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Twin Cities

Flight carrying detainees leaves Minnesota as ICE activity escalates

Twin Cities

Flight carrying detainees leaves Minnesota as ICE activity escalates

The Twin Cities saw immigration enforcement operations targeting Somalis and Latinos carried out this week by federal agents.

ICE announces a dozen Minneapolis arrests in ‘Operation Metro Surge’

Yuen: Has Trump actually ever met a Somali Minnesotan?

ICE announces a dozen Minneapolis arrests in ‘Operation Metro Surge’

Yuen: Has Trump actually ever met a Somali Minnesotan?

Mark Boswell

Midwest Travel

A 1,200-mile journey into David Lynch’s creative and spiritual Midwest

The visionary filmmaker’s art looked at the broken psyche inside America. His life showed a way to fix it.

Dennis Becker

Recipes

Holiday Cookie Finder: Now updated with the 2025 winning recipes

Plus, more than 100 other recipes to use this holiday season — and all year long

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Wolves

From France to the NBA, Teen Wolf rookie center adjusts to Minnesota

Learning to drive in the snow, mastering a new language, and translating Anthony Edwards’ unique lingo are all part of 19-year-old Joan Beringer’s first season in the NBA.

Evan Ramstad/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Business

Ramstad: Why DigiKey made huge investment in northwestern Minnesota, despite slowing economy

Evan Ramstad

DigiKey seven years ago made a huge bet on staying in Thief River Falls. It built the state’s largest building, adopted new processes and sees no limits to its opportunities.

Cannabis

Minnesota’s hemp rules could offer a model for federal regulation as ban looms

Eat & Drink

Minnesota’s first co-op brewery says it will close after this weekend

Twin Cities Suburbs

Rosemount police chief blasts city process that led to his resignation after two months on leave

Minneapolis

MPD blows budget by $19.6 million; council leaders call it ‘mismanagement’

News & Politics

Roper: Remembering ‘king of clubs’ Peter Hafiz, who built a Minneapolis nightlife empire

Eric Roper

Mark Boswell

Midwest Travel

A 1,200-mile journey into David Lynch’s creative and spiritual Midwest

The visionary filmmaker’s art looked at the broken psyche inside America. His life showed a way to fix it.

Dennis Becker

Recipes

Holiday Cookie Finder: Now updated with the 2025 winning recipes

Plus, more than 100 other recipes to use this holiday season — and all year long

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Wolves

From France to the NBA, Teen Wolf rookie center adjusts to Minnesota

Learning to drive in the snow, mastering a new language, and translating Anthony Edwards’ unique lingo are all part of 19-year-old Joan Beringer’s first season in the NBA.

Evan Ramstad/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Business

Ramstad: Why DigiKey made huge investment in northwestern Minnesota, despite slowing economy

Evan Ramstad

DigiKey seven years ago made a huge bet on staying in Thief River Falls. It built the state’s largest building, adopted new processes and sees no limits to its opportunities.

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MN High School Sports

Coming soon: Strib Varsity's exclusive picks for the fall All-Minnesota Teams — featuring the top high school athletes, highlights and moments that defined the season.

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Greater Minnesota

Mankato

Mankato university prepared specially for 40 to 60 international students. Just 4 showed up.

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Mankato

Mankato university prepared specially for 40 to 60 international students. Just 4 showed up.

Minnesota State Mankato offered an intensive program to help students catch up after experiencing visa delays.

Greater Minnesota

Two killed in snowy crash in Yellow Medicine County

Jp Lawrence/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Greater Minnesota

Two killed in snowy crash in Yellow Medicine County

Duluth

What we know about the Lutsen Resort arson case and the owner charged with setting the fire

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Duluth

What we know about the Lutsen Resort arson case and the owner charged with setting the fire

Mankato

Mankato university prepared specially for 40 to 60 international students. Just 4 showed up.

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Mankato

Mankato university prepared specially for 40 to 60 international students. Just 4 showed up.

Minnesota State Mankato offered an intensive program to help students catch up after experiencing visa delays.

