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A wrongful-death ruling at an assisted-living facility was overturned in a rare successful appeal

News & Politics

A wrongful-death ruling at an assisted-living facility was overturned in a rare successful appeal

In Minnesota’s fast-growing assisted living facility industry, only 10% of the thousands of maltreatment complaints are fully investigated. Even fewer are appealed.

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Three Twin Cities suburbs under boil water advisory

News & Politics

Road construction fatigue continues as MnDOT begins another new highway project

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Brown: At 5,000 feet, the legacy of Iron Range mining in Minnesota is clear, but its future is hazy

Aaron Brown

Twin Cities Suburbs

Tonka Bay begins moving mounds of accidentally unearthed sacred soil piled near City Hall

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Lori Sturdevant

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Twins head into All-Star break under .500 with 2-1 loss to Pirates

Twins

Twins head into All-Star break under .500 with 2-1 loss to Pirates

This Week In Nature

Hummingbird moths are now humming around Minnesota’s blooming flowers

This Week In Nature

Hummingbird moths are now humming around Minnesota’s blooming flowers

Eat & Drink

The 30 restaurants most vital to the Twin Cities area right now

Eat & Drink

The 30 restaurants most vital to the Twin Cities area right now

Environment

Minneapolis rain gardens were built to reduce water pollution. Research shows they’re making it worse.

Environment

Minneapolis rain gardens were built to reduce water pollution. Research shows they’re making it worse.

Greater Minnesota

News & Politics

Remer, the ‘Home of Bigfoot,’ draws thousands of believers and curiosity-seekers to festival

News & Politics

Remer, the ‘Home of Bigfoot,’ draws thousands of believers and curiosity-seekers to festival

The Minnesota town’s annual Bigfoot Days attracts visitors from across the state and country to share stories, compete for the best bigfoot call.

St. Cloud

First new Minnesota medical school campus in 50 years aims to train rural doctors

St. Cloud

First new Minnesota medical school campus in 50 years aims to train rural doctors

Greater Minnesota

Woman admits she was driving, not her twin, when she hit Amish buggy and killed two kids

Greater Minnesota

Woman admits she was driving, not her twin, when she hit Amish buggy and killed two kids

News & Politics

Remer, the ‘Home of Bigfoot,’ draws thousands of believers and curiosity-seekers to festival

News & Politics

Remer, the ‘Home of Bigfoot,’ draws thousands of believers and curiosity-seekers to festival

The Minnesota town’s annual Bigfoot Days attracts visitors from across the state and country to share stories, compete for the best bigfoot call.

Greater Minnesota

Tolkkinen: No shrubs, no native grasses. Was I really driving through southern Minnesota?

News & Politics

Prosecutors argue ex-Sen. Justin Eichorn didn’t have ‘immunity’ to sex sting charges as former lawmaker

St. Cloud

St. Cloud business owner accused of swindling $240K from customers

Duluth

CHS to close Twin Ports largest grain elevator, all 504 concrete silos

Opinion

Columnists

Sturdevant: How should the Minnesota Legislature respond to the June shootings?

Lori Sturdevant

Columnists

Sturdevant: How should the Minnesota Legislature respond to the June shootings?

Lori Sturdevant

Ideas at the State Capitol fall into three categories.

Readers Write

Readers Write: Replacing the national anthem, bike lanes, paying college athletes

Readers Write

Readers Write: Replacing the national anthem, bike lanes, paying college athletes

Columnists

Brown: At 5,000 feet, the legacy of Iron Range mining in Minnesota is clear, but its future is hazy

Columnists

Rash: The debt effect of the Big Beautiful Bill, by the numbers

Columnists

Sturdevant: How should the Minnesota Legislature respond to the June shootings?

Lori Sturdevant

Columnists

Sturdevant: How should the Minnesota Legislature respond to the June shootings?

Lori Sturdevant

Ideas at the State Capitol fall into three categories.

Columnists

Brown: At 5,000 feet, the legacy of Iron Range mining in Minnesota is clear, but its future is hazy

Columnists

Rash: The debt effect of the Big Beautiful Bill, by the numbers

Strib Voices

Columnists

Sturdevant: How should the Minnesota Legislature respond to the June shootings?

Lori SturdevantColumnist

Weather

Douglas: Yes, wildfire smoke is increasing

Paul DouglasColumnist

Columnists

Brown: At 5,000 feet, the legacy of Iron Range mining in Minnesota is clear, but its future is hazy

Aaron BrownEditorial Columnist

Sports

Twins

Minnesota Twins head into All-Star break under .500 with 2-1 loss to Pirates

They ended a successful homestand 6-3, but for the third series in a row they failed to complete a sweep after Pittsburgh pushed across a ninth-inning run against Jhoan Duran.

Sports

Jannik Sinner beats 2-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to win his first Wimbledon title

Loons

Analysis: Minnesota United makes restarts the starting point for its success

High Schools

With Signing Day a few months away, decisions looming for state's top boys basketball recruits

Food & Culture

Music

Why are Paul McCartney and so many older singers coming to Minnesota this year?

