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November 7, 2024
Anderson: Bud Grant's partner recalls deer hunts with the former MN Vikings coach
Pat Smith will hunt with a Minnesota Star Tribune columnist this year.
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November 7, 2024
Minnesota schools asked voters for tax hikes, with mixed success
Districts requesting technology funding earned more support from voters in Tuesday’s election than those seeking a tax hike to fund day-to-d...
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November 7, 2024
Veteran film critic Marshall Fine picks the quintessential Minnesota movie
The Twin Cities-raised writer and director has just published his first novel.
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November 7, 2024
What flying in a wind tunnel reveals about birds
Research could help to predict how wide-scale environmental changes might affect the ability of birds to survive long-haul journeys.
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November 7, 2024
Great Lakes ships draw super-fans to Duluth for storm season
A busy port and moody skies make the “November gales” a special time to watch massive “lakers” and oceanbound “salties.”
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November 7, 2024
Long-delayed Iron Range taconite project revived
The $2 billion Mesabi Metallics pellet plant and mine facility has been in the works for nearly two decades.
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November 7, 2024
Frey finds money to spare North Commons Park from budget cut
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey found a way to avoid cutting $350,000 from the North Commons Park renovation to save a downtown homeless shelte...
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November 7, 2024
Cheng: 7 reasons why I’m thankful for Minnesota’s food scene
My third year as the Minnesota Star Tribune’s restaurant critic brought surprises, friendships and, of course, good food.
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November 7, 2024
Minneapolis hotel lobbies offer grandeur, gilt and a vibe-y jumble
Downtown hotel lobbies offer a glimpse into the past as well as a view of humanity at a crossroads.
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November 7, 2024
The games to watch in high school football playoffs across Minnesota
The games to watch in high school football playoffs across Minnesota include Edina vs. Maple Grove and Alexandria vs. Armstrong.
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November 7, 2024
Here are this weekend's best matchups in the Minnesota high school football quarterfinals
Edina and Maple Grove quarterbacks face off in Class 6A, Monticello tries to stop Elk River's bewildering offense in 5A, and that's just a s...
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November 7, 2024
Local Minnesota news - latest from around MN
Coverage of Minnesota news today, including Rochester, Duluth, Mankato, St. Cloud, Bemidji and more.
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November 7, 2024
St. Paul, MN News
Breaking news for St. Paul, Minnesota, including coverage of Saint Paul schools, crime, government, housing and local neighborhoods.
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November 7, 2024
2024 Minnesota Elections Coverage
Explore in-depth coverage of the 2024 Minnesota elections and primary, including candidate profiles, presidential race, voting information,...
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November 7, 2024
Minnesota Museum of American Art finishes $14.5M new wing that triples gallery space
The makeover of the St. Paul museum includes a restoration of the 1889 Cass Gilbert-designed stained glass arcade ceiling.
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November 7, 2024
Review: Brazil’s Anitta spices up the Weeknd’s new single
Beck and the Black Keys team up for a ‘90s throwback, and Danny Elfman revisits Halloween.
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November 7, 2024
One simple ingredient can make meals shine
Keep a can of coconut milk on hand to elevate everything from soup to cornbread.
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November 7, 2024
Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates again as post-election uncertainty grows
Federal Reserve officials are poised Thursday to reduce their key interest rate for a second straight time, responding to a steady slowdown...
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November 7, 2024
Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid
Cuba was left reeling Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island and knocked out the country's power grid.
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November 7, 2024
Gophers open the men’s basketball season with a victory over Oral Roberts and a loud effort from Dawson Garcia
Dawson Garcia, a constant on a team beset by change, scored 30 points for the Gophers, going six shots into the season before he even missed...
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November 7, 2024
European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record -- again
For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it's ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached...
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November 7, 2024
Baseball agent Scott Boras: New Twins ownership should bring in a ‘very refreshed view’
The Pohlad family has the team up for sale, and Carlos Correa’s agent Scott Boras has some advice for whoever buys the team.
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November 7, 2024
Podcast: Vikings take streamlined offense, new kicker to Jacksonville on Sunday
On this episode of the Access Vikings podcast, Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Michael Rand preview Sunday’s game in Jacksonville and disc...
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November 7, 2024
Neal: Ben Johnson, starting over again with Gophers men’s basketball roster, doesn’t have to go backward
Avoiding “disaster” status this season is possible with Ben Johnson’s group of short-timers, and any more than that would be celebrated as o...
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November 7, 2024
Judge blocks Pentagon chief’s voiding of plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, others in 9/11 case
A judge at the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has ruled that plea bargains struck by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Moh...
