University of Minnesota students race to … eat lettuce?
The University of Minnesota's Lettuce Club enticed over 40 college students to spend their sunny Sunday racing to devour a head of iceberg lettuce.
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I-35W northbound closed in Bloomington after crash involving pedestrian
Traffic is being diverted up and down ramps at 90th Street.
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Minneapolis English teacher named Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2024
Washburn High School's Tracy Byrd, who helps kids who lost so much during the pandemic, is Education Minnesota's 60th Teacher of the Year.
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Are plastic lane dividers enough to keep drivers safe in work zones?
Motorists have raised concerns amid recent crashes on Hwy. 52 in Dakota County and I-35 near Faribault.
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Advocates move to protect Ecuadorian migrants' status in Minnesota
They are joining a national movement to advocate for a federal designation that would allow Ecuadorians to have work permits and deportation protections.
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Stillwater outdoor educator turns nature nerdery into TikTok gold
Angie Hong's upcoming book, to be released this summer, guides readers through the St. Croix River valley
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This ancient tree is one of the oldest in Minnesota. The warming climate might kill it.
The Legacy Tree, a northern white cedar, has withstood dozens of windstorms, endured drought, dodged fires and even escaped the lumber mill, which leveled the surrounding forest. It is a bridge to Minnesota's past — but it may not survive Minnesota's future climate.
A reporter and her child navigate a Minnesota rite of passage: a ropes course
A three-day trip to one of the state's environmental learning centers offered outdoor experiences, bird encounters and decisive moments 30 feet off the ground.
Man who died in south Minneapolis shooting was firefighter in Eagan and Eden Prairie
Both departments said Joseph C. Johns died in the early Sunday shooting.
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School sex abuse victim uses his tragedy to close gap in law
Lincoln Singh and his family are lobbying the Minnesota Legislature to require parental notification when students are unexpectedly pulled out of class.
Minnesota Power agrees to smaller bill increase for customers in settlement
If utility regulators approve the deal with state officials, residential customers' electric rates would increase 4.9% instead of the originally posed 12%.
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Could a big week for St. Paul's Union Depot hint at a brighter future?
This week, Union Depot celebrated the announcement of a second daily Amtrak train to Chicago and the opening of Choo Choo Bob's Train Store in the quiet landmark.
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Two killed, at least three injured in alcohol-involved head-on Cass County crash
Two northern Minnesotans died and at least three people were hospitalized with critical injuries.
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Neal: What happens after you win a national title?
The parties start, and some don't stop. The phone rings. The contracts come. Life is good right now for basketball coaches and fans in Mankato.
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Woodbury Target standoff suspect charged with multiple felonies
Donald Eugene Roche, who was shot by law enforcement, faces felony charges after he allegedly pointed a pistol-style BB gun at officers in the Woodbury Target parking lot.
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Alexandria armed bank robbery suspect arrested in West Fargo
A 49-year-old man was arrested in West Fargo, N.D., Friday, after he allegedly robbed the Bremer Bank in downtown Alexandria.
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One dead, one injured in Minneapolis gunfight
Shots are believed to have been fired at a group of people in the parking lot behind the former Whiskey Junction bar.
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Black nonprofit sees investments in Duluth's Central Hillside as 'catalyst'
A major 'transformational' grant awarded by the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation is its largest to date.
WWE releases Gable Steveson, closing a chapter for former Gophers sensation
Gable Steveson, who starred for Apple Valley and the Gophers before winning Olympic gold in 2021, was not a popular figure in the ring for WWE.
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Star Wars superfans celebrate May 4th with ritual movie marathons, blue milk, costumes and community
The story has special meaning to those who relate to finding hope through darkness in their own lives.
St. Paul's Arborators play in the treetops: 'We're the world's only tree-climbing brass band'
They play traditional polkas, waltzes and marches in unusual locations — like the tops of trees.
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Carver County deputies shoot man armed with knife outside Chanhassen home
The suspect's condition was unknown as of Saturday evening, authorities said.
'I'm a living miracle.' Tommies athlete goes from broken bones to broken record
Anna Swanson was removed from a demolished car last year with a shattered pelvis and broken spine. Doctors thought her athletic career could be over. This year, she set a school record for the University of St. Thomas track team.
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Minneapolis loses bid for WWE's 2025 WrestleMania to Las Vegas
The event last month drew more than 145,000 fans in Philadelphia.
Amid unsolved Minneapolis homicides, families await justice
A deadly three-year period at the height of the pandemic has left Minneapolis with the most open homicide cases in at least three decades.
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Man sentenced to 20 years in fatal Woodbury graduation party shooting
All other suspects in the crime have been sentenced.
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From gung-ho Vietnam medic to peacenik to proud Army veteran
A southern Minnesota man looks back on his evolution from gung-ho soldier in 1967 to questioning dissenter by 1972 to proud Army veteran today.
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