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Editor's Pick

Khue’s Kitchen is the Star Tribune’s 2025 Best New Restaurant

Editor's Pick

Khue’s Kitchen is the Star Tribune’s 2025 Best New Restaurant

Eric Pham cooks through fire and family at his St. Paul restaurant, serving up the Twin Cities’ next generation of Vietnamese cuisine.

A look back at all the Star Tribune’s best restaurant winners

Another 160-plus restaurants opened in the Twin Cities in 2025. Yes, really.

A look back at all the Star Tribune’s best restaurant winners

Another 160-plus restaurants opened in the Twin Cities in 2025. Yes, really.

Star Tribune staff

News & Politics

2025: Minnesota’s year in photos

Photojournalism capturing the news events that shape Minnesota, and the sports and cultural moments that make us who we are.

Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune

This Week In Nature

Minnesota’s favorite Christmas tree wins by a nose

With a fresh and nostalgic fragrance, the balsam fir is a keystone species of the state’s boreal forest.

Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

News & Politics

ICE agents visit Brooklyn Park coffee shop, arrest cook after ruse to get him outside

The ICE operation in the Twin Cities is increasingly moving into the suburbs.

Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Politics

Judge strikes down rollout of Minnesota law aimed at protecting Black families

The legality of the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act is being called into question.

News & Politics

Mike Lindell gives MAGA movement a potent voice in Minnesota governor’s race

Twin Cities Suburbs

At nearly half a billion dollars, water park is just the beginning of Mall of America’s transformation

Environment

Scientists warn federal funding cuts could undermine walleye recovery in Minnesota

Outdoors

Running and walking, Minnesotans measure up with Strava 2025 fitness trends

Sports

Souhan: I’ll take Vikings’ calm over Cowboys’ chaos under Jones

Jim Souhan

Star Tribune staff

News & Politics

2025: Minnesota’s year in photos

Photojournalism capturing the news events that shape Minnesota, and the sports and cultural moments that make us who we are.

Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune

This Week In Nature

Minnesota’s favorite Christmas tree wins by a nose

With a fresh and nostalgic fragrance, the balsam fir is a keystone species of the state’s boreal forest.

Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

News & Politics

ICE agents visit Brooklyn Park coffee shop, arrest cook after ruse to get him outside

The ICE operation in the Twin Cities is increasingly moving into the suburbs.

Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Politics

Judge strikes down rollout of Minnesota law aimed at protecting Black families

The legality of the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act is being called into question.

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Greater Minnesota

Duluth

Duluth explores emptying boat-shaped downtown library in favor of space on town’s outskirts

Jana Hollingsworth/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Duluth

Duluth explores emptying boat-shaped downtown library in favor of space on town’s outskirts

The city would lease a smaller space for a downtown library.

News & Politics

Trump honors Minnesota-heavy ‘Miracle on Ice’ Olympic team

Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press

News & Politics

Trump honors Minnesota-heavy ‘Miracle on Ice’ Olympic team

Greater Minnesota

Moorhead student brought 1,500 suspected fentanyl pills to school, police say

Moorhead Police Department

Greater Minnesota

Moorhead student brought 1,500 suspected fentanyl pills to school, police say

Duluth

Duluth explores emptying boat-shaped downtown library in favor of space on town’s outskirts

Jana Hollingsworth/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Duluth

Duluth explores emptying boat-shaped downtown library in favor of space on town’s outskirts

The city would lease a smaller space for a downtown library.

Greater Minnesota

‘Pig butchering’ cryptocurrency scam cheats Minnesota business owner out of $500K

Greater Minnesota

Man dead, high school wrestler injured in early morning shooting in SE. Minnesota parking lot

Editor's Pick

Fed up with controversy, residents want to get rid of this Minnesota town entirely

Duluth

Duluth police officer, acquitted of on-duty shooting, now under different internal investigation

Opinion

Columnists

Rash: UNICEF and Starkey partner to help kids hear

John Rash

Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Columnists

Rash: UNICEF and Starkey partner to help kids hear

John Rash

The Minnesota multinational works with the international institution on its inaugural Children with Disabilities fund.

