Lower Sioux Indian members using hemp product to build homes — and community
Tribal leaders believe using hemp will help address a housing shortage while promoting eco-friendly building practices.
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Was Moorhead once a destination for drunks?
Decades before Prohibition, Moorhead benefited from a lesser-known liquor ban.
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Want to honor Dakota land? With a new voluntary 'tax,' you can.
The wealth-return program, a form of voluntary reparation, is the first of its kind in Minnesota.
Furry friends ease anxieties during blood drive
The U of M held a joint event between PAWS (Pet Away Worry & Stress) and an American Red Cross blood drive inside Coffman Memorial Union on campus in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. More than 250 volunteers signed up to donate blood during a time when donations are low.
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Sales taxes will now cover Hennepin County's Metro Transit subsidies
New 0.75% sales tax hike will cover county's portion of operation and maintenance starting Oct. 1
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Families of victims outraged over last-minute plea deals by Hennepin County Attorney
Mary Moriarty said she empathizes but stands by her decisions focused on rehabilitation, not punishment.
Minnesota's House members all vote to keep federal government open
The state's entire delegation supported the last-ditch bid by Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy to keep the federal government open another 45 days. A group of House conservatives were the main source of dissent.
Crowded field seeks Ward One Council seat in St. Paul
Candidates have wide-ranging backgrounds, priorities.
Brooks: Family mourns another life lost on the mean streets of Minnesota
As Annalee Wright fought for her life in the hospital, her family found the presents she'd wrapped and the cake she'd ordered for her son's 11th birthday.
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A weakened Minneapolis City Council is still learning to stand
Voters approved an "executive mayor-legislative council" form of government in 2021. Adapting to the new power dynamics has been a thorny process.
Duluth City Attorney's Office will prosecute 2 men charged in Black woman's assault at bar
The St. Louis County Attorney's Office decided to not pursue weightier charges.
Central Minnesota man killed in crash with semi in Sherburne County
The truck driver was hospitalized with noncritical injuries, the State Patrol said.
Task force to study if University of Minnesota health programs need more money
The group's chair expects to wade into whether the University of Minnesota needs to own and replace its teaching hospital — but not into business details with Fairview.
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Some high-poverty Minnesota schools are beating odds, while others struggle after pandemic
A Star Tribune analysis of test scores shows which schools statewide exceeded expectations.
Charges: Firefight at Doc's Landing in White Bear Lake injured two, lodged bullets in bar
One of the men involved turned himself in. The other was arrested and charged days later.
Ruling likely puts pressure on Minneapolis to settle lawsuit by journalists, observers say
A sharply worded federal court ruling denied summary judgment motions by the city and the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office to throw out the case.
Retired Minneapolis police Sgt. Peter Jackson is remembered as courageous investigator with a zest for life
A celebration of life is planned Oct. 17 at the Golden Valley Country Club.
As longtime City Council Member Chris Tolbert steps down, four vie to represent St. Paul's Third Ward
For the first time in 12 years, the Highland Park and Macalester-Groveland district has an open council seat.
North Shore residents fear marina sale will harm community
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources owns the Knife River Marina on Lake Superior, and is eyeing a sale as costs to maintain the basin escalate.
Lawsuit: Planned apartment building along St. Croix River is too tall for protected river
Neighbors and the nonprofit St. Croix Scenic Coalition say the village of Osceola was too quick to sign off on a plan to build on the site of a shuttered hospital.
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Selling for survival: Migrants peddle fruit on Twin Cities streets
Recent arrivals, mostly from Ecuador, skirt city regulations to make a living as they apply for asylum.
Dora Zaidenweber, Holocaust survivor and educator, dies at age 99
Zaidenweber gave powerful testimony to Minnesota lawmakers in March.
Second man charged in high-profile Minnetonka carjacking
The August carjacking, which took place in the front yard of a residential home, riled the Minnetonka community.
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