Local
January 16, 2017

Yarn shops report a run on pink as women prepare for protests

North Metro
January 16, 2017

Pedestrian killed walking along University Avenue in Fridley

Local
January 16, 2017
Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist and widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, shook hands with Gazell Pettway after giving the key

Rights leader at Mpls. event: Young people saying 'no more'

Civil rights more important than ever, says activist and widow of Medgar Evers.
Local
January 16, 2017
The 2016 opening day of the Minnesota State Fair.
Credit: Leila Navidi/Star Tribune

Price of admission to Minnesota State Fair is being increased

Admission to the 2017 Minnesota State Fair is being bumped up by a dollar.
Local
January 16, 2017
Debra Newman claimed her Powerball prize just in time.

Of two expiring $50k lottery prizes in Minnesota, only one is claimed in time

West Metro
January 16, 2017
The Orono City Council last week with Council Member Aaron Printup and two new City Council members, Richard Crosby II and Victoria Seals, along with

After criticism, Orono starts videotaping planning meetings

New members discard privacy concerns for transparency at city planning meetings.
St. Paul
January 16, 2017

Prison for woman with $500K in fake tax claims using 'exotic dancer,' other professions

St. Paul resident filled out forms for friends, adding deductions and jobs.
January 16, 2017

Feds allege KleinBank used discriminatory lending practices

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued a Minnesota bank for allegedly engaging in mortgage lending practices that discriminate against minorities. The bank disputed the claim Monday, saying the lawsuit is not based on fact.
Local
January 16, 2017

Replay: Have a question about Star Tribune news coverage? Ask the editor

Local
January 16, 2017
Victor Barnard

Attorney seeking details about cult leader Victor Barnard's reported assault in prison

Cult leader, convicted of sex abuse of girls, was said to be in intensive care.
Local
January 16, 2017

What is open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Local
January 16, 2017
Ajax Hall, 2, got a better view of the program on his father, Elisha Hall, as they watched the entertainment at the annual Powderhorn Park Martin Luth

A list of Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in the Twin Cities

Minneapolis
January 16, 2017

Two men found dead in north Minneapolis

Local
January 15, 2017

Woman dies in ice house on Iowa border

Several members of her ice-fishing party in Martin County were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning.
Books
January 15, 2017
Andy Johnson read during a “literary protest” Sunday night at Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis. ] - January 15, 2017, Minneapolis, MN, A t

Twin Cities writers join nationwide 'literary protests' against Trump

Poets and playwrights joined national protest against man they see as a free-speech threat.
Don't Miss
January 15, 2017
The new library in Brooklyn Park's artist-designed bike rack.

In a glitzy era for libraries, core mission shows signs of decline

In an era of extensive building and remodeling, the state Department of Education reports drops in the number of visits, registered users and loans of material.
Minneapolis
January 15, 2017
This apartment building on the left was the scene of Saturday night's stabbing, according to a Minneapolis police spokesman. Police were called there

Man, 35, fatally stabbed in Mpls. apartment; 59-year-old man arrested

A suspect who lives in unit was arrested Sunday.
East Metro
January 15, 2017
St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell

Overall crime down in St. Paul last year, focus on guns in 2017

St. Paul police chief says gun violence is top priority; department will add officers to gang and gun unit.
Minneapolis
January 15, 2017
Dirk Tedmon, a spokesman for the Minneapolis school district, said Saturday that school officials who talked to families of the students after viewing

Viral Washburn High School fight video was a hoax, district says

The clip appears to show a Muslim student trying to punch a boy who pulled on her hijab, but it's just a "play fight," a district spokesman said Saturday.
Local
January 14, 2017

State briefs: Grants help students in 12 Minn. school districts to bring broadband home

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