Concerns about historic preservation delay wheelchair ramps at Como Conservatory
Work on the ramps now is expected to begin this summer at the popular St. Paul attraction.
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Northland College averts closure, will stay open with restructured model
The private school in Ashland, Wis., will offer just eight majors and "right-size" its faculty and staff.
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Mankato area schedules new siren test Friday after malfunction
Blue Earth County officials say they think they've worked out the problem.
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Ship found at the bottom of Lake Superior more than 100 years after it went missing
A team from the Great Lakes Shipwrecks Historical Society found the Adella Shores 650 feet deep in Lake Superior near Whitefish Point.
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Bank robbery suspect in Alexandria still on the run
The hold-up occurred about 4:25 p.m. at the Bremer Bank. The suspect allegedly had a gun.
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Medical examiner identifies pedestrian hit by vehicle and killed in Bloomington
The 58-year-old Minneapolis man was pronounced dead at HCMC less than an hour after the collision, police said.
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Peter Hall, architect and preservationist, dies at 82
He helped kick-start renovation along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
Anderson: For opener, fishing will be fantastic — and catching will be great
You heard it here first: Fish will be caught at a fast and furious pace during next weekend's Minnesota walleye opener. The data backs that up.
As unsolved Minneapolis homicides stack up, families of victims wait for justice
A deadly three-year period at the height of the pandemic has left Minneapolis with the most open homicide cases in at least three decades.
Minneapolis residential property taxes could rise steeply in 2025
With federal COVID funds drying up and downtown commercial values falling, homeowners and renters will be asked to shoulder the burden, Mayor Jacob Frey cautions.
'I'm a living miracle.' Tommies athlete goes from broken bones to broken record
Anna Swanson was removed from a demolished car last year with a shattered pelvis and broken spine. Doctors thought her athletic career could be over. This year, she set a school record for the University of St. Thomas track team.
St. Paul's Arborators play in the treetops: 'We're the world's only tree-climbing brass band'
They play traditional polkas, waltzes and marches in unusual locations — like the tops of trees.
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Forest Lake High track athletes who were struck by car during a run expected to make full recovery
Samuel Farinella and Jase Blanchard were training with the team when they were hit.
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Minnesota music teachers play alongside Minnesota Orchestra members in special concerts
Each of 54 educators sat beside an orchestra member playing the same instrument for a performance of Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" during season sampler concerts.
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Why did the Minneapolis Lakers basketball team move to Los Angeles?
The team became the NBA's first dynasty in Minnesota. But locals were generally sympathetic to the move west.
Wolves vs. Nuggets series updates: Times for first four games set
The Western Conference semifinal opens in Denver on Saturday at 6 p.m. The first home game at Target Center has an 8:30 p.m. tip-off.
What to know about a possible Minnesota equal rights amendment on abortion rights
Democrats have been debating for months over language to put a wide-ranging amendment on the ballot.
Souhan: A sausage? A knee surgery? Minnesota sports has gone mad
In a week unlike any other in state history, the Twins and Timberwolves both got on a roll, unlike the Twins' smelly talisman.
Gophers are finding their golfers at Minnesota high schools
Three of the state's top boys players have committed to the U, and the top-ranked girls player will join her successful sister on the U roster.
SCSU president leaves abruptly; cuts expected in weeks ahead
Minnesota State Chancellor Scott Olson appointed St. Cloud State's vice president of finance as acting president effective May 5.
2nd man charged in midnight shootout on Lake Street that left one dead, one injured
The evidence was clear that Charles Dobbins and Deon McGraw "initiated the gunfire and that [the victim] returned fire," the charges read.
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Blaine will be home to metro area's second Asia Mall featuring dining, shopping and culture
Asia Village at Northtown Mall will open in 2025.
Historic $7.8M jury award in death of Minnesotan struck by driver who was high from huffing aerosol
An attorney for the manufacturer said her client intends to appeal.
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Protesters pack up pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Minnesota campus
Interim U President Jeff Ettinger announced the deal to end the encampment in an email to students and faculty Thursday morning.
Randolph calls reasons for losing STA hockey job 'lame excuses'
Mike Randolph was let go by St. Thomas Academy after finishing last season tied for most wins by a Minnesota high school hockey coach. He vows to be coaching somewhere else next season.
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University of Minnesota strengthens case to treat COVID with metformin, not ivermectin
The common anti-diabetes drug lowered viral loads and reduced risks of a second wave of COVID-19 illness in patients.
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Minneapolis school support staff reach tentative agreement on new contract
The education support professionals' tentative agreement came a day after they filed an intent to strike. That agreement, and another with the district's teachers, still need approval.
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