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April 16, 2025
Is Spotify down? Thousands of users report problems with the music streaming app
Spotify appeared to be experiencing widespread technical issues Wednesday morning — with tens of thousands of users reporting problems with...
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April 16, 2025
Want to celebrate 4/20? Here are dozens of weed-themed events across Minnesota.
A guide to cannabis-related celebrations, specials and discounts this weekend.
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April 16, 2025
Popular ‘The Maid’ writer Nita Prose to meet fans in Minneapolis
The Canadian author is here April 22 to discuss her fourth Molly the Maid book, in which a hotel cleaner solves a heist.
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April 16, 2025
La Velle E Neal III: Marc-Andre Fleury's appearance caps off a night of magic for the Minnesota Wild
A late tying goal clinches a playoff berth, then Marc-Andre Fleury steals the show for the Wild, writes La Velle E. Neal III
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April 16, 2025
The Oklahoma City bombing was 30 years ago. Some survivors worry America didn't learn the lesson
Thirty years after a truck bomb detonated outside a federal building in America's heartland, killing 168 people in the deadliest homegrown a...
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April 16, 2025
RFK Jr.’s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials
As measles outbreaks popped up across the U.S. this winter, pediatricians waited for the nation's public health agency to send a routine, bu...
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April 16, 2025
Gophers football’s Darius Taylor shows growth in leadership this spring
Darius Taylor, Gophers returning starter at running back, embraces leadership role with newcomers in spring practice.
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April 16, 2025
Trump says he’s joining Bessent and Lutnick for trade negotiations with Japanese at the White House
President Donald Trump said he's joining some of his top economic advisers on Wednesday for negotiations at the White House over tariffs and...
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April 16, 2025
Man involved in fatal shooting at late-night Minnesota party gets 40 years in prison
A 27-year-old man has received a 40-year term for the fatal shooting of shooting one man and the wounding of two others at a late-night part...
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April 16, 2025
Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports
The Trump administration announced a lawsuit Wednesday against Maine's education department for not complying with the government's push to...
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April 16, 2025
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April 16, 2025
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April 16, 2025
Guide to visiting Green Bay for the NFL Draft
An expected 240,000 will flock to Titletown and Lambeau Field for the NFL Draft. But don't miss these restaurants, bars and family attractio...
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April 16, 2025
Minnesota Division I and Division II high school recruits sign
As regular NCAA signing period begins for basketball, Minnesota Division I recruits sign binding documents.
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April 16, 2025
La Velle E. Neal III
La Velle E. Neal III is a sports columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune who previously covered the Twins for more than 20 years.
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April 16, 2025
Two small health care providers seek more time repaying UnitedHealth Group
Clinics say they're being wrongly pushed by Eden Prairie-based health care giant, which insists it's been flexible.
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April 16, 2025
6 beers that can help you weather spring's temperature swings
Local beers from Venn Brewing, Steel Toe and Padraigs, along with German and Belgian brews, can take you from backyard bonfire season to pat...
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April 16, 2025
The Big Gigs: 10 best concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Highlights for April 17-23 include Kendrick Lamar with SZA, Paul Simon, Lady Blackbird, Avery Sunshine, My Morning Jacket and Bob Mould.
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April 16, 2025
Jason Walz's 'The Flip Side' is about coping with a friend's death
Minneapolis writer Jason Walz, an Eisner Award nominee for "Homesick," wrote graphic novel "The Flip Side" to deal with his grief over the u...
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April 16, 2025
Hash Wednesday, Good Fry-day: With egg prices still high, I tried to dye potatoes for Easter
Columnist Jennifer Brooks tried dying potatoes with questionable results.
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April 16, 2025
Minnesota high school scores and results
Minnesota high school scores and results for adapted bowling, baseball, softball, boys tennis, boys volleyball, golf, lacrosse and badminton...
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April 16, 2025
Scoggins: Minnesota Wild frustrate fans by sitting Zeev Buium, then thrill them with playoff clincher
The Minnesota Wild dashed the hopes that defenseman Zeev Buium, 19, would make his pro debut, but they threw a house party in a 3-2 OT win o...
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April 16, 2025
Wild rally past Ducks 3-2 in overtime, clinch playoff spot
The Wild will face Vegas in the first round as they return to the playoffs after a one-year hiatus.
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April 16, 2025
Twins beat Mets 6-3 despite Carlos Correa, Matt Wallner exiting with injuries
Bailey Ober continued the Twins’ string of solid starts, and Minnesota beat the New York Mets 6-3 after scoring runs in five consecutive inn...
