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

Greater Minnesota

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

As the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement stirs up the Twin Cities, ideological fault lines are appearing between the metro and greater Minnesota.

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

Steven Senne/The Associated Press

Sports

Maye throws 3 TD passes, Stroud has 4 INTs as Patriots top Texans 28-16 to advance to AFC title game

Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, Marcus Jones returned one of C.J. Stroud's four interceptions for a score and the New England Patriots defeated the Houston Texans 28-16 on Sunday to advance to the AFC championship game for the first time in seven years.

Michael Tessier/CBS

TV and Media

Jacob Frey, Liz Collin raise national profile through TV news

News outlets are turning to local personalities in the wake of the ICE shooting.

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Twin Cities Suburbs

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities playgrounds.

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

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.”

News & Politics

A state and city on edge faces another threat from Trump to send in 1,500 troops

News & Politics

Justice Department says it has no plans to investigate ICE agent who killed Renee Good and confirms Walz, Frey probe

Twin Cities

Live: DHS Secretary Noem says federal order limiting use of force ‘didn’t change anything’ for agents

News & Politics

Allegations of racial profiling of U.S. citizens on the rise as ICE surge expands in Minnesota

Editor's Pick

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

Steven Senne/The Associated Press

Sports

Maye throws 3 TD passes, Stroud has 4 INTs as Patriots top Texans 28-16 to advance to AFC title game

Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, Marcus Jones returned one of C.J. Stroud's four interceptions for a score and the New England Patriots defeated the Houston Texans 28-16 on Sunday to advance to the AFC championship game for the first time in seven years.

Michael Tessier/CBS

TV and Media

Jacob Frey, Liz Collin raise national profile through TV news

News outlets are turning to local personalities in the wake of the ICE shooting.

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Twin Cities Suburbs

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities playgrounds.

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

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.”

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

Duluth

Natural gas pipeline explosion rocks east-central Minnesota town

Duluth

Natural gas pipeline explosion rocks east-central Minnesota town

No injuries were reported but more than 600 Minnesota Energy Resources customers were without heat.

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

Duluth

Natural gas pipeline explosion rocks east-central Minnesota town

Duluth

Natural gas pipeline explosion rocks east-central Minnesota town

No injuries were reported but more than 600 Minnesota Energy Resources customers were without heat.

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.

Agriculture

Willmar bird flu laboratory gets reprieve from USDA funding hit

Opinion

Commentaries

Opinion | On MLK Day, ‘Be Good’ isn’t a slogan; it’s a moral obligation

Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Commentaries

Opinion | On MLK Day, ‘Be Good’ isn’t a slogan; it’s a moral obligation

It is about showing up — repeatedly — grounded in history, guided by conscience and unwilling to outsource responsibility to symbols, slogans or someone else’s courage.

Readers Write

Readers Write: Protest tactics, immigration enforcement, driving while high, Northstar

Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Readers Write

Readers Write: Protest tactics, immigration enforcement, driving while high, Northstar

Commentaries

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

Commentaries

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

Commentaries

Opinion | On MLK Day, ‘Be Good’ isn’t a slogan; it’s a moral obligation

Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Commentaries

Opinion | On MLK Day, ‘Be Good’ isn’t a slogan; it’s a moral obligation

It is about showing up — repeatedly — grounded in history, guided by conscience and unwilling to outsource responsibility to symbols, slogans or someone else’s courage.

Commentaries

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

Commentaries

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

Strib Voices

Sports

Souhan: Mounds View wrestlers make winning decision in emphasizing sportsmanship

Jim Souhan

Commentaries

Opinion | On MLK Day, ‘Be Good’ isn’t a slogan; it’s a moral obligation

Yohuru Williams

Wolves

Analysis: Another leap for Ant? Wolves’ Anthony Edwards is improving his game in Year 6.

Chris Hine

Strib Varsity

Strib Varsity

What to watch this week: Big girls basketball matchups highlight a packed livestream schedule

Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

What to watch this week: Big girls basketball matchups highlight a packed livestream schedule

We have nearly 30 livestreams this week on Strib Varsity, including Warroad vs. Edina girls hockey and Providence Academy vs. Minnehaha Academy girls basketball.

