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Editor's Pick

Move over, Twin Cities: Small towns were Minnesota’s 2025 hottest housing markets

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Editor's Pick

Move over, Twin Cities: Small towns were Minnesota’s 2025 hottest housing markets

Lake-home seekers, remote workers and bargain hunters helped propel outstate areas to the top of the Minnesota Star Tribune’s 10th-annual Hot Housing Index.

News & Politics

Immigration vs. fraud: Starkly different priorities dominate start of Minnesota legislative session

Cannabis

Testing backlog is latest bottleneck for Minnesota’s recreational marijuana market

Minneapolis

Minneapolis Park Board puts moratorium on evictions

News & Politics

Federal judge weighs extending protections for refugees in Minnesota

Eat & Drink

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

Strib Varsity

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

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Strib Varsity

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

Olympics

Live: U.S. women’s curling team aiming for gold medal game at the Olympics

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Olympics

Live: U.S. women’s curling team aiming for gold medal game at the Olympics

Olympics

Alysa Liu walked away from skating. Her fresh outlook when she returned helped her win Olympic gold

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Olympics

Alysa Liu walked away from skating. Her fresh outlook when she returned helped her win Olympic gold

Music

A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message

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Music

A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message

2026 Olympics

Minnesota's Winter Olympians

Whether you’re checking in for the morning highlights or tuning in for the gold medal rounds, we've got full coverage of Minnesota’s Olympic athletes in the Milan-Cortina Games.

Full coverage

Greater Minnesota

News & Politics

More than 3 feet of snow fell on this North Shore town. It didn’t break any records.

Minnesota Department of Transportation

News & Politics

More than 3 feet of snow fell on this North Shore town. It didn’t break any records.

Several cities in northeastern Minnesota picked up more than 20 inches of snow. A little more could be on the way.

Greater Minnesota

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

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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

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Greater Minnesota

Southwest Minnesota State University makes its interim president permanent

News & Politics

More than 3 feet of snow fell on this North Shore town. It didn’t break any records.

Minnesota Department of Transportation

News & Politics

More than 3 feet of snow fell on this North Shore town. It didn’t break any records.

Several cities in northeastern Minnesota picked up more than 20 inches of snow. A little more could be on the way.

Greater Minnesota

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

Outdoors

So much for that: Path to Apostle Islands ice caves gone after storm

Rochester

After nitrate lawsuit, Minnesota opens farm fertilizer rule for public comment

Bemidji

One person dies in house fire near Bemidji

Opinion

Columnists

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

Rochelle Olson

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Columnists

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

Rochelle Olson

Plus: Quinn Hughes’ ghosts, St. Paul’s pothole-fixing machine, the heavily redacted fraud report and more.

Commentaries

Opinion | ICE created a public health crisis. Minnesota must act as it did during COVID.

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Commentaries

Opinion | ICE created a public health crisis. Minnesota must act as it did during COVID.

Readers Write

Readers Write: Minneapolis City Council, aftermath of Operation Metro Surge

Commentaries

Opinion | Has the U lost its way?

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

Plus: Quinn Hughes’ ghosts, St. Paul’s pothole-fixing machine, the heavily redacted fraud report and more.

Readers Write

Readers Write: Minneapolis City Council, aftermath of Operation Metro Surge

Commentaries

Opinion | Has the U lost its way?

Strib Voices

Minnesota Politics

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

Rochelle Olson

Commentaries

Opinion | ICE created a public health crisis. Minnesota must act as it did during COVID.

Alexandra Skinner

Weather

Douglas: Highs in the 20s before warming up

Paul Douglas

Strib Varsity

Strib Varsity

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

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

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

The girls state hockey tournament semifinal pairings are set after Thursday's games at Grand Casino Arena.

Strib Varsity

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

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

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

Strib Varsity

Video: Nelson's hat trick lifts Edina girls hockey past Bemidji in Class 2A quarterfinals

Alicia Tipcke

Strib Varsity

Video: Nelson's hat trick lifts Edina girls hockey past Bemidji in Class 2A quarterfinals

Strib Varsity

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

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

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

The girls state hockey tournament semifinal pairings are set after Thursday's games at Grand Casino Arena.

