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July 29, 2025
Neal: Minnesota Twins will be sellers ahead of MLB trade deadline
Neal: Following Monday's trade of Chris Paddack to Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins president Derek Falvey indicated they will be sellers at...
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July 29, 2025
The Marias, Sierra Ferrell and other fun things to do July 30-Aug. 5.
The Marias, Sierra Ferrell, Red Clay Strays and Pixies are in the Twin Cities this week. There's also "Singin' in the Rain" and the SoMi Art...
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July 29, 2025
Gunman who killed 4 at Manhattan office building was targeting NFL headquarters, mayor says
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that a gunman who killed four people at a Manhattan office building was trying to target the hea...
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July 29, 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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July 29, 2025
Polaris posts a loss as leisure industry continues to struggle
The Minnesota company cut its budget nearly $10M, but sales were down 6% driven partly by having to provide discounts to sell vehicles.
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July 29, 2025
New City of Lakes Art Fair in Minneapolis extends art fair season into fall
Some artists see this fair on the shores of Bde Maka Ska as a way to bring back the energy of the Uptown Art Fair.
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July 29, 2025
Union Pacific announces bid for Norfolk Southern to create transcontinental railroad
Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a deal valued at $85 billion in a merger that could trigger the final wave of railroad m...
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July 29, 2025
Storms leave 90K statewide without power, cleanup underway
Minnesotans will be cleaning up for a second straight day after severe storms rolled through the state on Monday. Excel Energy reported powe...
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July 29, 2025
UnitedHealth Group profit misses analyst expectations on high medical costs
Eden Prairie-based health care giant says it expects to return to earnings growth in 2026.
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July 29, 2025
Who is Joe Thompson, the federal prosecutor who keeps finding fraud in Minnesota state programs?
Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson has led the prosecution of Feeding Our Future fraud alongside investigations in state programs for autism,...
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July 29, 2025
Dessa concerts in Midwest hindered by South African collaborators’ U.S. visa denials
Amid rising U.S.-South Africa tensions, the Twin Cities hip-hop star is “completely heartbroken” she cannot be joined by 29:11 at her August...
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July 29, 2025
Wrecktangle Pizza opens in Duluth on Aug. 9 with a grand opening party
Plus: 94 Bubbles boba shop closing, Hope brings breakfast to Chanhassen, changes at Malcolm Yards, Ramen Kazama down a location and more res...
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July 29, 2025
Former Rochester teen who killed family with ax to be released from prison
David Brom, a Rochester teen when he killed four members of his family with an ax, is scheduled to be released from prison in Lino Lakes tod...
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July 29, 2025
AJ Pearce's 'Dear Mrs. Bird' ends series begun with 'Dear Miss Lake'
An adventurous advice columnist helps readers and friends cope with World War II strife in "Dear Miss Lake," the final novel in AJ Pearce's...
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July 29, 2025
Brown: In Ely, a bustling arts scene salves conflict, unites community
In northeast Minnesota, on the edge of the Boundary Waters, the arts bring together a quirky community that can be divided on other topics,...
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July 29, 2025
Opinion | As a late-night entertainer, Stephen Colbert abdicated
I found his now-cancelled "Late Show" on CBS grating — even before the comedian turned entertainment programming into political advocacy, Ad...
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July 29, 2025
‘Worst-case scenario of famine’ is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts say
The ''worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip,'' the leading international authority on food crises said in...
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July 29, 2025
Kenny Chesney, Wynonna Judd and Steve Earle added for Farm Aid in Minneapolis
They join Willie Nelson, Neil Young and others for the 40th anniversary of the fundraiser for family farmers.
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July 29, 2025
Minnesota authorities to conduct independent security assessment of Capitol building
After the targeted shootings of Minnesota politicians and a security breach over the weekend, safety officials announced they will hire a fi...
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July 29, 2025
Twins beat Red Sox 5-4 after thunderstorm delay
Brooks Lee scored Mickey Gasper and Willi Castro with the walk-off runs, handing Boston a painful defeat.
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July 29, 2025
Souhan: WNBA benefits when teams like Lynx and Liberty develop rivalries
The summer has been harmonious, but New York and Minnesota play four games in a hurry, and that could spice things up.
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July 28, 2025
MN Vikings training camp: Five big questions now that pads are on
Will QB J.J. McCarthy be ready? How good is the Minnesota Vikings defensive line? Will the offensive line heal and coalesce? How formidable...
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July 28, 2025
After a weekend of extreme weather, the Twin Cities braces for another stormy night Monday
The storm is expected to hit southwestern Minnesota around 7 or 8 p.m. and may reach the metro area between 9 and 11 p.m.
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July 28, 2025
New York City authorities respond to report of shooting at midtown building that houses NFL
Authorities in New York City are responding to a report of a shooting at a midtown office building that houses some of the country's top fin...
