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More dismissals at U as tensions rise over ‘secret’ Fairview deal

The firings stem from a Board of Regents directive to resolve ‘conflicts’ created by the doctor-Fairview negotiations, the U said.
November 19, 2025
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One Minnesota family’s struggle through the darkness of opioid addiction

Dan and Yvonne Carlson battled for years to save their exuberant, headstrong daughter from disappearing into a cycle of addiction, treatment and relapse.
November 16, 2025

Reusse: Jumping to conclusions has often left me falling on my face

What that means: I’m sitting on the sidelines through the early ups and downs of J.J. McCarthy, who right now is 4½ out of 9.
AuthoredPatrick Reusse
November 13, 2025

Families look to sue Stillwater schools after staffer charged with AI-generated child porn

An attorney representing the families said the case shows a “systematic failure.”
November 12, 2025
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Prisoner’s case puts Minnesota’s wrongful conviction unit under scrutiny

After four years of a closely guarded investigation, the Minnesota Attorney General’s report on Philip Vance is about to be released. He’s seeking to have his murder conviction set aside.
November 11, 2025

New owner hopes long shuttered bar in Afton may serve another round

A new owner of the old Lerk’s Bar hopes to find financing to reopen the bar and tavern that helped put the town on the map.
November 11, 2025

Minnesota’s U.S. senators call potential shutdown deal ‘a mistake’

A growing number of Democrats appeared to be ready to debate legislation to end the government shutdown. But Minnesota’s two Democratic senators were not among them.
November 10, 2025

Review: A shocking act at sea damns ‘The Zorg’

Nonfiction: Siddharth Kara’s account of a slave ship is one of the year’s finest books.
AuthoredHamilton Cain
November 8, 2025
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Neal: Twins face lots of questions but have very few illuminating answers

The team’s payroll, the identity of the limited partners and what kinds of trades will be made are still up in the air after Tuesday’s news conference.

Man arrested after fatal shooting outside Hibbing apartment

Police identified the victim as 24-year-old Parker Charles Johnson.
November 2, 2025

More than a third of drivers disobey ‘Move Over’ laws, study finds

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found drivers don’t believe they will be stopped or are unaware of what the law requires.
November 2, 2025
The State Patrol is underscoring the move-over law since a trooper's car was hit Monday on Interstate 35W near Forest Lake.

Two accomplices admit luring drug dealer into deadly trap at Minneapolis riverfront apartments

Police Chief Brian O’Hara: “This targeted attack showed a complete disregard for the sanctity of human life.”
October 31, 2025
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