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Law school or medical school may be out of reach for more students under new federal loan limits

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St. Paul

Major cyberattack hits St. Paul, shuts down many services

St. Paul

Major cyberattack hits St. Paul, shuts down many services

Gov. Tim Walz has activated a National Guard cyber protection unit in response. City officials say many online systems are down, including payments.

Minneapolis

Hennepin County commissioners weighing HCMC takeover

Greater Minnesota

Kandiyohi County-area judge faces retaliation, misconduct allegations

Nation

Sen. Cory Booker in angry outburst says ‘complicit’ Democrats need a ‘wake-up call’

Twin Cities Suburbs

Court orders embattled developer to repay families for Lakeville homes he never built

News & Politics

Better hurry up on that Real ID? Not necessarily, state now says.

Twins

Red Sox spoil major league debut of Twins’ Pierson Ohl with big third inning

Twins

Red Sox spoil major league debut of Twins’ Pierson Ohl with big third inning

Health Care

UnitedHealthcare dropping some Medicare Advantage plans, affecting 600,000

Health Care

UnitedHealthcare dropping some Medicare Advantage plans, affecting 600,000

Health Care

12 Minnesota hospitals among nation’s best, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report

Health Care

12 Minnesota hospitals among nation’s best, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report

Retail

Another Walmart is closing in the north Twin Cities metro

Retail

Another Walmart is closing in the north Twin Cities metro

Greater Minnesota

Cannabis

Up in smoke: Albert Lea rejects plans for city’s first cannabis dispensary

Cannabis

Up in smoke: Albert Lea rejects plans for city’s first cannabis dispensary

Albert Lea denied The Smoking Tree’s license in defiance of state law, risking lawsuits as Minnesota’s cannabis rollout hits local resistance.

Greater Minnesota

Kandiyohi County-area judge faces retaliation, misconduct allegations

Greater Minnesota

Kandiyohi County-area judge faces retaliation, misconduct allegations

Greater Minnesota

Sheriff’s body-cam footage released in northern Minnesota officer-involved killing

Greater Minnesota

Sheriff’s body-cam footage released in northern Minnesota officer-involved killing

Cannabis

Up in smoke: Albert Lea rejects plans for city’s first cannabis dispensary

Cannabis

Up in smoke: Albert Lea rejects plans for city’s first cannabis dispensary

Albert Lea denied The Smoking Tree’s license in defiance of state law, risking lawsuits as Minnesota’s cannabis rollout hits local resistance.

Greater Minnesota

Teen on motorcycle dies after striking vehicle on Minnesota highway

Rochester

David Brom, who killed four members of his family with an ax in 1988, released from prison

Outdoors

‘I’m going to murder us all’: Isle Royale camper heard threats nearly two days before deaths reported

St. Cloud

Man who fled St. Cloud police and crashed, killing 2 in another car, has died

Opinion

Readers Write

Readers Write: Education, the Trump administration, income inequality, TV shows

Readers Write

Readers Write: Education, the Trump administration, income inequality, TV shows

Bureaucratic bloat in public education is a real problem — and students are paying the price.

Columnists

Olson: House Speaker Lisa Demuth on a future without Melissa Hortman

Rochelle Olson

Columnists

Olson: House Speaker Lisa Demuth on a future without Melissa Hortman

Rochelle Olson

Commentaries

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Columnists

Brown: In Ely, a bustling arts scene salves conflict, unites community

Readers Write

Readers Write: Education, the Trump administration, income inequality, TV shows

Readers Write

Readers Write: Education, the Trump administration, income inequality, TV shows

Bureaucratic bloat in public education is a real problem — and students are paying the price.

Commentaries

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Columnists

Brown: In Ely, a bustling arts scene salves conflict, unites community

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Weather

Douglas: The extended outlook calls for fewer chain saws

Paul DouglasColumnist

Columnists

Olson: House Speaker Lisa Demuth on a future without Melissa Hortman

Rochelle OlsonEditorial Columnist

Commentaries

Opinion | Now that we have a real mayoral race in Minneapolis, how about a real debate?

Tane Danger

Sports

Twins

Red Sox spoil major league debut of Twins’ Pierson Ohl with big third inning

Boston hit for the cycle in a four-run frame, and longtime Twins nemesis Lucas Giolito collected his ninth career win against Minnesota.

Vikings

Jefferson ‘completely present’ at Vikings camp as he recovers from injury

Loons

It's Leagues Cup time for Minnesota United, if you can remember what that is

Twins

Twins put Byron Buxton on 10-day injured list because of rib cage injury

Food & Culture

Music

New Twin Cities amphitheaters for concerts 'long overdue'

Music

New Twin Cities amphitheaters for concerts 'long overdue'

One, in Shakopee, will host up to 19,000 people and is planned to open in 2026. The other will seat 8,000 near downtown Minneapolis in 2027.

