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Election 2020

Calls for armed guards, 'Army for Trump' cause alarm in Minn.

4:49am

Amid preparations complicated by the pandemic, state and federal officials are monitoring new reports of private security contractors advertising jobs that would — illegally — dispatch armed guards to Minnesota polls.

Local

No early morning hours for Target this Black Friday

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz took questions after he signed the $1.9 billion bonding bill on Wednesday.

Politics

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signs $1.9 billion public works bill

Politics

Emmer: GOP's chances in U.S. House depend on Trump

Politics

US officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters

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Minn. health officials link rise in virus deaths, accelerating spread

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Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm noted that the pandemic has entered a new phase, moving beyond urban areas into rural parts of the state.

Visitation senior Margaret Dalseth, competing in a race earlier in the 2020 season.

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Columnist Sid Hartman made his way down the stairs of the old Star Tribune building at 425 Portland Ave. S. for one of the last times in his then 70-y

Sid Hartman being Sid Hartman made for an irresistible photo subject

He was the "Miracle on Portland Avenue," the competitive columnist still cranking away at 99 and 100, and often the most fascinating co-worker imaginable.

Trinity School at River Ridge in Eagan is one of just three schools in the nation run by People of Praise, the small religious community that includes

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People of Praise, Barrett's small faith community, has deep roots in Minnesota

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WCCO’s Pat Kessler in 2015 reporting on Matka, the first explosives detecting dog with the Minnesota State Patrol.

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WCCO's Pat Kessler retiring as daily reporter after 36 years

Opinion

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee

Counterpoint: Sen. Klobuchar did her job — skillfully and graciously

She helped us understand how this nomination could have a drastic impact.

Sports

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West Side Boosters President Carlo Franco checked Rico Williams’ temperature outside El Rio Vista rec center.

Business

Shoppers browse the aisles during a Black Friday sale at a Target store in Newport, Ky., in 2018.

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Jamie Lee Curtis in a scene from the 1978 horror film classic, “Halloween,” directed by John Carpenter.

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U.S. officials: Russia, Iran have obtained voter info

02:50 John Ratcliffe, the intelligence director, and FBI Director Chris Wray say the U.S. will impose costs on any foreign countries interfering in voting.