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July 28, 2025
Douglas: A release from the beast of wild storms
The brief reprieve on the way includes daytime highs in the 70s and lowered dew points.
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July 28, 2025
Cullen Potter has unique hockey path to World Junior Summer Showcase
The son of four-time Olympian Jenny Schmidgall-Potter played pickup games to develop his skills before joining a team at age 14.
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July 28, 2025
DHS: 140k Minnesotans could lose health insurance
The state released an updated projection of the costs of the reconciliation bill.
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July 28, 2025
Readers Write: Hortman assassination, starvation in Gaza, mascot criticisms
Questions linger, but Brooklyn Park police force should be commended.
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July 28, 2025
Minnesota halts payments to housing program providers amid fraud investigation
“The payments that were scheduled to go today are not going out to them,” Gov. Tim Walz said Monday. “I fully expect some of those folks wil...
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July 28, 2025
What to know about the invasive purple flower that’s taking over Minnesota yards
With bell-shaped purple blooms, creeping bellflower is pretty, but it chokes out wanted plants — and it’s all over the place in Minnesota.
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July 28, 2025
Isle Royale 911 caller warned of threats of murder at remote campsite
The call raises questions about the National Park Service response to deaths on the Lake Superior island.
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July 28, 2025
Todd'n'Tina might be your kid’s favorite band
The duo have become staples of Twin Cities kids’ concerts with silly, catchy songs like "French Toast Day” and "Giraffes Like Peanut Butter....
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July 28, 2025
Park Tavern driver gets 30 years for ‘senseless’ car crash as survivors question state’s DWI laws
Before he was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday in Hennepin County District Court, surveillance video of Steven Frane Bailey driving...
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July 28, 2025
Man who fled St. Cloud police, crashed, killing 2 in other car, dies
Christopher Johnson-Caine of Sauk Rapids had a blood alcohol content almost 4 times the legal limit when he crashed into another car, killin...
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July 28, 2025
How Trump's tax bill could impact medical, law and other graduate students in Minnesota
Pre-professional students in MN said the bill will make it harder for them to become lawyers, doctors and veterinarians.
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July 28, 2025
Candidates, outside groups try to topple Ilhan Omar but Democrats say 2026 will be difficult
Candiates are bowing out of the race as the four-term congresswoman locks down key supporters in her run for re-election.
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July 28, 2025
Opinion | How about a moral capitalism for Minneapolis?
The better alternative to mayoral candidate Omar Fateh’s straight-jacketed capitalism is a moral capitalism — one born in Minnesota, Stephen...
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July 28, 2025
Opinion | How Israel’s war became unjust
Even with a righteous cause, Israel must limit civilian suffering and have a strategy that makes the war’s outcome worth the cost, Ross Dout...
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July 28, 2025
As MLB trade deadline nears, Twins send starter Chris Paddack to Detroit
After parts of four seasons with the Twins, Chris Paddack has been traded to the Tigers
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July 28, 2025
Gophers men’s hockey team gets commitment from Grand Rapids goalie Carter Casey
The 17-year-old Casey will bypass his senior year of high school to play for Medicine Hat in the Western Hockey League next season.
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July 28, 2025
Trump says he ended friendship with Epstein because he 'stole people that worked for me'
President Donald Trump said Monday that he ended his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and threw the now-disgraced financier out of his privat...
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July 28, 2025
MN law establishes consumer rights on personal data
A state law taking effect Thursday will grant Minnesotans greater access to the personal consumer data companies collect about them and offe...
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July 28, 2025
Halal food shelf opens in Willmar for growing Muslim community
The Community Connector Services Halal Food Shelf hopes to meet the needs of Willmar, MN’s growing East African population, drawn by jobs at...
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July 28, 2025
10-year-old boy fatally struck while riding bicycle in Becker
A 10-year-old boy has died after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Becker, the Sherburne County Sheriff’s office said Mo...
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July 28, 2025
Judge blocks Trump administration’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation's la...
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July 28, 2025
Deion Sanders says he had bladder cancer but will coach the Colorado Buffaloes this season
Colorado coach Deion Sanders disclosed Monday that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer but after surgery his oncologi...
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July 28, 2025
2nd MN teen dies from Wis. crash allegedly caused by drunk driver now targeted by ICE
Killed in the other SUV were the driver, Brady Heiling, of Clara City, and passenger Hallie Helgeson, of Montevideo.
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July 28, 2025
Trump calls for more Gaza food aid and talks up his golf course in meeting with UK’s prime minister
President Donald Trump on Monday used his luxury golf course on Scotland's southeastern coast to host British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, m...
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July 28, 2025
Police-involved shooting with multiple injuries reported at Reno casino with a suspect in custody
Authorities say there was a police-involved shooting at a casino and resort in Reno, Nevada, on Monday and multiple injuries were reported....
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July 28, 2025