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Twin Cities

The latest: 1,500 paratroopers put on alert for possible Minnesota deployment, ABC News reports

Twin Cities

The latest: 1,500 paratroopers put on alert for possible Minnesota deployment, ABC News reports

No final decision made on use of Alaska-based paratroopers. Report comes after day of tense protests in Minnesota

How the arrival of thousands of federal agents has shaken Minnesota

Debate grows in protest movement over how hard to push back against ICE

How the arrival of thousands of federal agents has shaken Minnesota

Debate grows in protest movement over how hard to push back against ICE

Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Minneapolis

Jake Lang’s anti-Islam rally chased off by Minneapolis protesters

Below-zero windchills didn’t deter hundreds of protesters rallying against Lang and his handful of supporters in downtown Minneapolis.

Joy Summers/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Order Up

3 places to get iconic Minnesota chicken wild rice soup

Our unofficial state soup brims with pride and rich comfort.

Eric Gay/The Associated Press

Wolves

Spurs clip Wolves 126-123 despite Edwards’ 55 points in return

Edwards scored 26 points in the fourth quarter as the Wolves climbed back from a 25-point halftime deficit, but they couldn’t finish the job vs. Victor Wembanyama and co.

Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesotans seem to be done playing ‘Minnesota Nice’

We appear to be developing a new state ethos that was encapsulated by the mayor of Minneapolis’ recent use of the F-bomb to denounce ICE.

Politics

Walz, Frey reportedly under investigation by U.S. Department of Justice

News & Politics

Federal judge bars ICE agents from ‘retaliating’ against protesters in Minnesota

News & Politics

Why videos of ICE in Minnesota are a ‘breakthrough moment’ online

News & Politics

Transit providers say fraud claims could threaten a struggling industry, especially in rural Minnesota

Editor's Pick

Worry over ICE builds in Twin Cities suburbs as confrontations go viral

Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Minneapolis

Jake Lang’s anti-Islam rally chased off by Minneapolis protesters

Below-zero windchills didn’t deter hundreds of protesters rallying against Lang and his handful of supporters in downtown Minneapolis.

Joy Summers/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Order Up

3 places to get iconic Minnesota chicken wild rice soup

Our unofficial state soup brims with pride and rich comfort.

Eric Gay/The Associated Press

Wolves

Spurs clip Wolves 126-123 despite Edwards’ 55 points in return

Edwards scored 26 points in the fourth quarter as the Wolves climbed back from a 25-point halftime deficit, but they couldn’t finish the job vs. Victor Wembanyama and co.

Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesotans seem to be done playing ‘Minnesota Nice’

We appear to be developing a new state ethos that was encapsulated by the mayor of Minneapolis’ recent use of the F-bomb to denounce ICE.

Eat & Drink

Minnesota's best supper clubs

Popovers, prime rib, relish trays, grasshoppers and nostalgia — you’ll want to gas up the car before reading.

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Greater Minnesota

Outdoors

With bear encounters declining in the BWCAW, officials extend food storage order

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Outdoors

With bear encounters declining in the BWCAW, officials extend food storage order

U.S. Forest Service said run-ins have dropped “sharply” from an average of 58 per year.

Greater Minnesota

‘We don’t want to be like Minneapolis’: Feelings on ICE surge reveal deep divide across state

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Greater Minnesota

‘We don’t want to be like Minneapolis’: Feelings on ICE surge reveal deep divide across state

News & Politics

Transit providers say fraud claims could threaten a struggling industry, especially in rural Minnesota

Evan Vucci/The Associated Press

News & Politics

Transit providers say fraud claims could threaten a struggling industry, especially in rural Minnesota

Outdoors

With bear encounters declining in the BWCAW, officials extend food storage order

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Outdoors

With bear encounters declining in the BWCAW, officials extend food storage order

U.S. Forest Service said run-ins have dropped “sharply” from an average of 58 per year.

Duluth

Natural gas pipeline explosion rocks east-central Minnesota town

Greater Minnesota

ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then detain workers

St. Cloud

Man allegedly driving again without license when he hit, killed woman crossing Minnesota road

Greater Minnesota

Tolkkinen: Who did ICE take from a Perham company? The agency wouldn’t tell me.

Opinion

Commentaries

Paul Douglas: My eyes are wide open to Boundary Waters threats

Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Commentaries

Paul Douglas: My eyes are wide open to Boundary Waters threats

Pending legislation would turn a federal “no” on mining in the Boundary Waters into a congressional “proceed.”

Columnists

Brown: Our weary state must find shared reality amid chaos and fear

Aaron Brown

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Columnists

Brown: Our weary state must find shared reality amid chaos and fear

Aaron Brown

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesotans seem to be done playing ‘Minnesota Nice’

Readers Write

Readers Write: Immigration enforcement limits, eye health

Commentaries

Paul Douglas: My eyes are wide open to Boundary Waters threats

Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Commentaries

Paul Douglas: My eyes are wide open to Boundary Waters threats

Pending legislation would turn a federal “no” on mining in the Boundary Waters into a congressional “proceed.”

