High Schools
We call this fun: State boys basketball opens with a 12-game day
A Wayzata sophomore spiced an early 4A quarterfinal with his passing. The 3A teams also got going before lunch, and 2A schools will take over the night.
High Schools
High school state champion skiers excel on national stage
Weeks after sweeping the MSHSL individual titles, Logan Drevlow and Linnea Ousdigian repeated the feat in the under-16 mass start classic event at the Junior Nationals on March 16.
High Schools
After 87 years, edge-of-the-metro basketball team is back at state
Farmington last played in the championship tournament in 1937, as senior Tyler Beckwith pointed out in a school report that foretold 2024's success.
High Schools
Star gazing: 20 boys basketball standouts, how to see them at state
Some will start play at Target Center, some at Williams Arena, some Wednesday, some Thursday. It's all gathered up here.
High Schools
25 players everybody wants. That's the All-Metro boys basketball team.
Coaches present and future rave about the top five — and, as Minnesota fans have seen often in recent years, two of them are headed to Wisconsin.
Sports
Live: Keep up to date on girls basketball state championships here
The Class 2A and 1A finals were afternoon affairs, and Class 3A and 4A teams will make an evening of it.
Sports
Girls basketball reaches the peak: Among the best, who's better?
Moments of March: It's a high-powered day at state. The four championship games Saturday all involve the top two seeds, and three teams will play for consecutive titles.
High Schools
Boys basketball state champions will make defense as top seeds
Wayzata in Class 4A and Totino-Grace in 3A are positioned atop the brackets. Breck is No. 1 in 2A and Cherry in 1A.
Business
These businesses survived the pandemic. Road construction was 'nail in the coffin'
Arden Hills and Shoreview storefronts rocked by two years of road construction on Lexington Avenue
Local
North Oaks man dies in early morning I-94 crash in Wright County
Dennis Wendell collided with a tanker truck and was not wearing a seatbelt, authorities say.
East Metro
Minnesota city rethinks its flag policy after Burnsville tragedy
Bayport to lower U.S. flag for statewide days of mourning, in addition to federal ones.
Local
Medcalf: Were up to 200 kids really actively fighting in Roseville?
Reports of recent incident deserve scrutiny — not a rush to judgment.
Rochester
High seeds only: Girls basketball favorites are finalists at state
Providence Academy and Albany in Class 2A and Goodhue and Mountain Iron-Buhl in 1A advanced to Saturday's championship games.
High Schools
Who made state in boys basketball? The list of 32 is complete.
The brackets and seeds will be revealed Saturday, and the quarterfinals will begin Wednesday.
High Schools
Girls basketball finals schedule is mostly set and fully loaded
Moments of March: The top two seeds in Class 4A, 3A and 1A all qualified for championship games, and Providence Academy got 2A halfway there.
Local
Oak Park Heights inmate sentenced to 15 years for partially blinding female prison guard
Dominique Antoine Jefferson pleaded guilty to punching a correctional sergeant, who lost vision in one eye.
East Metro
Riverside portion of William O'Brien State Park in Marine on St. Croix closed until 2025
A section of the park is now closed for a $4.1 million remake of trails and buildings, including accessibility updates.
Local
How well are Minnesota's teachers paid?
Several teachers unions have negotiated unusually large raises in their new contracts this year, but the state's average teacher pay isn't the highest nationally.
East Metro
Extension of Bruce Vento Regional Trail in White Bear Lake planned for late 2024
The expanded bicycle and pedestrian trail will help users connect to more metro-area trails.
High Schools
Iron Range family starred for one basketball team; next generation stars for another
Moments of March: The Lamppa family was the foundation of a small school that no longer exists. This year, the Lamppas were key to another school's state tournament run.
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