Food & Culture

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

Her sold-out concert will be livestreamed on the radio and the internet.

Eat & Drink

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

Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Eat & Drink

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

5 Best Things

The 5 best things our food writers ate this week

Joy Summers/The Minnesota Star Tribune

5 Best Things

The 5 best things our food writers ate this week

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

Her sold-out concert will be livestreamed on the radio and the internet.

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

Real Estate

The highs and lows of Minnesota’s 2025 housing market

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Real Estate

The highs and lows of Minnesota’s 2025 housing market

Different metrics may appeal to different buyers in the Minnesota Star Tribune’s 10th-annual Hot Housing Index.

Editor's Pick

Move over, Twin Cities: Small towns were Minnesota’s 2025 hottest housing markets

Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Editor's Pick

Move over, Twin Cities: Small towns were Minnesota’s 2025 hottest housing markets

Health Care

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

Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Health Care

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

Real Estate

The highs and lows of Minnesota’s 2025 housing market

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Real Estate

The highs and lows of Minnesota’s 2025 housing market

Different metrics may appeal to different buyers in the Minnesota Star Tribune’s 10th-annual Hot Housing Index.

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

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

Brandi Carlile performed "You And Me On The Rock" in concert Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. ]

A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message

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

U2 drops blistering song about Minneapolis mom Renee Good

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.

Move over, Twin Cities: Small towns were Minnesota’s 2025 hottest housing markets

Move over, Twin Cities: Small towns were Minnesota’s 2025 hottest housing markets

Immigration vs. fraud: Starkly different priorities dominate start of Minnesota legislative session

Testing backlog is latest bottleneck for Minnesota’s recreational marijuana market

Minneapolis Park Board puts moratorium on evictions

Federal judge weighs extending protections for refugees in Minnesota

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

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

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

Live: U.S. women’s curling team aiming for gold medal game at the Olympics

Live: U.S. women’s curling team aiming for gold medal game at the Olympics

Alysa Liu walked away from skating. Her fresh outlook when she returned helped her win Olympic gold

Alysa Liu walked away from skating. Her fresh outlook when she returned helped her win Olympic gold

A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message

A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message

Minnesota's Winter Olympians

Greater Minnesota

More than 3 feet of snow fell on this North Shore town. It didn’t break any records.

More than 3 feet of snow fell on this North Shore town. It didn’t break any records.

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

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

Southwest Minnesota State University makes its interim president permanent

Southwest Minnesota State University makes its interim president permanent

More than 3 feet of snow fell on this North Shore town. It didn’t break any records.

More than 3 feet of snow fell on this North Shore town. It didn’t break any records.

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

So much for that: Path to Apostle Islands ice caves gone after storm

After nitrate lawsuit, Minnesota opens farm fertilizer rule for public comment

One person dies in house fire near Bemidji

Opinion

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

Opinion | ICE created a public health crisis. Minnesota must act as it did during COVID.

Opinion | ICE created a public health crisis. Minnesota must act as it did during COVID.

Readers Write: Minneapolis City Council, aftermath of Operation Metro Surge

Opinion | Has the U lost its way?

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

Readers Write: Minneapolis City Council, aftermath of Operation Metro Surge

Opinion | Has the U lost its way?

Strib Voices

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

Opinion | ICE created a public health crisis. Minnesota must act as it did during COVID.

Douglas: Highs in the 20s before warming up

Strib Varsity

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

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

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

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

Video: Nelson's hat trick lifts Edina girls hockey past Bemidji in Class 2A quarterfinals

Video: Nelson's hat trick lifts Edina girls hockey past Bemidji in Class 2A quarterfinals

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

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

Former Gopher resigns from girls hockey coaching position

How Hill-Murray's Alpine ski program completed the sweep at state

Twin talk: Hockey-playing sisters bringing double dose to Minnesota Duluth

Dodge County opens state tournament with OT victory

Food & Culture

A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message

A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message

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

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

The 5 best things our food writers ate this week

A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message

A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message

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

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

Minnesotans are great at these sports; why aren’t they in the Olympics?

U2 drops blistering song about Minneapolis mom Renee Good

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