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March 29, 2026
Minnesota’s first state park campground for off-roaders and their rigs opens this summer
Pyrite Campground at Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park will accommodate a thriving sport and its crowd.
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March 29, 2026
Mining boosters see a golden opportunity for the Iron Range, if it doesn’t slip away
Many in northern Minnesota thought the Trump administration’s domestic energy focus and a Republican-controlled Congress would boost the ind...
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March 29, 2026
Brown: Data centers are coming. How will we regulate them?
"Backed by the world’s largest companies, these data center proposals span an array of cities that reads like a state tournament bracket," c...
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March 29, 2026
Opinion | An honors student from southwestern Minnesota, held captive
This was the American dream in its unglamorous work clothes — an immigrant story unfolding in a rural community. Then two men arrived in unm...
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March 29, 2026
Chaska defeats Apple Valley 63-55 to win Class 4A boys basketball championship
The Hawks won 11 games last season and started 3-4 this season before claiming the program’s first title since 2004.
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March 29, 2026
Here are the five players who stood out at the boys basketball state tournament
Dothan Ijadimbola, Jamin Metzger, Trey Parker, Kalin Jochum, Kellen Troup each had standout performances at the state tournament.
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March 29, 2026
Minnehaha Academy wins sixth Class 2A title after beating Goodhue 81-69
The Redhawks rode forward Kellen Troup’s big second half to their sixth state championship.
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March 29, 2026
Justin: The five most magical music moments from the Twin Cities 'No Kings' rally
Local artists held their own on a bill that included Bruce Springsteen and Joan Baez.
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March 28, 2026
Wild lose for sixth time in nine games with 6-3 loss at Boston
The Bruins scored only 61 seconds into the game and held the lead the rest of the way, dropping the Wild to 1-2 on their Eastern Conference...
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March 28, 2026
Totino-Grace collects fourth 3A title in five years with 72-70 win over DeLaSalle
The top-seeded Eagles held off the No. 2 Islanders’ late push with clutch defense and 19 points off the bench for Jaylan Hynes.
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March 28, 2026
Former Vikings great Jeff Siemon dies at age 75
A first round draft pick, the linebacker was a four-time Pro Bowl selection during the team’s glory years.
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March 28, 2026
Hills-Beaver Creek doubles up titles with Class A basketball championship to go with nine-man football
The Patriots, who were led by Jamin Metzger with 22 points and 13 rebounds, dominated Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton to win the Class A basket...
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March 28, 2026
Train derails near Warroad, prompting evacuations
Some overturned cars held “dangerous goods,” according to the fire chief, but no leaks have been detected.
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March 28, 2026
Mayor Jacob Frey: Here’s my vision for Minneapolis
Minneapolis is at an inflection point. In a country and a world that is changing rapidly, our city is standing at the center of the national...
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March 28, 2026
Opinion | I thought I understood hunger in Minnesota. I didn’t.
"Families who, not long ago, might have been considered stable are now coming back more regularly. Communities that hadn’t sought support be...
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March 28, 2026
Readers Write: Operation Metro Surge, war in Iran, environmental disasters
Don’t bet on this lawsuit for evidence about Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s killings.
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March 28, 2026
Reusse: Foundation of Apple Valley boys basketball team came from four seniors who stuck together
Reusse: Apple Valley boys basketball coach David Collier led a sturdy group, with four core seniors, to the state championship game.
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March 28, 2026
Douglas: Sunday will be lovely
Cooler and rainy by Tuesday
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March 28, 2026
Five books we can't wait to read in April
Lena Dunham, a mystery Stephen King loves and poetry from Julia Alvarez lead the list.
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March 28, 2026
Live: Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton vs. Hills-Beaver Creek in Class 1A state title game
Championship Saturday begins with Minnesota’s small schools. Up next: The Class 3A final with Totino-Grace vs. DeLaSalle.
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March 28, 2026
Neal: Expect Lynx to keep winning under WNBA's new CBA
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve is still figuring out how to best construct a roster under the WNBA's new CBA, but expect her to keep winn...
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March 28, 2026
Iran-backed Houthis claim first missile launch on Israel as war in the Mideast intensifies
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile launch toward Israel early Saturday, their first since the war in the Middle East started. Th...
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March 28, 2026
How to navigate financial impacts from world events like Iran war
Individual consumers can feel the pain now in gas prices but also potentially in the future from supply chain disruptions.
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March 28, 2026
Live: Flagship ‘No Kings’ protest puts national spotlight on Minnesota
Organizers expect more than 100,000 people will descend on the state Capitol to protest the Trump administration this afternoon. Bruce Sprin...
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March 28, 2026
Norway’s ‘most beautiful’ city is the base for a family fjord vacation
Alesund was ideal for slow travel with a toddler — and a gateway to famous waterways and fairy houses.
