High Schools
Minnetonka’s surge to victory, Hopkins’ first win since 2020, Hancock’s return home spice high school football weekend
Minnetonka, trailing by 21, roared past No. 1 Edina; Hopkins ended a 29-game skid with an overtime two-point conversion; Hancock played on its own field after a year away.
September 15, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
New painting depicts Cottage Grove city history
The jigsaw puzzle of the artwork by Eric Dowdle will be available for sale at City Hall starting Monday.
September 14, 2024
Twin Cities
Where are the kids? Research shows numbers are down in Hennepin and Ramsey counties.
The decline in kids under age 5 mirrors larger population trends and has long-term implications for everything from schools to kid-friendly amenities.
September 14, 2024
News & Politics![Operators of the Hennepin County Energy Recovery (HERC) garbage incinerator at work in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The county board is expected to finalize a timeline for closing the facility later in January after activists and state lawmakers pushed for its closure. HERC workers and cities that use it want it to stay open, saying it’s better than a landfill. ] Elizabeth Flores • liz.flores@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/CZVBNSRGTRGEBNM4XUCKQF3CY4.JPG?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Talking trash in Minnesota: Is it better to burn or bury garbage that can’t be recycled?
Waste experts and activists want a zero-waste future, but until then, the debate over how to deal with trash involves immediate harms vs. longer-term risks.
September 14, 2024
Culture
Medcalf: Lino Lakes community must stand up against anti-Muslim rhetoric
Amid calls to censure a city council member who praised an Islamophobic rant, the people of this town will be remembered for their response. 
AuthoredMyron Medcalf
AuthoredMyron MedcalfSeptember 14, 2024
Business
Ramstad: ‘X-factor’ in unraveling Minnesota Paradox is building friendships across racial lines
Economists call it “social capital” and it plays a big role in overall well-being.
AuthoredEvan Ramstad
AuthoredEvan RamstadSeptember 14, 2024
Minneapolis
Hennepin Healthcare Chair Babette Apland steps down after comments about Somali immigrants criticized as racist
HCMC officials said Board Member Mohamed Omar will be the interim chair.
September 14, 2024
High Schools
Maple Grove overcomes defending Class 6A high school football champion Centennial
Maple Grove and Centennial were tied until Chuck Langama scored the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter.
September 14, 2024
High Schools
Becker zeroes in again, shutting out Holy Angels in matchup of top-10 Class 4A football teams
Becker has two shutouts already this season. Elsewhere, Hopkins won for the first time since 2020, Armstrong topped Cooper in a school district rivalry and Moorhead routed Bemidji in greater Minnesota.
September 14, 2024
High Schools
Reece Hunt scores game-winning touchdown as Lakeville North beats rival Lakeville South in final seconds of high school football showdown
The Panthers defeated the Cougars 35-31 behind a touchdown pass from senior quarterback Riley Grossman to Reece Hunt with 16.4 seconds remaining.
September 14, 2024
Twin Cities
As copper wire thefts continue, Twin Cities officials scrounge for solutions
City officials are experimenting with a bevy of solutions ahead of a state law meant to curb copper theft.
September 13, 2024
Inspired
He was the face of addiction recovery. Then he got hooked on opioids.
In a new book, William Cope Moyers, a vice president at Minnesota’s Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, tells about how, after years of sobriety, he became addicted to painkillers — and how he got off them.
September 13, 2024