Stage & Arts

Minnesota Fringe Festival has 99 shows — here are 9 not to miss

Stage & Arts

Minnesota Fringe Festival has 99 shows — here are 9 not to miss

Recipes

5 recipes that let you show off your preservation skills

Recipes

5 recipes that let you show off your preservation skills

Music

New Twin Cities amphitheaters for concerts 'long overdue'

Music

New Twin Cities amphitheaters for concerts 'long overdue'

One, in Shakopee, will host up to 19,000 people and is planned to open in 2026. The other will seat 8,000 near downtown Minneapolis in 2027.

News & Politics

Twin Cities Suburbs

Court orders embattled developer to repay families for Lakeville homes he never built

The ruling is the latest chapter in the state’s efforts to deal with the fallout of Nolosha Development, which Attorney General Keith Ellison began investigating in 2023.

Minneapolis

Hennepin County commissioners weighing HCMC takeover

St. Paul

St. Paul officers cleared of wrongdoing in shooting that injured Minneapolis homicide suspect

Minneapolis

Accusations of fake overtime fly in harassment case against former Minneapolis police sergeant

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Business

Cannabis

Up in smoke: Albert Lea rejects plans for city’s first cannabis dispensary

Cannabis

Up in smoke: Albert Lea rejects plans for city’s first cannabis dispensary

Albert Lea denied The Smoking Tree’s license in defiance of state law, risking lawsuits as Minnesota’s cannabis rollout hits local resistance.

Retail

Another Walmart is closing in the north Twin Cities metro

Retail

Another Walmart is closing in the north Twin Cities metro

Retail

Activists pressure Target to set new goal after missing its cage-free eggs deadline

Retail

Activists pressure Target to set new goal after missing its cage-free eggs deadline

Cannabis

Up in smoke: Albert Lea rejects plans for city’s first cannabis dispensary

Cannabis

Up in smoke: Albert Lea rejects plans for city’s first cannabis dispensary

Albert Lea denied The Smoking Tree’s license in defiance of state law, risking lawsuits as Minnesota’s cannabis rollout hits local resistance.

Outdoors

Outdoors

Wakeboarding in shallow water mucks up lakes, U study says

Wakeboats need to operate in at least 20 feet of water to avoid stirring sediment, Minnesota researchers say

Outdoors

‘I’m going to murder us all’: Isle Royale camper heard threats nearly two days before deaths reported

This Week In Nature

Chanterelles and other tasty mushrooms are popping up around Minnesota

Environment

Anderson: Stop mowing roadsides and hurting our wildlife

Dennis Anderson

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Elections

Walz calls special elections for vacant Minnesota Senate seats

Who is Joe Thompson, the federal prosecutor who says Minnesota ‘left the door wide open’ to fraud?

This Democrat wants cognitive standards in Congress. Her colleagues disagree.

Curious Minnesota

Why do Minnesota anglers need a special stamp to fish for trout?

What’s the oldest bar in Minnesota?

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Minneapolis, MN.

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Culture

Minnesota Fringe Festival has 99 shows — here are 9 not to miss

Critics’ picks: The 11 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week

Hundreds of people strolled down Lagoon off of Hennepin Ave. to look at every kind of art during the 2008 Uptown Art Fair.

New City of Lakes Art Fair in Minneapolis extends art fair season into fall

Travel

Travel Troubleshooter: Sixt promises to pay for blown tires in Big Bend, but when?

TSA checkpoint at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport hotel reopens after 5 years

Paul Bunyan and Babe statues in Bemidji. Photo by Simon Peter Groebner

Brooks: Minnesota works to woo back Canadian visitors

Health Care

UnitedHealthcare dropping some Medicare Advantage plans, affecting 600,000

12 Minnesota hospitals among nation’s best, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report

Demonstrators carry cardboard caskets in front of the U.S. Capitol in protest of President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package on June 30 in Washington, D.C.