Strib Varsity

Souhan: Mounds View wrestlers make winning decision in emphasizing sportsmanship

Jim Souhan

Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

Souhan: Mounds View wrestlers make winning decision in emphasizing sportsmanship

Jim Souhan

Strib Varsity

Dahlman ready to see her girls basketball record broken — twice

Chuck Burton/The Associated Press

Strib Varsity

Dahlman ready to see her girls basketball record broken — twice

Strib Varsity

What to watch this week: Big girls basketball matchups highlight a packed livestream schedule

Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

What to watch this week: Big girls basketball matchups highlight a packed livestream schedule

We have nearly 30 livestreams this week on Strib Varsity, including Warroad vs. Edina girls hockey and Providence Academy vs. Minnehaha Academy girls basketball.

Food & Culture

Twin Cities Suburbs

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities playgrounds.

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Twin Cities Suburbs

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities 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

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Music

Review: Alina Ibragimova performs Mozart violin concerto with SPCO

Rob Hubbard

Twin Cities Suburbs

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities playgrounds.

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Twin Cities Suburbs

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities playgrounds.

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

Games & Comics

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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

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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

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities 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

‘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

With ICE surge spreading across state, rumors and anxiety grow in greater Minnesota

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

With ICE surge spreading across state, rumors and anxiety grow in greater Minnesota

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

Maye throws 3 TD passes, Stroud has 4 INTs as Patriots top Texans 28-16 to advance to AFC title game

Maye throws 3 TD passes, Stroud has 4 INTs as Patriots top Texans 28-16 to advance to AFC title game

Jacob Frey, Liz Collin raise national profile through TV news

Jacob Frey, Liz Collin raise national profile through TV news

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities playgrounds.

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities playgrounds.

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

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

A state and city on edge faces another threat from Trump to send in 1,500 troops

Justice Department says it has no plans to investigate ICE agent who killed Renee Good and confirms Walz, Frey probe

Live: DHS Secretary Noem says federal order limiting use of force ‘didn’t change anything’ for agents

Allegations of racial profiling of U.S. citizens on the rise as ICE surge expands in Minnesota

Editor's Pick

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

Maye throws 3 TD passes, Stroud has 4 INTs as Patriots top Texans 28-16 to advance to AFC title game

Maye throws 3 TD passes, Stroud has 4 INTs as Patriots top Texans 28-16 to advance to AFC title game

Jacob Frey, Liz Collin raise national profile through TV news

Jacob Frey, Liz Collin raise national profile through TV news

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities playgrounds.

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities playgrounds.

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

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

Minnesota's best supper clubs

Greater Minnesota

Natural gas pipeline explosion rocks east-central Minnesota town

Natural gas pipeline explosion rocks east-central Minnesota town

‘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

Natural gas pipeline explosion rocks east-central Minnesota town

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.

Willmar bird flu laboratory gets reprieve from USDA funding hit

Opinion

Opinion | On MLK Day, ‘Be Good’ isn’t a slogan; it’s a moral obligation

Opinion | On MLK Day, ‘Be Good’ isn’t a slogan; it’s a moral obligation

Readers Write: Protest tactics, immigration enforcement, driving while high, Northstar

Readers Write: Protest tactics, immigration enforcement, driving while high, Northstar

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

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

Opinion | On MLK Day, ‘Be Good’ isn’t a slogan; it’s a moral obligation

Opinion | On MLK Day, ‘Be Good’ isn’t a slogan; it’s a moral obligation

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

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

Strib Voices

Souhan: Mounds View wrestlers make winning decision in emphasizing sportsmanship

Opinion | On MLK Day, ‘Be Good’ isn’t a slogan; it’s a moral obligation

Analysis: Another leap for Ant? Wolves’ Anthony Edwards is improving his game in Year 6.

Strib Varsity

What to watch this week: Big girls basketball matchups highlight a packed livestream schedule

What to watch this week: Big girls basketball matchups highlight a packed livestream schedule

Souhan: Mounds View wrestlers make winning decision in emphasizing sportsmanship

Souhan: Mounds View wrestlers make winning decision in emphasizing sportsmanship

Dahlman ready to see her girls basketball record broken — twice

Dahlman ready to see her girls basketball record broken — twice

What to watch this week: Big girls basketball matchups highlight a packed livestream schedule

What to watch this week: Big girls basketball matchups highlight a packed livestream schedule

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: 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

Food & Culture

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities playgrounds.

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities 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

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities playgrounds.

Wondering what to do indoors with kids on a cold day? Visit one of these indoor Twin Cities playgrounds.

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