas’ newest hotel has a classic setting

Following ‘Phantom’: How one musical became a reason to travel

Delta to revive nonstop flights from MSP airport to Maui

Health Care

Former Optum employee found guilty of fraud via ‘ghost employee’ scheme

Main entrance to the Gonda Building. For more than a century, the city of Rochester has been shaped and defined by the Mayo Clinic. Now the Mayo has a $6 billion vision to reshape the city and itself.Wednesday, February 21, 2013 ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com ORG XMIT: MIN1302211648220346

Mayo Clinic testing Israeli magnetic-heating technology as cancer treatment

Tariffs are still a thing, and they’re hitting Medtronic’s profit

Outdoor Activities

Dapper little birds, undaunted by subzero winters

Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier, and that could lead to their extinction

Bald eagles congregate on the ice, near an open stretch of the Mississippi River, below Lock and Dam No. 4 on Jan. 2, 2021, in Alma. During winter, much of the river freezes up and so bald eagles congregate near areas where the water is not frozen in order to hunt for food, including fish, which are a large part of their diet.

Federal judge: U.S. Attorney’s Office refrain of low staffing, massive caseload ‘has worn out its welcome’

Federal judge: U.S. Attorney’s Office refrain of low staffing, massive caseload ‘has worn out its welcome’

Scoggins: USA Hockey is on the verge of a historic Olympic double

Scoggins: USA Hockey is on the verge of a historic Olympic double

Minnesotans hoping Supreme Court ruling brings swift relief for companies and farmers

White House, Minnesota Supreme Court chief justice quietly negotiated deal over ICE enforcement in courts

Girls hockey state tournament teams revel in connections to U.S. Olympians

Girls hockey state tournament teams revel in connections to U.S. Olympians

Fewer than 500 ICE agents remain in Minnesota, lawmakers say

Fewer than 500 ICE agents remain in Minnesota, lawmakers say

New documentary ‘Under the Rainbow’ sheds fresh light on ruby slipper theft

New documentary ‘Under the Rainbow’ sheds fresh light on ruby slipper theft

Queen Anne house with stained glass, historic woodwork lists in St. Paul for $775K

Queen Anne house with stained glass, historic woodwork lists in St. Paul for $775K

Greater Minnesota

How Isle, population 800, became Minnesota’s only city to sign an agreement with ICE

How Isle, population 800, became Minnesota’s only city to sign an agreement with ICE

New documentary ‘Under the Rainbow’ sheds fresh light on ruby slipper theft

New documentary ‘Under the Rainbow’ sheds fresh light on ruby slipper theft

USDA giving nearly $240M to sugar producers in boon for Minnesota farmers

USDA giving nearly $240M to sugar producers in boon for Minnesota farmers

How Isle, population 800, became Minnesota’s only city to sign an agreement with ICE

How Isle, population 800, became Minnesota’s only city to sign an agreement with ICE

Hormel sells whole-turkey business to another Minnesota company, but Jennie-O remains

Life sentence for Brainerd man in murder and kidnapping case that sparked Amber Alert

Southwest Minnesota State University makes its interim president permanent

Ex-state Sen. Justin Eichorn loses bid to have federal sex sting case dismissed

Opinion

Readers Write: Education, support after the ICE surge, constitutional rights, war with Iran

Readers Write: Education, support after the ICE surge, constitutional rights, war with Iran

Cheers & Jeers: As leaders return to the Capitol, Melissa Hortman’s legacy endures

Cheers & Jeers: As leaders return to the Capitol, Melissa Hortman’s legacy endures

Brown: As SCOTUS overrules Trump tariffs, new uncertainties arise

Opinion | Minnesota needs an Equal Rights Amendment now more than ever

Readers Write: Education, support after the ICE surge, constitutional rights, war with Iran

Readers Write: Education, support after the ICE surge, constitutional rights, war with Iran

Brown: As SCOTUS overrules Trump tariffs, new uncertainties arise

Opinion | Minnesota needs an Equal Rights Amendment now more than ever

Strib Voices

Scoggins: USA Hockey is on the verge of a historic Olympic double

Review: Richard Egarr leads SPCO in festive, joyous concert

Neal: New-look Loons bringing fresh mentality to 2026 MLS season

Strib Varsity

Follow along as Maddyn Greenway and Tori Oehrlein vie for state's all-time hoops scoring record

Follow along as Maddyn Greenway and Tori Oehrlein vie for state's all-time hoops scoring record

Monticello takes team title in big-school state tournament

Monticello takes team title in big-school state tournament

Top 25: With end of regular season in sight, win streaks become a must

Top 25: With end of regular season in sight, win streaks become a must

Follow along as Maddyn Greenway and Tori Oehrlein vie for state's all-time hoops scoring record

Follow along as Maddyn Greenway and Tori Oehrlein vie for state's all-time hoops scoring record

Top 25: Heading into playoffs, reigning 4A champ is back on top

Live: Hill-Murray, Centennial/SLP advance to 2A title game

Edina, Hill-Murray, Centennial/SLP and Holy Family win 2A openers

One ticket to state: Strib Varsity streaming full boys hockey section tourney

Food & Culture

Review: Richard Egarr leads SPCO in festive, joyous concert

Review: Richard Egarr leads SPCO in festive, joyous concert

Queen Anne house with stained glass, historic woodwork lists in St. Paul for $775K

Queen Anne house with stained glass, historic woodwork lists in St. Paul for $775K

A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message

A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message

Review: Richard Egarr leads SPCO in festive, joyous concert

Review: Richard Egarr leads SPCO in festive, joyous concert

With its Latino customer base staying home, Mercado Central gets a lunchtime boost from retirement and church groups

The 5 best things our food writers ate this week

Fun facts about Minnesota Wild’s Quinn Hughes, now an Olympic star

Minnesota and Diane’s Place take a star turn on ‘Good Morning America’

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