Local
June 27, 2020
This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

How to protect against COVID-19 when someone gets too close

Humming a tune may help you deal with close encounters of the COVID kind.
Local
June 27, 2020
April 14, 1952 Rescuer Ed Steffen lifts baby to safety from St. Paul flooding : Girl is Carol Kluznik, 1, 56 W. fair field street. April 15, 1952 Pete

One kid's lesson of resiliency from hard times of 1952 flood

Local
June 27, 2020
The Kollege Klub in Dinkytown, the site of a recent outbreak of COVID-19.

Four Minnesota bars linked to COVID-19 surge in young adults

Roughly 100 people suffered COVID-19 infections related to crowding at a bar in Mankato, while more than 30 cases have been identified among people who went to Cowboy Jack's near Target Field and the Kollege Klub in Dinkytown.
Local
June 27, 2020
Under state law, any eligible Minnesotan can now elect to vote early by mail or in person.

Minnesota August primary voting has started: Here's what you need to know

Any eligible Minnesotan can now elect to vote early by mail or in person.
Local
June 27, 2020

FBI investigating 'crude noose' in locker of black Bloomington firefighter

The city said it will release additional information on Monday.
Local
June 27, 2020

77-year-old man dies after crash in Sherburne County

Car drifted off road and hit railroad crossing post.
Local
June 27, 2020

Spring Lake Park man arrested after hourslong standoff

Neighbor said man threatened him with a rifle.
Curious Minnesota
June 27, 2020
8-year-old Josie Hochsprung of Alexandria climbs the Prairie Walls at Blue Mound State Park as part of the " I Can Climb" program that gives novices t

Where did the terms 'outstate' and 'Greater Minnesota' originate?

A reader wonders: Where are "instate" and "Lesser Minnesota" located?
Local
June 27, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence toured Winnebago Industries' factory in Forest City, Iowa, in June.

New outdoor recreation boom because of coronavirus helping Winnebago

RVs, boats are a way to get away, firm's leaders say.
Minneapolis
June 27, 2020
The affordable housing development that burned late Wednesday in south Minneapolis was a six-story building with 189 units that was under construction

Minneapolis vandalism targets include 198-unit affordable housing development

The apartments were expected to hit the market later this year.
Local
June 27, 2020
A medic with the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Medical Group administered a free COVID-19 test to a patient at the Armory.

20-somethings now largest COVID-19 population in Minnesota

Age shift in the pandemic occurs amid reports of outbreaks related to reopened workplaces and bars.
St. Paul
June 27, 2020
Ted Vig arranged bass strings on the wall at Vig's guitars in St. Paul. Looters trashed the tiny shop and stole instruments and equipment valued at $4

They won St. Paul's emergency virus aid lottery. Then their businesses were hit in rioting.

Some St. Paul businesses that won lottery for COVID-19 grants fell victim to looters
Duluth
June 26, 2020
The Park Point barrier island as seen from an airplane on October 30, 2019.

Dredging project aims to bolster battered Duluth beach

High waters, storms worry homeowners on Park Point, the vulnerable 6-mile strip.
Local
June 26, 2020
Signs that read "No Job No Rent" hang from the windows of an apartment building during the coronavirus pandemic in Washington, D.C. Landlords across M

Landlords grow anxious as Minnesota halt on evictions continues

Gov. Walz's executive order in effect until July 13.
Local
June 26, 2020
A worker from Apogee subsidiary Viracon prepared a panel of glass in 2015 for use in the U.S. Bank Stadium. (JIM GEHRZ/Star Tribune)

Edina glass maker Apogee ekes out quarterly profit despite coronavirus-related setbacks

Glass maker had to deal with market downfalls and a virus outbreak at a factory.
Local
June 26, 2020

Cleo Herrera, who worked to protect children, dies of COVID-19 complications at 82

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