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November 7, 2024
Kicker John Parker Romo stands ready to make his NFL debut with Vikings after winning tryout
John Parker Romo, a third-year player who trained with the Vikings in the preseason, will appear in his first regular-season game after comp...
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November 7, 2024
MN Gophers are having a better season than most of their old Big Ten West foes
At 6-3 and 4-2 in the Big Ten, the Gophers are having a season reminiscent of their 2021 and 2022 teams, which came within a game of the Big...
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November 7, 2024
Roseville advances to Class 4A volleyball semifinal clash with top seed Lakeville South; Champlin Park, East Ridge also win
Roseville, without a 6-footer on the roster, defeated St. Michael-Albertville, and Lakeville South swept Apple Valley. East Ridge shut down...
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November 6, 2024
Next up for red-hot Gophers volleyball: A reunion for coach Keegan Cook
Keegan Cook coached Washington for eight seasons, including a 2020 Final Four trip. The Huskies insist there are no hard feelings heading in...
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November 6, 2024
Minneapolis Park Board recommends closure of four outdoor rinks partially because of last year's warm winter
As it tries to find savings, the Park Board has recommended in its 2025 budget plans to close a handful of outdoor ice rinks.
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November 6, 2024
Vikings' Blake Cashman returns to practice, hopes to play vs. Jaguars
Vikings linebacker Blake Cashman practiced Wednesday for the first time since suffering the Oct. 6 turf toe injury against the Jets. His par...
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November 6, 2024
Minneapolis Labor Standards Board plan gets mixed reception
The long-awaited ordinance proposes an advisory body to inform new business regulations in Minneapolis to bring employers and workers to the...
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November 6, 2024
After defeat, supporters of St. Paul’s childcare payment plan not giving up
Some 60% of voters rejected it. Years of effort to highlight the need to help low-income families was not for naught, champions of plan say.
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November 6, 2024
In Minnesota, elation and despair of a second Trump presidency
From Chatfield to Duluth, Minnesotans took stock of a resounding victory for Donald Trump over Kamala Harris and kept some of their focus on...
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November 6, 2024
Hundreds flee and homes burn as powerful winds feed wildfires in Southern California
California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes and forced hundreds of resi...
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November 6, 2024
What I see in Trumpism: arrogance
It’s that of incuriosity. It’s that of believing to know better than those who know through experience.
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November 6, 2024
He’s back, and better than ever, in his way
It’s not a way I particularly care for, but we’ll need to weather this again. It’s almost an imperative to have hope.
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November 6, 2024
Legislative leaders puzzling out split House rules before likely recounts
Recounts in Shakopee and St. Cloud will determine if Republicans take control of the House, or the parties have to work with a 67-67 split,...
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November 6, 2024
Second Trump presidency raises questions for Minnesota health care
Observers say Trump administration may make changes to the Affordable Care Act, while Kennedy will seek government data on vaccine safety an...
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November 6, 2024
Tolkkinen: Why Donald Trump? Rural Minnesotans explain
A grieving Harris supporter asks why rural Minnesota supported Trump in the 2024 election. Are they racist, transphobic, or misogynistic?
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November 6, 2024
Twin Metals mine near Boundary Waters and others in Minnesota may benefit from Trump's election.
Removing a federal ban on mining near the BWCA will be one of Trump's first priorities, he said this summer.
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November 6, 2024
Germany's Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapses
Germany's center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday he was firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, signaling the collapse of...
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November 6, 2024
5 people are killed in Arizona when a plane crashes through an airport fence and collides with a car
A 12-year-old boy was among five people who died in the fiery crash of a small business jet near a suburban Phoenix airport, authorities sai...
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November 6, 2024
Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan's open Senate seat, defeating the GOP's Mike Rogers
Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, giving Democrats a bittersweet victory in a swing state that a...
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November 6, 2024
Leinenkugel's brewery in Wisconsin closing
Molson Coors will consolidate its operations at its Milwaukee facility.
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November 6, 2024
Hundreds flee homes as powerful winds feed wildfires in Southern California
California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed one fast-moving wildfire near multimillion-dollar properties along the Pacific Co...
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November 6, 2024
Minnesota Timberwolves-Chicago Bulls game preview: Broadcast information, injury report, key players
The Chicago Bulls, who could be without Zach LaVine and Lonzo Ball, have beaten the Timberwolves in their past five meetings at United Cente...
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November 6, 2024
St. Paul election year ballot question passes. What's next?
Starting in 2028, voters will choose St. Paul mayor and city council with U.S. president after voters approved a ballot question in Tuesday'...
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November 6, 2024
Jackson Gatlin pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teenage girl in Vineyard Church youth group
A former youth leader at Duluth Vineyard developed close relationships with girls before assaulting them in the mid-2000s, when he was in hi...
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November 6, 2024