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The 50 highest paid CEOs made a total of $495.5 million. Still, that figure is down 23.6% from 2020.

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Twins sink Cubs again, but Buxton exits after being hit with pitch

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Twins sink Cubs again, but Buxton exits after being hit with pitch

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Rochester clears $65 million outdoor sports complex for construction

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Rochester clears $65 million outdoor sports complex for construction

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New medical school in St. Cloud looks to get more doctors into rural areas

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New medical school in St. Cloud looks to get more doctors into rural areas

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University of Minnesota Extension cutting 60 county educators due to Trump tax bill

Greater Minnesota

University of Minnesota Extension cutting 60 county educators due to Trump tax bill

Rochester

Rochester clears $65 million outdoor sports complex for construction

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Rochester clears $65 million outdoor sports complex for construction

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Four reasons to take Delta’s new nonstop flight from MSP to Rome this summer

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Minnesota's highest-paid CEOs made 7% more, with top earner making $59.4M

Number Crunch

Minnesota's highest-paid CEOs made 7% more, with top earner making $59.4M

The 50 highest paid CEOs made a total of $495.5 million. Still, that figure is down 23.6% from 2020.

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Ramstad: We’re wary of the super-rich. Also, we want to be the super-rich.

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Science Museum of Minnesota to lay off 43 workers

Number Crunch

Minnesota's highest-paid CEOs made 7% more, with top earner making $59.4M

Number Crunch

Minnesota's highest-paid CEOs made 7% more, with top earner making $59.4M

The 50 highest paid CEOs made a total of $495.5 million. Still, that figure is down 23.6% from 2020.

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Four reasons to take Delta’s new nonstop flight from MSP to Rome this summer

Hiking across rural Italy with a Minneapolis nonprofit

Law enforcement shoots domestic assault suspect following pursuit in northwestern Minnesota

Musk's xAI scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic comments

Twins sink Cubs again, but Buxton exits after being hit with pitch

Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing 'witch hunt' trial against country's former president

Minnesota Board of Pardons commutes life sentence for murder

Flash flooding that killed 3 leaves New Mexico village heartbroken, anxious as cleanup begins

This Minnesota startup is trying to solve a big challenge for radiation therapy: breathing

The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades

2nd gunman charged in ‘war zone’ shooting on Boom Island that left woman dead, others wounded

Gophers athletic budget projects a $8.75 million deficit

Lynx’s late lead vanishes suddenly in loss to Mercury

University of Minnesota Extension cutting 60 county educators due to Trump tax bill

Russia batters Ukraine with more than 700 drones, the largest barrage of the war, officials say

X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at the helm of Elon Musk's social media platform

Strong spring planting, grain shipments buoy CHS profits in otherwise down quarter

University of Minnesota program for disabled people could fall to federal budget ax

Israeli strikes kill 40 in Gaza, with no sign of a breakthrough after Trump's talks with Netanyahu

Team USA hockey roster for World Junior Summer Showcase includes 14 Minnesotans

Minnesota's highest-paid CEOs made 7% more, with top earner making $59.4M

Minnesota's highest-paid CEOs made 7% more, with top earner making $59.4M

Ramstad: We’re wary of the super-rich. Also, we want to be the super-rich.

FAQ: Details on revenue-sharing coming to the Gophers athletic department

New medical school in St. Cloud looks to get more doctors into rural areas

Twin Cities day cares lose workers after Trump administration cancels immigration program

U.S. copper prices surge on Trump’s threat of 50% tariff

‘Just another Native’: Minneapolis Indigenous women demand emergency response to violence

‘Just another Native’: Minneapolis Indigenous women demand emergency response to violence

Roper: The community steps up to save Loring Park’s dandelion fountain

Roper: The community steps up to save Loring Park’s dandelion fountain

Twins sink Cubs again, but Buxton exits after being hit with pitch

Twins sink Cubs again, but Buxton exits after being hit with pitch

Neal: Is it Terrence Shannon Jr. time? We’re about to find out.

Neal: Is it Terrence Shannon Jr. time? We’re about to find out.

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Rochester clears $65 million outdoor sports complex for construction

Rochester clears $65 million outdoor sports complex for construction

New medical school in St. Cloud looks to get more doctors into rural areas

New medical school in St. Cloud looks to get more doctors into rural areas

University of Minnesota Extension cutting 60 county educators due to Trump tax bill

University of Minnesota Extension cutting 60 county educators due to Trump tax bill

Rochester clears $65 million outdoor sports complex for construction

Rochester clears $65 million outdoor sports complex for construction

Teen's death in fireworks accident leaves friends broken, his mom says

Rochester man faces murder charges in last week’s fatal shooting

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Three Zizians face trial together in Maryland amid sprawling federal investigation

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Opinion | Trump is right to propose $1,000 for babies, but this is just a start

Opinion | When a hospital makes you fight for basic care

Opinion | When a hospital makes you fight for basic care

Readers Write: Texas floods, climate change, security at the Capitol

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Opinion | Trump is right to propose $1,000 for babies, but this is just a start

Opinion | Trump is right to propose $1,000 for babies, but this is just a start

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Four reasons to take Delta’s new nonstop flight from MSP to Rome this summer

Hiking across rural Italy with a Minneapolis nonprofit

Hiking across rural Italy with a Minneapolis nonprofit

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Four reasons to take Delta’s new nonstop flight from MSP to Rome this summer

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