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Minneapolis

Anti-ICE protesters crowd Lake Street as ‘Operation Metro Surge’ continues

Minneapolis

Anti-ICE protesters crowd Lake Street as ‘Operation Metro Surge’ continues

For weeks, federal immigration agents have focused enforcement in the Twin Cities and around Minnesota.

Minnesota sheriff faces lawsuit over deal to help ICE

Amid surging ICE raids, Twin Cities protesters mobilize to document arrests

Minnesota sheriff faces lawsuit over deal to help ICE

Amid surging ICE raids, Twin Cities protesters mobilize to document arrests

Mark Blinch/The Associated Press

Editor's Pick

World Junior Championship, launching pad for future NHL stars, arrives in Minnesota: ‘It’s the coolest thing ever’

Hockey’s annual 11-day under-20 showcase begins Dec. 26 with games at Grand Casino Arena and 3M Arena at Mariucci.

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Stage & Arts

The State Fair is months away, but crop artists are getting ready

The new monthly meetup, Crop Art Wednesdays in St. Paul, encourages people to meet, mingle and start making art.

Jon Elswick/The Associated Press

Nation

Takeaways from the US Justice Department’s initial release of Epstein files, mandated by Congress

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday published thousands of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a release long anticipated for its potential to reveal new details about the late sex offender and his connections to powerful people.

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Outdoors

How hockey families build backyard ice rinks at three different price points

These Minnesotans have spent anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars for a place to skate close to home.

Vikings

Vikings’ charter flight to Newark returns to MSP after mechanical issue

News & Politics

Walz says there’s no evidence of $9B in fraud, exposing rift between state and feds

Twin Cities Suburbs

Teachers in Minnesota’s largest school district authorize strike

Minneapolis

Minneapolis Council Member Ellison asked city to pay for flights to and from Harvard fellowship

Wolves

Ejection reveals a side of Wolves’ Finch fans don’t always see

Mark Blinch/The Associated Press

Editor's Pick

World Junior Championship, launching pad for future NHL stars, arrives in Minnesota: ‘It’s the coolest thing ever’

Hockey’s annual 11-day under-20 showcase begins Dec. 26 with games at Grand Casino Arena and 3M Arena at Mariucci.

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Stage & Arts

The State Fair is months away, but crop artists are getting ready

The new monthly meetup, Crop Art Wednesdays in St. Paul, encourages people to meet, mingle and start making art.

Jon Elswick/The Associated Press

Nation

Takeaways from the US Justice Department’s initial release of Epstein files, mandated by Congress

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday published thousands of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a release long anticipated for its potential to reveal new details about the late sex offender and his connections to powerful people.

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Outdoors

How hockey families build backyard ice rinks at three different price points

These Minnesotans have spent anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars for a place to skate close to home.

STRIB VARSITY

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

Greater Minnesota

Watch this dumpster blow down a street in Thursday’s ferocious winds

Courtesy of Tayla Michelle Henry

Greater Minnesota

Watch this dumpster blow down a street in Thursday’s ferocious winds

The runaway dumpster skated away from a Moorhead bar twice during the recent winter storm.

Greater Minnesota

19-year-old dead after shooting in western Minnesota

Becker County Sheriff's Office

Greater Minnesota

19-year-old dead after shooting in western Minnesota

Greater Minnesota

A Minnesota field guide to snow shovels: Which one's best?

Richard Chin/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Greater Minnesota

A Minnesota field guide to snow shovels: Which one's best?

Greater Minnesota

Watch this dumpster blow down a street in Thursday’s ferocious winds

Courtesy of Tayla Michelle Henry

Greater Minnesota

Watch this dumpster blow down a street in Thursday’s ferocious winds

The runaway dumpster skated away from a Moorhead bar twice during the recent winter storm.

Greater Minnesota

Minnesota sheriff faces lawsuit over deal to help ICE

Bemidji

South Dakota businessman Dave Billion buys 3M retreat in northern Minnesota for $4 million

Twin Cities Suburbs

Retired cop run over and killed in Sherburne County while helping stranded motorist, police say

Outdoors

Anderson: Overseeing $189 million in habitat development is all in a day’s work for Mark Johnson

Opinion

Columnists

Grove: Quality journalism can’t be taken for granted

Steve Grove

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Columnists

Grove: Quality journalism can’t be taken for granted

Steve Grove

There’s hope for journalism when the public decides it matters.

Commentaries

Opinion | How is an Annunciation parent to write a Christmas card?

Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Commentaries

Opinion | How is an Annunciation parent to write a Christmas card?

