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Duluth

Kathy Cargill shifts course on Park Point, puts several properties up for sale

For more than a year, little has been done with the dozen or so properties Cargill bought in the Duluth neighborhood on the fragile sandbar.

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Leslie Fhima opens up about her time on ‘Bachelor in Paradise’

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Yuen: Can Minnesotans support RFK Jr.’s war on junk food? It’s a matter of trust.

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Yuen: Can Minnesotans support RFK Jr.’s war on junk food? It’s a matter of trust.

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Vikings-Patriots joint practices are a chance for two QBs to reconnect

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Vikings-Patriots joint practices are a chance for two QBs to reconnect

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St. Cloud-based CentraCare laying off 535 employees amid rising health care costs

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St. Cloud-based CentraCare laying off 535 employees amid rising health care costs

The cuts span 44 sites in central and southwest Minnesota.

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Albert Lea City Council stands firm against the Smoking Tree, approves two other cannabis dispensaries

Business

Albert Lea City Council stands firm against the Smoking Tree, approves two other cannabis dispensaries

Greater Minnesota

North Dakota assistant high school principal identified as Cass Lake drowning victim

Greater Minnesota

North Dakota assistant high school principal identified as Cass Lake drowning victim

St. Cloud

St. Cloud-based CentraCare laying off 535 employees amid rising health care costs

St. Cloud

St. Cloud-based CentraCare laying off 535 employees amid rising health care costs

The cuts span 44 sites in central and southwest Minnesota.

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Rash: For Ukraine and Europe, a high-stakes Trump-Putin summit

John Rash

Columnists

Rash: For Ukraine and Europe, a high-stakes Trump-Putin summit

John Rash

America’s president must advocate for our European allies.

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Commentaries

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Columnists

Rash: For Ukraine and Europe, a high-stakes Trump-Putin summit

John Rash

Columnists

Rash: For Ukraine and Europe, a high-stakes Trump-Putin summit

John Rash

America’s president must advocate for our European allies.

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Commentaries

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Sports

Gophers

Gophers women’s soccer program heads into season counting on — and ready for — a challenge

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Vikings

Vikings-Patriots joint practices are a chance for two QBs to reconnect

Twins

Twins walk 11, pick up just one hit in their latest loss to Yankees in New York

Twins

Twins’ Jeffers says he can handle heat of increased catching duty

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Football

Randy Shaver to partner with Strib Varsity on live high school football show and videos

Football

Randy Shaver to partner with Strib Varsity on live high school football show and videos

The Star Tribune has hired Randy Shaver, longtime TV anchor and passionate high school football chronicler, for this football season.

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Varsity

Why we love high school sports

Chip Scoggins

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Varsity

10 things to know about the Star Tribune's new high school sports franchise

Football

Randy Shaver to partner with Strib Varsity on live high school football show and videos

Football

Randy Shaver to partner with Strib Varsity on live high school football show and videos

The Star Tribune has hired Randy Shaver, longtime TV anchor and passionate high school football chronicler, for this football season.

Food & Culture

Eat & Drink

Here’s a delicious way to learn about Minnesota history

Eat & Drink

Here’s a delicious way to learn about Minnesota history

“A Recipe for Adventure” pairs stories and recipes with historical sites and museums across the state.

Things To Do

The Big Gigs: 10 top concerts to see in the Twin Cities and beyond this week

Things To Do

The Big Gigs: 10 top concerts to see in the Twin Cities and beyond this week

Culture

Yuen: Can Minnesotans support RFK Jr.’s war on junk food? It’s a matter of trust.

Laura Yuen

Culture

Yuen: Can Minnesotans support RFK Jr.’s war on junk food? It’s a matter of trust.

Laura Yuen

Eat & Drink

Here’s a delicious way to learn about Minnesota history

Eat & Drink

Here’s a delicious way to learn about Minnesota history

“A Recipe for Adventure” pairs stories and recipes with historical sites and museums across the state.

News & Politics

Elections

Former Brooklyn Park council member wins DFL primary for slain Rep. Melissa Hortman’s House seat

The race will determine control of the House chamber in the upcoming legislative session.

Twin Cities Suburbs

Driver killed, 2 passengers hurt in crash on Twin Cities highway as evening commute wound down

News & Politics

Man dies after canoe overturns on northern Minnesota lake

Minneapolis

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Business

Business

Paul Christen, longtime Pohlad business partner and former Twins part owner, dies at 96

Business

Paul Christen, longtime Pohlad business partner and former Twins part owner, dies at 96

Christen helped build Pohlad’s first bottling business and was a notable banker and philanthropist in South Dakota.

Business

After comeback, Medtronic diabetes spinoff aims to perfect artificial pancreas

Business

After comeback, Medtronic diabetes spinoff aims to perfect artificial pancreas

Business

Albert Lea City Council stands firm against the Smoking Tree, approves two other cannabis dispensaries

Business

Albert Lea City Council stands firm against the Smoking Tree, approves two other cannabis dispensaries

Business

Paul Christen, longtime Pohlad business partner and former Twins part owner, dies at 96

Business

Paul Christen, longtime Pohlad business partner and former Twins part owner, dies at 96

Christen helped build Pohlad’s first bottling business and was a notable banker and philanthropist in South Dakota.

Outdoors

This Week In Nature

Thousands of tiny toads are on the move in summer

They’ve graduated from their tadpole phase and become toadlets looking for drier ground.

Outdoors

Winona native disappeared in Yellowstone a year ago. ‘Army’ of searchers won’t give up.

Outdoor Activities

Anderson: Longtime Muskego Point resort owner Grant Hughes Jr. dies

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Don Shelby finds the divine in trees — and immutable laws of nature

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