Music

Why are Paul McCartney and so many older singers coming to Minnesota this year?

Is it addiction to adoration, inability to lead a normal life or just what they do?

Travel

Minneapolis nonprofit takes travelers across rural Italy: ‘Walk with your hearts’

Travel

Minneapolis nonprofit takes travelers across rural Italy: ‘Walk with your hearts’

Culture

Did you just call arm wrestling a kids’ game? Now you’re making Minnesota’s pro arm wrestlers mad.

Culture

Did you just call arm wrestling a kids’ game? Now you’re making Minnesota’s pro arm wrestlers mad.

Music

Why are Paul McCartney and so many older singers coming to Minnesota this year?

Music

Why are Paul McCartney and so many older singers coming to Minnesota this year?

Is it addiction to adoration, inability to lead a normal life or just what they do?

News & Politics

Nation

Two women killed in Kentucky church shooting after trooper shot; suspect killed, police say

Two women were killed in a shooting at a Kentucky church Sunday in an incident that began after a state trooper was shot and wounded, authorities said. The suspect was also killed.

News & Politics

Road construction fatigue continues as MnDOT begins another new highway project

Nation

One year after Trump assassination attempt, changes at Secret Service but questions remain

Minneapolis

Minneapolis landlord opens homeless camps in his parking lots in defiance of city

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Games & Comics

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Daily Games

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Arlo and Janis

Daily comic from Jimmy Johnson

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Each week, the Minnesota Star Tribune's Nicole Norfleet zeros in on the places, stories and events around the state worth your time, money and attention.

Business

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.

Money, Work, Know-How

Plan ahead to make the end of a pet’s life comfortable and affordable

Money, Work, Know-How

Plan ahead to make the end of a pet’s life comfortable and affordable

Business

Automatic money decisions, like target-date funds, makes investing easy

Business

Automatic money decisions, like target-date funds, makes investing easy

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.

Outdoors

This Week In Nature

Hummingbird moths are now humming around Minnesota’s blooming flowers

The small moths are sometimes mistaken for hummingbirds.

Outdoors

Forecasters say smoke will bring unhealthy air to all of Minnesota this weekend

Outdoors

Anderson: Pheasant chicks drowned in Minnesota floods, but hope still springs for this year’s hunt

Dennis Anderson

Environment

The ‘Queen of Walleye’ raises millions of fish in St. Paul basement

URBAN PADDLING GUIDE

DISCOVER THE ROUTES

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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Elections

A year after Trump's near-assassination, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man

Young Democrats have called for a rebrand. They're vying to replace the party's old guard

Former Wisconsin clerk who failed to count ballots broke laws, the state’s elections commission says

Curious Minnesota

A muskrat dining on vegetation on the shore of Bde Maka Ska scratches an itch Tuesday in Minneapolis ]

DAVID JOLES • david.joles@startribune.com

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

Why are there fewer muskrats in Minnesota?

Minnesotans aboard the Titanic told dramatic stories of survival and loss

What was the Twin Cities like in the Gilded Age?

Culture

Paul McCartney performs on day 2 of the 2016 Desert Trip music festival at Empire Polo Field on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Indio, Calif.

Why are Paul McCartney and so many older singers coming to Minnesota this year?

Minneapolis nonprofit takes travelers across rural Italy: ‘Walk with your hearts’

Did you just call arm wrestling a kids’ game? Now you’re making Minnesota’s pro arm wrestlers mad.

Travel

Minneapolis nonprofit takes travelers across rural Italy: ‘Walk with your hearts’

Delta defies summer travel slump as profits beat expectation, push up stock

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

Health Care

UnitedHealth invokes executive’s murder in campaign to quiet critics

First new Minnesota medical school campus in 50 years aims to train rural doctors

Mental health care is limited in rural Minnesota. It’s also most vulnerable to Medicaid cuts.

Outdoor Activities

Photos by Jim Williams
Female (front) and male house finches both sing (and enjoy grape jelly).

The Latest

Two women killed in Kentucky church shooting after trooper shot; suspect killed, police say

Jannik Sinner beats 2-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to win his first Wimbledon title

One year after Trump assassination attempt, changes at Secret Service but questions remain

Analysis: Minnesota United makes restarts the starting point for its success

The EU is delaying retaliatory tariffs on US goods in hopes of reaching a deal by Aug. 1

With Signing Day a few months away, decisions looming for state's top boys basketball recruits

'Beautiful' or 'Ugly,' Trump's big bill shapes the battle for House control in 2026 midterms

59 Palestinians in Gaza are killed by Israeli airstrikes or shot dead while seeking aid

Iran says it would resume nuclear talks with US if guaranteed no further attacks

Souhan: Aurora again experience a rare loss at a high cost, falling to Utah in USL W semifinals