Commentaries

Opinion | A solstice meditation for a year that asked too much of us

Health Care

Burcum: ‘Zero impact,’ or rolling the dice on vets’ health care?

Columnists

Grove: Quality journalism can’t be taken for granted

Steve Grove

Amari Townsend/Townsend Creative

Columnists

Grove: Quality journalism can’t be taken for granted

Steve Grove

There’s hope for journalism when the public decides it matters.

Commentaries

Opinion | A solstice meditation for a year that asked too much of us

Health Care

Burcum: ‘Zero impact,’ or rolling the dice on vets’ health care?

Strib Voices

Opinion

Grove: Quality journalism can’t be taken for granted

Steve Grove

Commentaries

Opinion | How is an Annunciation parent to write a Christmas card?

Mary O’Brien McAdaragh

Commentaries

Opinion | A solstice meditation for a year that asked too much of us

Charles J. Divencenzo Jr.

Strib Varsity

Strib Varsity

Top 25: Tough schedules are catching up with some of state's top teams

Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

Top 25: Tough schedules are catching up with some of state's top teams

Half of the teams placed in the top 10 of this week's ranking have already lost one game through mid December.

Strib Varsity

Top 25: Teams in the top 10, especially Orono, look solid in latest rankings

Cassidy Hettesheimer

Strib Varsity

Top 25: Teams in the top 10, especially Orono, look solid in latest rankings

Strib Varsity

Strib Varsity talks refereeing with Vineeta Sawkar

WCCO Radio

Strib Varsity

Strib Varsity talks refereeing with Vineeta Sawkar

Strib Varsity

Top 25: Tough schedules are catching up with some of state's top teams

Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

Top 25: Tough schedules are catching up with some of state's top teams

Half of the teams placed in the top 10 of this week's ranking have already lost one game through mid December.

Food & Culture

Stage & Arts

The State Fair is months away, but crop artists are getting ready

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Stage & Arts

The State Fair is months away, but crop artists are getting ready

The new monthly meetup, Crop Art Wednesdays in St. Paul, encourages people to meet, mingle and start making art.

Music

Review: SPCO performs ‘Messiah’ with homegrown soprano Liv Redpath

Thomas Brunot/St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Music

Review: SPCO performs ‘Messiah’ with homegrown soprano Liv Redpath

Stage & Arts

Artist of the Year 2025 honorable mentions

Juliet Farmer

Stage & Arts

Artist of the Year 2025 honorable mentions

Stage & Arts

The State Fair is months away, but crop artists are getting ready

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Stage & Arts

The State Fair is months away, but crop artists are getting ready

The new monthly meetup, Crop Art Wednesdays in St. Paul, encourages people to meet, mingle and start making art.

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

Sip of Silk brings coffee, community to University of Minnesota location

Khalid Mohamed/Sahan Journal

Business

Sip of Silk brings coffee, community to University of Minnesota location

The new café was born when owners decided to open a third space especially welcoming to Palestinian and Salvadoran customers.

Business

Ramstad: Here’s how the Marvins keep the family business in remotest Minnesota

Evan Ramstad

Business

Ramstad: Here’s how the Marvins keep the family business in remotest Minnesota

Evan Ramstad

Cannabis

What is a Schedule III drug — and what does Trump’s order mean for Minnesota marijuana businesses?

Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Cannabis

What is a Schedule III drug — and what does Trump’s order mean for Minnesota marijuana businesses?

Business

Sip of Silk brings coffee, community to University of Minnesota location

Khalid Mohamed/Sahan Journal

Business

Sip of Silk brings coffee, community to University of Minnesota location

The new café was born when owners decided to open a third space especially welcoming to Palestinian and Salvadoran customers.

URBAN PADDLING GUIDE

DISCOVER THE ROUTES

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 the ‘world’s largest marching band’ once charmed Minnesota

Bill Arends, playing the part of Ebenezer Scrooge stopped traffic at the Linden Hills Station so the Holly Trolly could pull safely into the station. Sunday, November 25, 2012. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com

Anti-ICE protesters crowd Lake Street as ‘Operation Metro Surge’ continues

Anti-ICE protesters crowd Lake Street as ‘Operation Metro Surge’ continues

Witnesses, DHS offer starkly different accounts after woman dragged in Minneapolis ICE operation

Minnesota sheriff faces lawsuit over deal to help ICE

Amid surging ICE raids, Twin Cities protesters mobilize to document arrests

Witnesses, DHS offer starkly different accounts after woman dragged in Minneapolis ICE operation