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesotans seem to be done playing ‘Minnesota Nice’

Readers Write

Readers Write: Immigration enforcement limits, eye health

Strib Voices

Commentaries

Paul Douglas: My eyes are wide open to Boundary Waters threats

Paul Douglas

Iron Range

Brown: Our weary state must find shared reality amid chaos and fear

Aaron Brown

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesotans seem to be done playing ‘Minnesota Nice’

Shannon Gibney

Strib Varsity

Strib Varsity

Dahlman ready to see her girls basketball record broken — twice

Chuck Burton

Strib Varsity

Dahlman ready to see her girls basketball record broken — twice

Crosby-Ironton’s Tori Oehrlein and Providence Academy’s Maddyn Greenway are both closing in on Rebekah Dahlman's career mark of 5,060 points.

Strib Varsity

Gophers recruit Tori Oehrlein is second Minnesota girls basketball player to score 5,000 points

Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

Gophers recruit Tori Oehrlein is second Minnesota girls basketball player to score 5,000 points

Strib Varsity

Top 25: See which team moved into the No.1 spot in the Minnesota

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

Top 25: See which team moved into the No.1 spot in the Minnesota

Strib Varsity

Dahlman ready to see her girls basketball record broken — twice

Chuck Burton

Strib Varsity

Dahlman ready to see her girls basketball record broken — twice

Crosby-Ironton’s Tori Oehrlein and Providence Academy’s Maddyn Greenway are both closing in on Rebekah Dahlman's career mark of 5,060 points.

Food & Culture

Twin Cities Suburbs

Best old-school indoor playgrounds

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Twin Cities Suburbs

Best old-school indoor playgrounds

We tested 10 municipal play areas around the metro that get kids’ energy out for $10 or less.

TV and Media

Jacob Frey, Liz Collin raise national profile through TV news

Michael Tessier/CBS

TV and Media

Jacob Frey, Liz Collin raise national profile through TV news

Music

Review: Alina Ibragimova performs Mozart violin concerto with SPCO

Rob Hubbard

Eva Vermandel/Askonas Holt

Music

Review: Alina Ibragimova performs Mozart violin concerto with SPCO

Rob Hubbard

Twin Cities Suburbs

Best old-school indoor playgrounds

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Twin Cities Suburbs

Best old-school indoor playgrounds

We tested 10 municipal play areas around the metro that get kids’ energy out for $10 or less.

Games & Comics

Super Quiz

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer.

Daily Games

Explore Popular Picks: Dive into Exciting Games Now!

Arlo and Janis

Daily comic from Jimmy Johnson

Baby Blues

Daily comic from Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

Business

Editor's Pick

Twin Cities small business owners say Amazon’s AI lists their products without consent

Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Editor's Pick

Twin Cities small business owners say Amazon’s AI lists their products without consent

Minnesota jewelry designer Emily Johnson is among those upset with Amazon over its new AI feature, which uses product images and descriptions from their websites.

News & Politics

Struggling for support: Minnesota’s nonprofits serving communities of color react to funding loss

Aaron Nesheim/Sahan Journal

News & Politics

Struggling for support: Minnesota’s nonprofits serving communities of color react to funding loss

Business

Ramstad: Trump’s ICE push in Minnesota is part of a makeover of America’s population

Evan Ramstad

Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Business

Ramstad: Trump’s ICE push in Minnesota is part of a makeover of America’s population

Evan Ramstad

Editor's Pick

Twin Cities small business owners say Amazon’s AI lists their products without consent

Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Editor's Pick

Twin Cities small business owners say Amazon’s AI lists their products without consent

Minnesota jewelry designer Emily Johnson is among those upset with Amazon over its new AI feature, which uses product images and descriptions from their websites.

URBAN PADDLING GUIDE

DISCOVER THE ROUTES

Canoe, kayak or paddleboard: Your ultimate guide to getting connected to the water in the Twin Cities metro area, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro.

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Elections

Read Gov. Tim Walz’s statement on his decision to not run

Gov. Tim Walz abandons re-election bid as fraud scrutiny intensifies

Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats tap influencers to spread political message

Curious Minnesota

Back when 25 mph was top speed, drivers took this route through Minnesota

How do Minnesota’s snowplows know where to go when it snows?