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April 16, 2025
New York Mets are wonderfully goofy, as they have been since franchise’s beginning
Jeremy Hefner, a former Twins assistant pitching coach who’s now the Mets’ pitching coach, enjoys the rabid nature of his new team’s fans.
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April 16, 2025
Renowned U researcher Rachel Hardeman will leave the school next month
Her departure comes as a few scholars who used to work with her accused her of plagiarism and creating a difficult workplace.
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April 16, 2025
Gophers football uses transfer portal to add cornerback Jaylen Bowden
Jaylen Bowden, a 6-1, 175-pound junior cornerback, joined the Gophers in January from North Carolina Central.
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April 16, 2025
What to know about Hollywood icon Gene Hackman's and his wife's deaths
Authorities in northern New Mexico released police body camera footage and other public records Tuesday in the investigation into the deaths...
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April 16, 2025
Twins’ Matt Wallner exits game against Mets because of apparent leg injury
The Twins’ Matt Wallner walked off the field with an apparent leg injury after an infield single Tuesday night and was replaced by DaShawn K...
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April 16, 2025
MN State predicts largest tuition hike in more than a dozen years
Officials at MN’s largest system of colleges and universities discussed Tuesday possible tuition increases ranging from 3.5% to 9%.
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April 15, 2025
Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards preparing for whatever Los Angeles Lakers throw at them
With a week to prepare, both teams will have game plans to get ready for Saturday’s game.
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April 15, 2025
Xcel Energy Center to be renamed this summer
The Minnesota Wild announced the arena naming rights partnership with Xcel Energy will end, and a new arena sponsor will be named before the...
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April 15, 2025
Gophers hockey coach Bob Motzko to lead Team USA at world juniors
Bob Motzko, who led Team USA to gold in 2017 and bronze in 2018, will be back this winter as Minnesota hosts the popular hockey event.
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April 15, 2025
Rash: The ‘fabric of our Constitution’ is frayed
Prominent legal scholar says Trump’s actions are “something really new and quite challenging in American history.”
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April 15, 2025
Sturdevant: Tariffs and Minnesota’s farms: A delicate situation
Rural counties voted for Trump, but a prospective result is a crisis like that of the 1980s — or worse.
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April 15, 2025
Opinion: Minnesota is clinging to an outdated net metering system for solar
It’s not fair to ratepayers, and it’s no longer needed as an incentive.
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April 15, 2025
Opinion: Cuts won’t make Medicaid ‘more effective and better’
Here are the most likely ways Republicans will target the program, and how those strategies would ripple.
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April 15, 2025
Minnesota high school softball rankings
Minnesota high school statewide softball rankings for the 2025 season have top teams led by best pitchers.
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April 15, 2025
Vikings draft preview: Even with Harrison Smith, teams needs a safety
Vikings draft preview: Even with veteran safety Harrison Smith returning, the Minnesota Vikings have a need at safety they should address in...
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April 15, 2025
Minnesota Department of Health suspends layoffs of 170 workers after finding errors
Prior layoff notices are being rescinded and new ones issued next Monday as the Minnesota Department of Health absorbs the loss of more than...
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April 15, 2025
Ramstad: Health care evades Trump’s tariffs, and investors notice
In Minnesota, shares are soaring for UnitedHealth, Life Time and a relatively small number of health care firms with no tariff exposure.
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April 15, 2025
GOP scrutinizes Keith Ellison meeting with Feeding Our Future figures
Republicans question why Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison met with Feeding Our Future figures one month before the FBI raids began i...
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April 15, 2025
Douglas: Rain on Thursday, spilling into Friday
The region is moving into a wetter pattern for the next two weeks.
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April 15, 2025
Arbitration gives union health care workers in Rochester big wage wins, overtime caps
The ruling comes more than a year after SEIU workers began negotiating their latest contract with Mayo Clinic.
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April 15, 2025
Man convicted by jury of one murder, acquitted of other in shooting at MN memorial gathering
The charges disclosed that the gunman said “who else wants it?” after the killings.
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April 15, 2025
US judge questions Trump officials’ refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A federal judge in Maryland questioned the Trump administration Tuesday about its continued refusal to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an...
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April 15, 2025
Got questions about flying? Submit them to our reporter
After multiple plane crashes across the country, reporter Bill Lukitsch is hosting a live Q&A answering questions about airline safety on Ap...
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April 15, 2025
Capri Theater, where Prince had his first professional gig, has a new leader
Maija Garcia, who choreographed “Fela!” on Broadway and “West Side Story” at the Guthrie, is taking the reins at the Minneapolis venue.
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April 15, 2025
A strong solar storm heads to Earth. Here's what to know about northern lights
A strong solar storm headed to Earth could produce colorful aurora displays across more U.S. states than usual Tuesday night.
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April 15, 2025