StarTribune

Staff shortages, not infection rates, driving school closures

Across the 10 districts with the largest share of Minnesota's K-12 pupils — which together educate one in four of the state's public school students — officials say they keep an eye on daily staff absences in order to predict whether they must move into distance learning.
Local

Weekend violence marks a bloody start to the year for the Twin Cities

This Burger King restaurant in the 3300 block of Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis closed in 2018.
Local

Minneapolis revives fight over Burger King drive-throughs

Business

What will best keep Xcel's grid reliable in a pinch: Gas plants or batteries?

Nation

Anti-vaccine activists march in D.C. — a city that mandates COVID vaccines — to protest mandates

More Top Headlines

Mugler, French fashion icon known for sculpted designs, dies
January 23

'Horrific': 5 homicide victims discovered at Milwaukee home
January 23

Jan. 6 committee has spoken with former Trump attorney general Barr, chairman says
January 23

A crowd filled the Minnesota State Capitol lawn last August during a rally against COVID vaccinations and mask mandates.
Shari L. Gross, Star Tribune
A crowd filled the Minnesota State Capitol lawn last August during a rally against COVID vaccinations and mask mandates.

'Natural immunity' claims part of GOP vaccine pushback

The idea is gaining traction in Republican-led legislatures around the country, despite pushback from public heath officials who say protection from infection varies dramatically from case to case. Studies show vaccines can cut the risk of infection even for those who have recovered from the virus.
The Vikings interviewed 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans on Sunday, the team announced, a day after his defense helped San Francisco eliminate
Sports

Vikings conclude first-round interviews, talk to 49ers' Ryans

  • First challenge for Vikings' new GM? Solving the salary cap puzzle
Center Karl-Anthony Towns drove on the Nets’ Day’Ron Sharpe in the first quarter of the Wolves’ 136-125 victory at Target Center on Sunday.
Sports

Towns' big finish pushes Wolves over Nets; Edwards has minor injury

  • Wolves' Edwards set to move on after owning up to ejection
Kansas State center Ayoka Lee (50, shown during a Dec. 18 game against Oregon) broke the NCAA women’s single-game scoring record for Division I with
Sports

Byron (Minn.) native Lee scores record 61 points as Kansas State women rout No. 14 Oklahoma

  • Stefanovic leads No. 4 Purdue past Northwestern 80-60
 Don’t miss
Pacific waves burst though a tidal blowhole at Playa Pelada in Nosara, Costa Rica.

Costa Rican resort hard to get to, even harder to leave

Hidden on the Pacific coast, Nosara is a sprawling outdoor paradise for surfers, yogis and expatriates.
Shuntay Thomas listened to music with his son Brandon, 10, in their room in the Project Home at the Provincial House in the Highland Park neighborhood
Local

Ramsey County faces 'big cliff' if funding for homeless temporary shelters runs out

Opinion
A memorial to George Floyd rests at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis in June 2020. This photograph, among others, is

Images of reckoning: The Floyd murder

A powerful new photo exhibit tells stories — some familiar and some not.

Sports
Local
Business
Variety
Loading...
The Stream News, updates from around the Web
Most Read
  1. Minneapolis revives fight over Burger King drive-throughs • Local
  2. Towns' big finish pushes Wolves over Nets; Edwards has minor injury • Wolves
  3. Vanguard execs: Stock investors will be stepping off the gas for years to come • Business
  4. Schafer: What do you really need to retire? • Business
  5. Costa Rican resort hard to get to, even harder to leave • Travel
Most Emailed
  1. Scoggins: Johnson has Gophers competing like crazy, and a culture is taking root • Gophers

© 2022 StarTribune. All rights reserved.