How the ‘world’s largest marching band’ once charmed Minnesota

Culture

Best old-school indoor playgrounds

Jacob Frey, Liz Collin raise national profile through TV news

Review: Alina Ibragimova performs Mozart violin concerto with SPCO

Travel

How to plan a Caribbean getaway in a time of travel chaos

A picturesque Asheville, North Carolina, neighborhood in autumn. (Rod Gimenez/Dreamstime/TNS) ORG XMIT: 91551612W

The latest: 1,500 paratroopers put on alert for possible Minnesota deployment, ABC News reports

The latest: 1,500 paratroopers put on alert for possible Minnesota deployment, ABC News reports

Jake Lang’s anti-Islam rally chased off by Minneapolis protesters

How the arrival of thousands of federal agents has shaken Minnesota

Debate grows in protest movement over how hard to push back against ICE

Jake Lang’s anti-Islam rally chased off by Minneapolis protesters

How the arrival of thousands of federal agents has shaken Minnesota

Debate grows in protest movement over how hard to push back against ICE

Jake Lang’s anti-Islam rally chased off by Minneapolis protesters

Jake Lang’s anti-Islam rally chased off by Minneapolis protesters

3 places to get iconic Minnesota chicken wild rice soup

3 places to get iconic Minnesota chicken wild rice soup

Spurs clip Wolves 126-123 despite Edwards’ 55 points in return

Spurs clip Wolves 126-123 despite Edwards’ 55 points in return

Opinion | Minnesotans seem to be done playing ‘Minnesota Nice’

Opinion | Minnesotans seem to be done playing ‘Minnesota Nice’

Walz, Frey reportedly under investigation by U.S. Department of Justice

Federal judge bars ICE agents from ‘retaliating’ against protesters in Minnesota

Why videos of ICE in Minnesota are a ‘breakthrough moment’ online

Transit providers say fraud claims could threaten a struggling industry, especially in rural Minnesota

Editor's Pick

Worry over ICE builds in Twin Cities suburbs as confrontations go viral

Jake Lang’s anti-Islam rally chased off by Minneapolis protesters

Jake Lang’s anti-Islam rally chased off by Minneapolis protesters

3 places to get iconic Minnesota chicken wild rice soup

3 places to get iconic Minnesota chicken wild rice soup

Spurs clip Wolves 126-123 despite Edwards’ 55 points in return

Spurs clip Wolves 126-123 despite Edwards’ 55 points in return

Opinion | Minnesotans seem to be done playing ‘Minnesota Nice’

Opinion | Minnesotans seem to be done playing ‘Minnesota Nice’

Minnesota's best supper clubs

Greater Minnesota

With bear encounters declining in the BWCAW, officials extend food storage order

With bear encounters declining in the BWCAW, officials extend food storage order

‘We don’t want to be like Minneapolis’: Feelings on ICE surge reveal deep divide across state

‘We don’t want to be like Minneapolis’: Feelings on ICE surge reveal deep divide across state

Transit providers say fraud claims could threaten a struggling industry, especially in rural Minnesota

Transit providers say fraud claims could threaten a struggling industry, especially in rural Minnesota

With bear encounters declining in the BWCAW, officials extend food storage order

With bear encounters declining in the BWCAW, officials extend food storage order

Natural gas pipeline explosion rocks east-central Minnesota town

ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then detain workers

Man allegedly driving again without license when he hit, killed woman crossing Minnesota road

Tolkkinen: Who did ICE take from a Perham company? The agency wouldn’t tell me.

Opinion

Paul Douglas: My eyes are wide open to Boundary Waters threats

Paul Douglas: My eyes are wide open to Boundary Waters threats

Brown: Our weary state must find shared reality amid chaos and fear

Brown: Our weary state must find shared reality amid chaos and fear

Opinion | Minnesotans seem to be done playing ‘Minnesota Nice’

Readers Write: Immigration enforcement limits, eye health

Paul Douglas: My eyes are wide open to Boundary Waters threats

Paul Douglas: My eyes are wide open to Boundary Waters threats

Opinion | Minnesotans seem to be done playing ‘Minnesota Nice’

Readers Write: Immigration enforcement limits, eye health

Strib Voices

Paul Douglas: My eyes are wide open to Boundary Waters threats

Brown: Our weary state must find shared reality amid chaos and fear

Opinion | Minnesotans seem to be done playing ‘Minnesota Nice’

Strib Varsity

Dahlman ready to see her girls basketball record broken — twice

Dahlman ready to see her girls basketball record broken — twice

Gophers recruit Tori Oehrlein is second Minnesota girls basketball player to score 5,000 points

Gophers recruit Tori Oehrlein is second Minnesota girls basketball player to score 5,000 points

Top 25: See which team moved into the No.1 spot in the Minnesota

Top 25: See which team moved into the No.1 spot in the Minnesota

Dahlman ready to see her girls basketball record broken — twice

Dahlman ready to see her girls basketball record broken — twice

Top 25: Don’t call it an upset … it's just Class 4A basketball

Talking hockey: Why the sport is so unique on the border in International Falls

Twenty athletes who defined Minnesota high school wrestling the past 25 years

What are Shattuck-St. Mary’s secrets? Meet the man who knows them all

Food & Culture

Best old-school indoor playgrounds

Best old-school indoor playgrounds

Jacob Frey, Liz Collin raise national profile through TV news

Jacob Frey, Liz Collin raise national profile through TV news

Review: Alina Ibragimova performs Mozart violin concerto with SPCO

Review: Alina Ibragimova performs Mozart violin concerto with SPCO

Best old-school indoor playgrounds