Outdoors

Wells for drinking water near possible Minnesota mine tainted with manganese

Twin Cities

Snow returns Friday, Saturday in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota

Duluth

Lutsen Resort owner charged with arson, insurance fraud in North Shore resort fire

Greater Minnesota

A dinosaur with skin still in the game: Rare mummy undergoes study in Minnesota

Opinion

Commentaries

Opinion | To follow Mississippi’s literacy gains, Minnesota needs librarians

Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Commentaries

Opinion | To follow Mississippi’s literacy gains, Minnesota needs librarians

Minnesota has no statewide requirement for school librarians, and many districts have quietly eliminated these positions.

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesota’s STEM workforce gap begins earlier than we think

Carolyn Kaster/The Associated Press

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesota’s STEM workforce gap begins earlier than we think

News

Rash: Prosecute the individual, but don’t persecute the Afghan diaspora for D.C. shootings

Readers Write

Readers Write: Attacks on Somali Americans, Minneapolis city spending, hepatitis B

Commentaries

Opinion | To follow Mississippi’s literacy gains, Minnesota needs librarians

Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Commentaries

Opinion | To follow Mississippi’s literacy gains, Minnesota needs librarians

Minnesota has no statewide requirement for school librarians, and many districts have quietly eliminated these positions.

News

Rash: Prosecute the individual, but don’t persecute the Afghan diaspora for D.C. shootings

Readers Write

Readers Write: Attacks on Somali Americans, Minneapolis city spending, hepatitis B

Strib Voices

Business

Ramstad: Why DigiKey made huge investment in northwestern Minnesota, despite slowing economy

Evan Ramstad

Commentaries

Opinion | To follow Mississippi’s literacy gains, Minnesota needs librarians

Marie Hydukovich

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesota’s STEM workforce gap begins earlier than we think

Lindsey Mayer

Strib Varsity

Strib Varsity

Strictly x Strib Varsity Tour: Underrated guard steals the show on opening night

Strictly Bball

Strib Varsity

Strictly x Strib Varsity Tour: Underrated guard steals the show on opening night

While Faribault’s Ryan Kreager showed off his skills, Mankato East senior Lucas Gustafson stole the show on opening night of the tour.

Strib Varsity

Coaches address issues with boys basketball state tournament date change

Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

Coaches address issues with boys basketball state tournament date change

Strib Varsity

Top 25: Upsets could be on the way, shaking up statewide rankings

Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

Top 25: Upsets could be on the way, shaking up statewide rankings

Strib Varsity

Strictly x Strib Varsity Tour: Underrated guard steals the show on opening night

Strictly Bball

Strib Varsity

Strictly x Strib Varsity Tour: Underrated guard steals the show on opening night

While Faribault’s Ryan Kreager showed off his skills, Mankato East senior Lucas Gustafson stole the show on opening night of the tour.

Food & Culture

Things To Do

‘Penny press enthusiasts’ mourn coin’s demise: ‘Who wants to call it the nickel press?’

Alyssa Baguss

Things To Do

‘Penny press enthusiasts’ mourn coin’s demise: ‘Who wants to call it the nickel press?’

Makers of the penny-smashing machines, including a Twin Cities company, are betting people will instead use quarters or nickels.

Eat & Drink

Minnesota’s first co-op brewery says it will close after this weekend

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Eat & Drink

Minnesota’s first co-op brewery says it will close after this weekend

Eat & Drink

Daniel del Prado embraces French excess at his new Edina restaurant

Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Eat & Drink

Daniel del Prado embraces French excess at his new Edina restaurant

Things To Do

‘Penny press enthusiasts’ mourn coin’s demise: ‘Who wants to call it the nickel press?’

Alyssa Baguss

Things To Do

‘Penny press enthusiasts’ mourn coin’s demise: ‘Who wants to call it the nickel press?’

Makers of the penny-smashing machines, including a Twin Cities company, are betting people will instead use quarters or nickels.

Games & Comics

Super Quiz

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer.

Daily Games

Explore Popular Picks: Dive into Exciting Games Now!

Arlo and Janis

Daily comic from Jimmy Johnson

Baby Blues

Daily comic from Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

Business

Business

Ramstad: Why DigiKey made huge investment in northwestern Minnesota, despite slowing economy

Evan Ramstad

Evan Ramstad/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Business

Ramstad: Why DigiKey made huge investment in northwestern Minnesota, despite slowing economy

Evan Ramstad

DigiKey seven years ago made a huge bet on staying in Thief River Falls. It built the state’s largest building, adopted new processes and sees no limits to its opportunities.

