Local
December 5, 2016
From left: Allen "Lance" Scarsella, Joseph Backman, Nathan Gustavsson, Daniel Macey.

One year later, four accused in Jamar Clark protest shooting still fight charges

One case headed for trial; three others want charges dismissed.
Minneapolis
December 5, 2016

As authorities ID father of two killed in Mpls., grief flows

Speeding vehicle stopped by police; two men jailed for parole violation.
Local
December 5, 2016
Milo Yiannopoulos spoke at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in February.

Breitbart speaker's visit this month to NDSU suddenly canceled

Campus College Republican group cites worries about disruption.
Local
December 5, 2016
Police tape marks the scene of a shooting in Eagan where a security guard shot and killed a man during an attempted robbery. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribun

Security guard fatally shoots masked armed robber in Eagan

Officers responded to the call at 985 Aldrin Drive just after midnight and found a man dead of an apparent gunshot wound and the security guard injured, said police spokesman Aaron Machtemes.
Local
December 5, 2016

Obituary: Meteorologist John Graff kept Minnesotans informed of the weather

North Metro
December 5, 2016

Sad goodbye: Deputies block road for students grieving 2 classmates

Deputies blocked an intersection in Arden Hills so Mounds View students could visit the crash site and mourn together.
West Metro
December 5, 2016
File photo from 2014. When Doug Dayton bought nearly 100 acres of woods and fields just a few minutes north of Wayzata, he vowed to create a refuge of

Developer of old Dayton estate pays $5k after cutting 54 trees

In a rare step by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, a developer must pay $5,000 for violating a permit while developing the former shoreline estate of the late Douglas Dayton.
Local
December 5, 2016
This is part of the graffiti found Wednesday at Maple Grove Senior High School. (A racial epithet and profanity have been cropped from the image.)

Are hate crimes on rise in MN? Without data, police make it a guessing game

Issue has taken on urgency after election, but many agencies fail to file annual reports with BCA.
Local
December 5, 2016
Four-part series overview: Minnesota's reliance on solitary confinement

Four-part series overview: Minnesota's reliance on solitary confinement

State prisons punish inmates with solitary confinement for weeks, months, or years, often for minor offenses, even as other states move away from it.
Local
December 5, 2016

Authorities will briefly close intersection where Mounds View High students were killed

The intersection where two Mounds View High School students were killed in a car crash last week will be closed for about 30 minutes Monday afternoon to provide a safe place for people who wish to leave memorials.
Minneapolis
December 5, 2016
Katibunny Roberts and her husband, Lance King, of Kyle, S.D., celebrated the Army Corps' denial of an easement to bury a section of the Dakota Access

Standing Rock protesters celebrate Army Corps move

Opponents, joined by several thousand veterans, celebrated a victory after the feds pushed pause on the final Dakota Access link. North Dakota's governor called move "a serious mistake."
East Metro
December 5, 2016
Milo and Samantha Milosevic and their three children.

Minnesota veteran receives mortgage-free Forest Lake home

Local
December 4, 2016

The Drive: Indented markings don't harm pavement

Variety
December 4, 2016

Calendar celebrates Star Tribune's 150th anniversary

Local
December 4, 2016
Dylan Bailey, left, and Dawn Chiodo

Wrong-way driver who killed mother-daughter on I-494 is in critical condition

Two others hit by the wrong-way motorist in Bloomington also are in critical condition.
East Metro
December 4, 2016
A large emergency response was needed for a fire overnight in Hugo.

Late-night fire totals paving business in Hugo

East Metro
December 4, 2016
Downtown St. Paul

Business property owners sue St. Paul over right of way assessments

Corner property owners say fees unfair; city examining system.
Local
December 4, 2016
Does it cost more in taxes to own a home in Minneapolis or St. Paul?

Does it cost more in taxes to own a home in Minneapolis or St. Paul?

The two cities are finalizing their 2017 budgets, but city taxes make up a small share of a homeowners' total obligation for services.
South Metro
December 4, 2016
Hwy. 100 in the west metro was one of many slickened by a predawn snow Sunday.

A bit of snow challenges Sunday drivers in Twin Cities

All parts of the metro experienced crashes and spinouts. Sharp temperature drop on the way.
Local
December 3, 2016
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150 ER visits in a year? New MN program flags high-use patients

The program has quietly become a powerful tool to control waste in the multibillion-dollar Medical Assistance program while improving patient care -- and saving taxpayers at least $7 million a year in unnecessary medical costs.

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