Buxton hits for the cycle, driving Twins to victory over the Pirates

Minnesota United grabs a lead and keeps a tight grip, defeating San Jose

Twins' Correa sits one out amid relief over injury

Millville’s Jeremy Martin finishes second in hometown event to end his standout motocross career

Neal: Twins alums have Home Run Derby memories — and advice

Lynx waive their 2024 first-round draft pick

Lynx fall to Sky, endure second loss of road trip on their crowded itinerary

Reusse: Pirates’ McCutchen stands alone as an active position player who endured the Metrodome

Trump says he's considering 'taking away' Rosie O'Donnell's US citizenship

Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Bondi and Bongino at the Justice Department

A wrongful-death ruling at an assisted-living facility was overturned in a rare successful appeal

A wrongful-death ruling at an assisted-living facility was overturned in a rare successful appeal

Three Twin Cities suburbs under boil water advisory

Road construction fatigue continues as MnDOT begins another new highway project

Brown: At 5,000 feet, the legacy of Iron Range mining in Minnesota is clear, but its future is hazy

Tonka Bay begins moving mounds of accidentally unearthed sacred soil piled near City Hall

Sturdevant: How should the Minnesota Legislature respond to the June shootings?

Twins head into All-Star break under .500 with 2-1 loss to Pirates

Twins head into All-Star break under .500 with 2-1 loss to Pirates

Hummingbird moths are now humming around Minnesota’s blooming flowers

Hummingbird moths are now humming around Minnesota’s blooming flowers

The 30 restaurants most vital to the Twin Cities area right now

The 30 restaurants most vital to the Twin Cities area right now

Minneapolis rain gardens were built to reduce water pollution. Research shows they’re making it worse.

Minneapolis rain gardens were built to reduce water pollution. Research shows they’re making it worse.

Greater Minnesota

Remer, the ‘Home of Bigfoot,’ draws thousands of believers and curiosity-seekers to festival

Remer, the ‘Home of Bigfoot,’ draws thousands of believers and curiosity-seekers to festival

First new Minnesota medical school campus in 50 years aims to train rural doctors

First new Minnesota medical school campus in 50 years aims to train rural doctors

Woman admits she was driving, not her twin, when she hit Amish buggy and killed two kids

Woman admits she was driving, not her twin, when she hit Amish buggy and killed two kids

Remer, the ‘Home of Bigfoot,’ draws thousands of believers and curiosity-seekers to festival

Remer, the ‘Home of Bigfoot,’ draws thousands of believers and curiosity-seekers to festival

Tolkkinen: No shrubs, no native grasses. Was I really driving through southern Minnesota?

Prosecutors argue ex-Sen. Justin Eichorn didn’t have ‘immunity’ to sex sting charges as former lawmaker

St. Cloud business owner accused of swindling $240K from customers

CHS to close Twin Ports largest grain elevator, all 504 concrete silos

Opinion

Sturdevant: How should the Minnesota Legislature respond to the June shootings?

Sturdevant: How should the Minnesota Legislature respond to the June shootings?

Readers Write: Replacing the national anthem, bike lanes, paying college athletes

Readers Write: Replacing the national anthem, bike lanes, paying college athletes

Brown: At 5,000 feet, the legacy of Iron Range mining in Minnesota is clear, but its future is hazy

Rash: The debt effect of the Big Beautiful Bill, by the numbers

Sturdevant: How should the Minnesota Legislature respond to the June shootings?

Sturdevant: How should the Minnesota Legislature respond to the June shootings?

Brown: At 5,000 feet, the legacy of Iron Range mining in Minnesota is clear, but its future is hazy

Rash: The debt effect of the Big Beautiful Bill, by the numbers

Strib Voices

Sturdevant: How should the Minnesota Legislature respond to the June shootings?

Douglas: Yes, wildfire smoke is increasing

Brown: At 5,000 feet, the legacy of Iron Range mining in Minnesota is clear, but its future is hazy

Sports

Minnesota Twins head into All-Star break under .500 with 2-1 loss to Pirates

Minnesota Twins head into All-Star break under .500 with 2-1 loss to Pirates

Jannik Sinner beats 2-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to win his first Wimbledon title

Analysis: Minnesota United makes restarts the starting point for its success

With Signing Day a few months away, decisions looming for state's top boys basketball recruits

Food & Culture

Why are Paul McCartney and so many older singers coming to Minnesota this year?

Why are Paul McCartney and so many older singers coming to Minnesota this year?

Minneapolis nonprofit takes travelers across rural Italy: ‘Walk with your hearts’

Minneapolis nonprofit takes travelers across rural Italy: ‘Walk with your hearts’

Did you just call arm wrestling a kids’ game? Now you’re making Minnesota’s pro arm wrestlers mad.

Did you just call arm wrestling a kids’ game? Now you’re making Minnesota’s pro arm wrestlers mad.

Why are Paul McCartney and so many older singers coming to Minnesota this year?

Why are Paul McCartney and so many older singers coming to Minnesota this year?

Minneapolis recommends two nonprofits to run shuttered Cowles Center