Retail

Don’t fall into the trap of retail sales this holiday shopping season

Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Retail

Don’t fall into the trap of retail sales this holiday shopping season

Business

Retirement planning should focus on finance but also connection

Nati Harnik/The Associated Press

Business

Retirement planning should focus on finance but also connection

Business

Ramstad: Why DigiKey made huge investment in northwestern Minnesota, despite slowing economy

Evan Ramstad

Evan Ramstad/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Business

Ramstad: Why DigiKey made huge investment in northwestern Minnesota, despite slowing economy

Evan Ramstad

DigiKey seven years ago made a huge bet on staying in Thief River Falls. It built the state’s largest building, adopted new processes and sees no limits to its opportunities.

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Canoe, kayak or paddleboard: Your ultimate guide to getting connected to the water in the Twin Cities metro area, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro.

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Elections

How Melvin Carter lost the St. Paul mayoral election

How Minneapolis’ Somali community became an important source of support for Mayor Jacob Frey

Medcalf: St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter speaks out after election upset

Curious Minnesota

How did the University of Minnesota first get its maroon and gold colors?

"Santa" waved to people as he made his way to the Christmas photo booth at Southdale Mall, Friday, December 4, 2015 in Edina, MN.

How did Minnesota become home to the world’s first shopping mall?

How often do earthquakes happen in Minnesota?

Culture

Woman in white on white background with sky background inset with clouds.

What Pantone’s 2026 choice for Color of the Year says about the year ahead

Review: Conductor Delyana Lazarova delivers powerful Dvořák

Yuen: Has Trump actually ever met a Somali Minnesotan?

Travel

A 1,200-mile journey into David Lynch’s creative and spiritual Midwest

Bad monkey! Travelers share wild tales of animal encounters.

US air travelers without Real IDs will be charged a $45 fee

Health Care

Nancy Ingham gives newborn Sophia Rash a hepatitis B shot several hours after she was born, Jan. 17, 2006.

US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

Medtronic’s high-stakes Hugo surgical robot finally gets American regulators’ nod

Kennedy’s vaccine advisory committee meets to discuss hepatitis B shots for newborns

Outdoor Activities

Anderson: Wolves, eagles, rodents — gut piles left behind by successful deer hunters draw big crowds

How to watch the last supermoon of the year

A barred owl on a tree branch in daylight.

Flight carrying detainees leaves Minnesota as ICE activity escalates

Flight carrying detainees leaves Minnesota as ICE activity escalates

Trump’s refugee changes leave Karen man separated from his wife and daughter

ICE announces a dozen Minneapolis arrests in ‘Operation Metro Surge’

Yuen: Has Trump actually ever met a Somali Minnesotan?

Trump’s refugee changes leave Karen man separated from his wife and daughter

ICE announces a dozen Minneapolis arrests in ‘Operation Metro Surge’

Yuen: Has Trump actually ever met a Somali Minnesotan?

A 1,200-mile journey into David Lynch’s creative and spiritual Midwest

A 1,200-mile journey into David Lynch’s creative and spiritual Midwest

Holiday Cookie Finder: Now updated with the 2025 winning recipes

Holiday Cookie Finder: Now updated with the 2025 winning recipes

From France to the NBA, Teen Wolf rookie center adjusts to Minnesota

From France to the NBA, Teen Wolf rookie center adjusts to Minnesota

Ramstad: Why DigiKey made huge investment in northwestern Minnesota, despite slowing economy

Ramstad: Why DigiKey made huge investment in northwestern Minnesota, despite slowing economy

Minnesota’s hemp rules could offer a model for federal regulation as ban looms

Minnesota’s first co-op brewery says it will close after this weekend

Rosemount police chief blasts city process that led to his resignation after two months on leave

MPD blows budget by $19.6 million; council leaders call it ‘mismanagement’

Roper: Remembering ‘king of clubs’ Peter Hafiz, who built a Minneapolis nightlife empire