Minnesota sheriff faces lawsuit over deal to help ICE

Amid surging ICE raids, Twin Cities protesters mobilize to document arrests

Editor's Pick

World Junior Championship, launching pad for future NHL stars, arrives in Minnesota: ‘It’s the coolest thing ever’

Editor's Pick

World Junior Championship, launching pad for future NHL stars, arrives in Minnesota: ‘It’s the coolest thing ever’

The State Fair is months away, but crop artists are getting ready

The State Fair is months away, but crop artists are getting ready

Takeaways from the US Justice Department’s initial release of Epstein files, mandated by Congress

Takeaways from the US Justice Department’s initial release of Epstein files, mandated by Congress

How hockey families build backyard ice rinks at three different price points

How hockey families build backyard ice rinks at three different price points

Vikings’ charter flight to Newark returns to MSP after mechanical issue

Walz says there’s no evidence of $9B in fraud, exposing rift between state and feds

Teachers in Minnesota’s largest school district authorize strike

Minneapolis Council Member Ellison asked city to pay for flights to and from Harvard fellowship

Ejection reveals a side of Wolves’ Finch fans don’t always see

Editor's Pick

World Junior Championship, launching pad for future NHL stars, arrives in Minnesota: ‘It’s the coolest thing ever’

Editor's Pick

World Junior Championship, launching pad for future NHL stars, arrives in Minnesota: ‘It’s the coolest thing ever’

The State Fair is months away, but crop artists are getting ready

The State Fair is months away, but crop artists are getting ready

Takeaways from the US Justice Department’s initial release of Epstein files, mandated by Congress

Takeaways from the US Justice Department’s initial release of Epstein files, mandated by Congress

How hockey families build backyard ice rinks at three different price points

How hockey families build backyard ice rinks at three different price points

MN High School Sports

Greater Minnesota

Watch this dumpster blow down a street in Thursday’s ferocious winds

Watch this dumpster blow down a street in Thursday’s ferocious winds

19-year-old dead after shooting in western Minnesota

19-year-old dead after shooting in western Minnesota

A Minnesota field guide to snow shovels: Which one's best?

A Minnesota field guide to snow shovels: Which one's best?

Watch this dumpster blow down a street in Thursday’s ferocious winds

Watch this dumpster blow down a street in Thursday’s ferocious winds

Minnesota sheriff faces lawsuit over deal to help ICE

South Dakota businessman Dave Billion buys 3M retreat in northern Minnesota for $4 million

Retired cop run over and killed in Sherburne County while helping stranded motorist, police say

Anderson: Overseeing $189 million in habitat development is all in a day’s work for Mark Johnson

Opinion

Grove: Quality journalism can’t be taken for granted

Grove: Quality journalism can’t be taken for granted

Opinion | How is an Annunciation parent to write a Christmas card?

Opinion | How is an Annunciation parent to write a Christmas card?

Opinion | A solstice meditation for a year that asked too much of us

Burcum: ‘Zero impact,’ or rolling the dice on vets’ health care?

Grove: Quality journalism can’t be taken for granted

Grove: Quality journalism can’t be taken for granted

Opinion | A solstice meditation for a year that asked too much of us

Burcum: ‘Zero impact,’ or rolling the dice on vets’ health care?

Strib Voices

Grove: Quality journalism can’t be taken for granted

Opinion | How is an Annunciation parent to write a Christmas card?

Opinion | A solstice meditation for a year that asked too much of us

Strib Varsity

Top 25: Tough schedules are catching up with some of state's top teams

Top 25: Tough schedules are catching up with some of state's top teams

Top 25: Teams in the top 10, especially Orono, look solid in latest rankings

Top 25: Teams in the top 10, especially Orono, look solid in latest rankings

Strib Varsity talks refereeing with Vineeta Sawkar

Strib Varsity talks refereeing with Vineeta Sawkar

Top 25: Tough schedules are catching up with some of state's top teams

Top 25: Tough schedules are catching up with some of state's top teams

These Eagles earned a new honor ... and free tacos

How Minnesota girls are taking ownership of 'hockey talk'

Video: Growth in girls wrestling highlighted at Hopkins Athena Invitational

Basketball Across Minnesota: Minneapolis teen pursues hoop dreams as 17-year-old referee

Food & Culture

The State Fair is months away, but crop artists are getting ready

The State Fair is months away, but crop artists are getting ready

Review: SPCO performs ‘Messiah’ with homegrown soprano Liv Redpath

Review: SPCO performs ‘Messiah’ with homegrown soprano Liv Redpath