The Latest

Gunman who killed 4 in NYC building blamed NFL for mental health issues and was targeting its office

St. Paul officers cleared of wrongdoing in shooting that injured Minneapolis homicide suspect

Jefferson ‘completely present’ at Vikings camp as he recovers from injury

It's Leagues Cup time for Minnesota United, if you can remember what that is

Twins put Byron Buxton on 10-day injured list because of rib cage injury

Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake

Lynx, Liberty set for long-awaited WNBA Finals rematch

Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark 'endangerment finding' that allows climate regulation

Minnesota eyes improvements to security at State Capitol, lawmakers’ homes

Union Pacific and Norfolk seek 1st transcontinental railroad through a massive merger

Officials ID man fatally shot in act of ‘brazen violence’ on Twin Cities street

High school baseball and softball teams could play more games under proposal

Starmer says UK will recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees ceasefire, ends Gaza suffering

Law school or medical school may be out of reach for more students under new federal loan limits

Extend the life of your produce, save some money with 'a jar of summer'

Sheriff’s body-cam footage released in northern Minnesota officer-involved killing

Dallas Mavericks choose former Timberwolves and Lynx CEO as team president

Travel Troubleshooter: Sixt promises to pay for blown tires in Big Bend, but when?

Millionaires multiply across the US, but most find it's not all mansions and champagne

Lawyers for Epstein’s former girlfriend say she’s open to interview with Congress, if given immunity

Major cyberattack hits St. Paul, shuts down many services

Major cyberattack hits St. Paul, shuts down many services

Hennepin County commissioners weighing HCMC takeover

Kandiyohi County-area judge faces retaliation, misconduct allegations

Sen. Cory Booker in angry outburst says ‘complicit’ Democrats need a ‘wake-up call’

Court orders embattled developer to repay families for Lakeville homes he never built

Better hurry up on that Real ID? Not necessarily, state now says.

Red Sox spoil major league debut of Twins’ Pierson Ohl with big third inning

Red Sox spoil major league debut of Twins’ Pierson Ohl with big third inning

UnitedHealthcare dropping some Medicare Advantage plans, affecting 600,000

UnitedHealthcare dropping some Medicare Advantage plans, affecting 600,000

12 Minnesota hospitals among nation’s best, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report

12 Minnesota hospitals among nation’s best, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report

Another Walmart is closing in the north Twin Cities metro

Another Walmart is closing in the north Twin Cities metro

Greater Minnesota

Up in smoke: Albert Lea rejects plans for city’s first cannabis dispensary

Up in smoke: Albert Lea rejects plans for city’s first cannabis dispensary

Kandiyohi County-area judge faces retaliation, misconduct allegations

Kandiyohi County-area judge faces retaliation, misconduct allegations

Sheriff’s body-cam footage released in northern Minnesota officer-involved killing

Sheriff’s body-cam footage released in northern Minnesota officer-involved killing

Up in smoke: Albert Lea rejects plans for city’s first cannabis dispensary

Up in smoke: Albert Lea rejects plans for city’s first cannabis dispensary

Teen on motorcycle dies after striking vehicle on Minnesota highway

David Brom, who killed four members of his family with an ax in 1988, released from prison

‘I’m going to murder us all’: Isle Royale camper heard threats nearly two days before deaths reported

Man who fled St. Cloud police and crashed, killing 2 in another car, has died

Opinion

Readers Write: Education, the Trump administration, income inequality, TV shows

Readers Write: Education, the Trump administration, income inequality, TV shows

Olson: House Speaker Lisa Demuth on a future without Melissa Hortman

Olson: House Speaker Lisa Demuth on a future without Melissa Hortman

Opinion | Now that we have a real mayoral race in Minneapolis, how about a real debate?

Brown: In Ely, a bustling arts scene salves conflict, unites community

Readers Write: Education, the Trump administration, income inequality, TV shows

Readers Write: Education, the Trump administration, income inequality, TV shows

Opinion | Now that we have a real mayoral race in Minneapolis, how about a real debate?

Brown: In Ely, a bustling arts scene salves conflict, unites community

Strib Voices

Douglas: The extended outlook calls for fewer chain saws

Olson: House Speaker Lisa Demuth on a future without Melissa Hortman

Opinion | Now that we have a real mayoral race in Minneapolis, how about a real debate?

Sports

Red Sox spoil major league debut of Twins’ Pierson Ohl with big third inning

Red Sox spoil major league debut of Twins’ Pierson Ohl with big third inning

Jefferson ‘completely present’ at Vikings camp as he recovers from injury

It's Leagues Cup time for Minnesota United, if you can remember what that is

Twins put Byron Buxton on 10-day injured list because of rib cage injury

Food & Culture

New Twin Cities amphitheaters for concerts 'long overdue'

New Twin Cities amphitheaters for concerts 'long overdue'

Minnesota Fringe Festival has 99 shows — here are 9 not to miss

Minnesota Fringe Festival has 99 shows — here are 9 not to miss

5 recipes that let you show off your preservation skills

5 recipes that let you show off your preservation skills

New Twin Cities amphitheaters for concerts 'long overdue'

New Twin Cities amphitheaters for concerts 'long overdue'

Daryl Hall will replace Steve Miller at the Minnesota State Fair grandstand