Commentaries

Opinion | Civic responsibility isn’t a social media contest

Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Commentaries

Opinion | Civic responsibility isn’t a social media contest

Commentaries

Opinion | I lived through the polio scare. Today’s kids shouldn’t have to.

Issues & Culture

Washington: This painting by an unknown artist may hold secrets to a Green Book hotel’s past

Columnists

Rash: UNICEF and Starkey partner to help kids hear

John Rash

Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Columnists

Rash: UNICEF and Starkey partner to help kids hear

John Rash

The Minnesota multinational works with the international institution on its inaugural Children with Disabilities fund.

Commentaries

Opinion | I lived through the polio scare. Today’s kids shouldn’t have to.

Issues & Culture

Washington: This painting by an unknown artist may hold secrets to a Green Book hotel’s past

Strib Voices

Restaurants

Khue’s Kitchen is the Star Tribune’s 2025 Best New Restaurant

Raphael Brion

Sports

Souhan: I’ll take Vikings’ calm over Cowboys’ chaos under Jones

Jim Souhan

News

Rash: UNICEF and Starkey partner to help kids hear

John Rash

Strib Varsity

Strib Varsity

The players believed. Now the hockey team is experiencing a turnaround

Joe Christensen/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

The players believed. Now the hockey team is experiencing a turnaround

Three years ago, the Bloomington Jefferson boys hockey team won just three games. This season, the Jaguars are off to a 5-0-1 start.

Strib Varsity

Top 25: Rematch of Class 4A state title game could lead to ranking shakeup

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

Top 25: Rematch of Class 4A state title game could lead to ranking shakeup

Strib Varsity

Top 25: Smallest of the 60 schools in Class 4A is ready for the challenge

Cassidy Hettesheimer

Strib Varsity

Top 25: Smallest of the 60 schools in Class 4A is ready for the challenge

Strib Varsity

The players believed. Now the hockey team is experiencing a turnaround

Joe Christensen/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

The players believed. Now the hockey team is experiencing a turnaround

Three years ago, the Bloomington Jefferson boys hockey team won just three games. This season, the Jaguars are off to a 5-0-1 start.

Food & Culture

Eat & Drink

The Minnesota Star Tribune names its 10 best new restaurants of 2025

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Eat & Drink

The Minnesota Star Tribune names its 10 best new restaurants of 2025

From fine dining to fast casual and barbecue to pasta galore, these are our favorite new eateries. But one stands out above them all.

Eat & Drink

A look back at all the Star Tribune’s best restaurant winners

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Eat & Drink

A look back at all the Star Tribune’s best restaurant winners

Editor's Pick

Khue’s Kitchen is the Star Tribune’s 2025 Best New Restaurant

Raphael Brion

Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Editor's Pick

Khue’s Kitchen is the Star Tribune’s 2025 Best New Restaurant

Raphael Brion

Eat & Drink

The Minnesota Star Tribune names its 10 best new restaurants of 2025

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Eat & Drink

The Minnesota Star Tribune names its 10 best new restaurants of 2025

From fine dining to fast casual and barbecue to pasta galore, these are our favorite new eateries. But one stands out above them all.

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

Business

A holiday reflection on 2025, with finance in mind

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Business

A holiday reflection on 2025, with finance in mind

As the end of the year nears, look back at the volatile times and the financial choices you made during them.

Business

Ramstad: The term ‘horrible year’ is inadequate for the pain nonprofits have felt in 2025

Evan Ramstad

Business

Ramstad: The term ‘horrible year’ is inadequate for the pain nonprofits have felt in 2025

Evan Ramstad

Editor's Pick

The Minnesota mom who ignited RFK’s vaccine concerns and today’s MAHA movement

Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Editor's Pick

The Minnesota mom who ignited RFK’s vaccine concerns and today’s MAHA movement

Business

A holiday reflection on 2025, with finance in mind

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Business

A holiday reflection on 2025, with finance in mind

As the end of the year nears, look back at the volatile times and the financial choices you made during them.

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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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