Local
December 6, 2016
Snow fell in a substantial amount Tuesday in Grand Forks.

Get used to it: Deep temp dive in Twin Cities; snow closes UND

Tuesday's forecast high of 26 is the warmest the Twin Cities can anticipate for the rest of the week, with wind-swept lows around 10 on Thursday and Friday.
Music
December 6, 2016
Nickelback

State Fair lands Nickelback for its opening grandstand act for 2017

Tickets go on sale Friday for the Canadian rock band.
Minneapolis
December 6, 2016
Veterans marched to the blockaded bridge which leads to the construction site for DAPL.

Amid jubilation, N.D. pipeline protesters still wary of future

Pipeline company called the Corps' move "purely political" and expressed confidence that project will go forward under Trump.
Local
December 6, 2016
One of the displays at the new Paisley Park museum is dedicated Prince's performance at the Super Bowl halftime show.

Yet another potential heir emerges in Prince estate case

Local
December 6, 2016
DAVID BREWSTER ï dbrewster@startribune.com Thursday 07/01/10 Wayzata DNR officials will be inspecting boats entering and leaving Lake Minnetonka

Lake associations, local governments boost spending against aquatic invaders

Spending aims at nasty species as regional approach is considered.
East Metro
December 6, 2016

Human remains found in N.D. may be missing Vadnais Heights woman

Local
December 5, 2016

Crisis line for vets to get better oversight

West Metro
December 5, 2016

Man jailed in Hennepin County dies at hospital

Local
December 5, 2016

Tevlin: Councilman's Facebook post exposes postelection rancor in Ely

North Metro
December 5, 2016
A memorial for Bridget Giere,16, and Stephanie Carlson, 16. who were killed in a traffic accident last week at Highway 96, and Old Highway 10, Decembe

2016: Deputies block road for students grieving 2 classmates

Deputies blocked an intersection in Arden Hills so Mounds View students could visit the crash site and mourn together.
Local
December 5, 2016
From left: Allen "Lance" Scarsella, Joseph Backman, Nathan Gustavsson, Daniel Macey.

One year later, four accused in Jamar Clark protest shooting still fight charges

One case headed for trial; three others want charges dismissed.
Minneapolis
December 5, 2016

As authorities ID father of two killed in Mpls., grief flows

Speeding vehicle stopped by police; two men jailed for parole violation.
Local
December 5, 2016
Milo Yiannopoulos spoke at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in February.

Breitbart speaker's visit this month to NDSU suddenly canceled

Campus College Republican group cites worries about disruption.
Local
December 5, 2016
Police tape marks the scene of a shooting in Eagan where a security guard shot and killed a man during an attempted robbery. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribun

Security guard fatally shoots masked armed robber in Eagan

Officers responded to the call at 985 Aldrin Drive just after midnight and found a man dead of an apparent gunshot wound and the security guard injured, said police spokesman Aaron Machtemes.
Local
December 5, 2016

Obituary: Meteorologist John Graff kept Minnesotans informed of the weather

North Metro
December 5, 2016

Sad goodbye: Deputies block road for students grieving 2 classmates

Deputies blocked an intersection in Arden Hills so Mounds View students could visit the crash site and mourn together.
West Metro
December 5, 2016
File photo from 2014. When Doug Dayton bought nearly 100 acres of woods and fields just a few minutes north of Wayzata, he vowed to create a refuge of

Developer of old Dayton estate pays $5k after cutting 54 trees

In a rare step by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, a developer must pay $5,000 for violating a permit while developing the former shoreline estate of the late Douglas Dayton.
Local
December 5, 2016
This is part of the graffiti found Wednesday at Maple Grove Senior High School. (A racial epithet and profanity have been cropped from the image.)

Are hate crimes on rise in MN? Without data, police make it a guessing game

Issue has taken on urgency after election, but many agencies fail to file annual reports with BCA.
Local
December 5, 2016
Four-part series overview: Minnesota's reliance on solitary confinement

Four-part series overview: Minnesota's reliance on solitary confinement

State prisons punish inmates with solitary confinement for weeks, months, or years, often for minor offenses, even as other states move away from it.
Local
December 5, 2016

Authorities will briefly close intersection where Mounds View High students were killed

The intersection where two Mounds View High School students were killed in a car crash last week will be closed for about 30 minutes Monday afternoon to provide a safe place for people who wish to leave memorials.

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