A 1,200-mile journey into David Lynch’s creative and spiritual Midwest

A 1,200-mile journey into David Lynch’s creative and spiritual Midwest

Holiday Cookie Finder: Now updated with the 2025 winning recipes

Holiday Cookie Finder: Now updated with the 2025 winning recipes

From France to the NBA, Teen Wolf rookie center adjusts to Minnesota

From France to the NBA, Teen Wolf rookie center adjusts to Minnesota

Ramstad: Why DigiKey made huge investment in northwestern Minnesota, despite slowing economy

Ramstad: Why DigiKey made huge investment in northwestern Minnesota, despite slowing economy

MN High School Sports

Greater Minnesota

Mankato university prepared specially for 40 to 60 international students. Just 4 showed up.

Mankato university prepared specially for 40 to 60 international students. Just 4 showed up.

Two killed in snowy crash in Yellow Medicine County

Two killed in snowy crash in Yellow Medicine County

What we know about the Lutsen Resort arson case and the owner charged with setting the fire

What we know about the Lutsen Resort arson case and the owner charged with setting the fire

Mankato university prepared specially for 40 to 60 international students. Just 4 showed up.

Mankato university prepared specially for 40 to 60 international students. Just 4 showed up.

Wells for drinking water near possible Minnesota mine tainted with manganese

Snow returns Friday, Saturday in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota

Lutsen Resort owner charged with arson, insurance fraud in North Shore resort fire

A dinosaur with skin still in the game: Rare mummy undergoes study in Minnesota

Opinion

Opinion | To follow Mississippi’s literacy gains, Minnesota needs librarians

Opinion | To follow Mississippi’s literacy gains, Minnesota needs librarians

Opinion | Minnesota’s STEM workforce gap begins earlier than we think

Opinion | Minnesota’s STEM workforce gap begins earlier than we think

Rash: Prosecute the individual, but don’t persecute the Afghan diaspora for D.C. shootings

Readers Write: Attacks on Somali Americans, Minneapolis city spending, hepatitis B

Opinion | To follow Mississippi’s literacy gains, Minnesota needs librarians

Opinion | To follow Mississippi’s literacy gains, Minnesota needs librarians

Rash: Prosecute the individual, but don’t persecute the Afghan diaspora for D.C. shootings

Readers Write: Attacks on Somali Americans, Minneapolis city spending, hepatitis B

Strib Voices

Ramstad: Why DigiKey made huge investment in northwestern Minnesota, despite slowing economy

Opinion | To follow Mississippi’s literacy gains, Minnesota needs librarians

Opinion | Minnesota’s STEM workforce gap begins earlier than we think

Strib Varsity

Strictly x Strib Varsity Tour: Underrated guard steals the show on opening night

Strictly x Strib Varsity Tour: Underrated guard steals the show on opening night

Coaches address issues with boys basketball state tournament date change

Coaches address issues with boys basketball state tournament date change

Top 25: Upsets could be on the way, shaking up statewide rankings

Top 25: Upsets could be on the way, shaking up statewide rankings

Strictly x Strib Varsity Tour: Underrated guard steals the show on opening night

Strictly x Strib Varsity Tour: Underrated guard steals the show on opening night

Top 25: Undefeated teams leap into rankings after Thanksgiving tourneys

A Moorhead repeat? Hockey Across Minnesota! Hockey talk dominates Friday morning chat

High School League officials see no notable shift in amount of athletes changing schools

MSHSL: January hearing next step in trans athlete legal battle

Food & Culture

‘Penny press enthusiasts’ mourn coin’s demise: ‘Who wants to call it the nickel press?’

‘Penny press enthusiasts’ mourn coin’s demise: ‘Who wants to call it the nickel press?’

Minnesota’s first co-op brewery says it will close after this weekend

Minnesota’s first co-op brewery says it will close after this weekend

Daniel del Prado embraces French excess at his new Edina restaurant

Daniel del Prado embraces French excess at his new Edina restaurant

‘Penny press enthusiasts’ mourn coin’s demise: ‘Who wants to call it the nickel press?’

‘Penny press enthusiasts’ mourn coin’s demise: ‘Who wants to call it the nickel press?’