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March 28, 2026
A portrait of Byron Buxton: Ten stories about the Twins All-Star center fielder
During his career, he has continued to make one thing abundantly clear: He wants to play in Minnesota, and win a championship.
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March 28, 2026
Agate license plates would rock, North Shore fans say
One lawmaker calls the idea for Minnesota’s state gemstone on cars “highly uncontroversial.”
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March 28, 2026
Still wanted: More teachers of color in Minnesota
Minnesota has slowly diversified its teaching workforce over the years. The effort faces new challenges as the Trump administration targets...
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March 28, 2026
Want a lively spring? Welcome the woodpeckers
The birds eliminate pests before they become a problem and provide homes for others.
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March 28, 2026
Minnesota House votes reveal tough road ahead for ICE, gun bills
A volley of legislation on the House floor this week ended in partisan gridlock and clouded the fate of bills on guns, the immigration surge...
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March 28, 2026
Rash: The Pentagon shouldn’t be at war with the press
In October, a new policy allowed the Pentagon to declare journalists “security risks” and revoke their press passes if they ran afoul of the...
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March 28, 2026
Opinion | Taking Ozempic (or other GLP-1 drugs) isn’t cheating
As a bariatric surgeon, treating obesity as a character flaw irks me, Dr. Chuck Svendsen writes.
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March 28, 2026
Scoggins: These Gophers will be remembered for raising the bar
This year's Gophers women's basketball team, even with its loss in the Sweet 16 to UCLA, will be remembered for its NCAA tournament run.
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March 28, 2026
Top seed Goodhue faces traditional power Minnehaha Academy for Class 2A state title
The Wildcats are trying for their first title in the tourney, while Minnehaha Academy has won five times since 2013.
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March 28, 2026
Justin: Four reasons comedian Charlie Berens is the new Garrison Keillor
The Wisconsin-based comic of “Manitowoc Minute” fame is always a big draw in Minneapolis.
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March 28, 2026
Hills-Beaver Creek’s football championship experience helped them reach Class 1A basketball final
The Patriots, who won the nine-man football title in the fall, are led by two-sport standouts. But so is Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton in Cla...
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March 27, 2026
Judge agrees to toss DOJ lawsuit against Minnesota over in-state tuition laws for undocumented students
The suit is one of several brought by the Trump administration against the state
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March 27, 2026
Readers Write: Minneapolis schools, City Council, state taxes, recovery, Iran
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March 27, 2026
Tiger Woods arrested at crash scene on suspicion of DUI, sheriff says
Tiger Woods showed signs of impairment and was arrested Friday at the scene of a car crash in which he struck another vehicle and rolled his...
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March 27, 2026
Live: Gophers take on No. 1 seed UCLA in Sweet 16
The Gophers women's basketball team is taking on No. 1 seed UCLA in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament on Friday at Sacramento's Golden 1 C...
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March 27, 2026
Patrol’s initial findings: Unlicensed driver of SUV caused Minnesota crash that killed 4 on party bus
The collision, on a rural stretch of highway in southern Minnesota, also killed the SUV driver.
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March 27, 2026
Review: Violist Tabea Zimmermann leads SPCO on a magical odyssey
The program includes works by Sally Beamish and Franz Schubert.
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March 27, 2026
Class 4A boys basketball bracket busters Apple Valley and Chaska meet for title game nobody saw coming
Apple Valley upset the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds while the Hawks beat the No. 1 seed to create a Class 4A championship matchup of underdogs.
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March 27, 2026
Outdoor burning not advised Saturday as fire risk rolls into Minnesota
All but northern Minnesota is under a red flag warning, in effect from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 28.
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March 27, 2026
Russell’s restaurant on St. Paul’s Grand Avenue is for sale
Owner Todd Russell expects to close his eatery in May, just a little more than a year after opening it.
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March 27, 2026
Tim Walz honors "Blanket Lady" before Gophers' Sweet 16 game
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz declared March 27, 2026, as “Elvera ‘Peps’ Neuman, the ‘Blanket Lady,’ Day” to honor the Gophers' popular fan.
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March 27, 2026
Delayed Southwest light rail rolls toward opening as Twin Cities transit ridership lags
The pricey Green Line extension, opening in 2027 — almost a decade later than initially anticipated — will bring trains from downtown St. Pa...
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March 27, 2026
Souhan: WNBA players cut a good deal on new collective bargaining agreement, but still deserve more
The growing league’s leaders and its players deserve credit for reaching a compromise in time to start the season as scheduled and play it i...
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March 27, 2026
Douglas: Saturday’s gusty winds, low humidity increase fire risk
Warm weekend will be followed by cooler weather.
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March 27, 2026