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What's the history of Minnesota's Fort Snelling?
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- What's the history of Minnesota's Fort Snelling?
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Fort has been “at the heart” of Minnesota history “for good or for ill,” historian says.
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- Reeve praises Lynx top draft pick Olivia Miles as a ‘connector of people’
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- With the No. 2 pick in the WNBA draft, the Lynx brought in a crafty playmaking point guard from TCU following a series of departures in free agency.
Video: Cassidy Hettesheimer/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
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- Tornadoes, hail reported in southern Minnesota
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Several tornadoes were reported in southern Minnesota on April 13, giving the state its first taste of severe weather this spring.
While the Twin Cities metro area was mostly spared Monday night, storms started spreading across southern Minnesota around 3:30 p.m., bringing hail, heavy rain and damaging winds.
The National Weather Service said a tornado touched down for at least seven minutes near Amboy in Blue Earth County around 6:30 p.m., citing multiple reports from storm chasers and emergency services. Amboy Fire Chief Manuel Sanders said afterward he was not aware of any damage.
A tornado was also reported near Elmore just north of the Iowa border about an hour later, while a funnel cloud was spotted to the east in Wabasha, according to the Weather Service.
At least five tornado warnings were issued across southern Minnesota in a span of roughly three hours.
Video by Christopher Vondracek/The Minnesota Star Tribune; ...
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- Who were the Minnesotans on board the Titanic?
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- 14:06
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- When the Titanic went down 114 years ago this month, there were 35 Minnesotans on board. Sixteen of them survived, including newlyweds on their way back from a European honeymoon and a young Duluth woman traveling on her own. Reporter Christa Lawler shares their stories with host Erica Pearson.
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- Minnesota officials investigating arrest by federal agents as possible kidnapping
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The agents pulled Scott Thao from his St. Paul house in his underwear when the windchill was below zero.
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- Opinion: Through this new U nursing scholarship, Alex Pretti’s legacy carries on
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- OPINION: Alex Pretti, who was killed by immigration agents in January, was a University of Minnesota alumnus. Now, his alma mater is stepping up with a new scholarship fund in his name.
Read the full column by Jill Burcum at startribune.com
Videos by Star Tribune staff. Lead photo: Michael Pretti via AP.
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- ‘Minnesota’s Batman’ is a true-crime saga stranger than fiction
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Does Minneapolis have its own superhero? In just a few months, NoMark’s social media videos have drawn more than 500,000 followers, who watch the anonymous character recover a stolen bike, break up a fight and battle an internet nemesis.
The videos resemble a low-fi, micro web series. And yet, the hero’s journey seems almost too strange to script, leaving many viewers to wonder: Was NoMark manufactured for online celebrity? Or is this guy for real?
Video: Used with permission from NoMark.
Photos: Renée Jones Schneider and Richard Chin/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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- What’s the science behind ice thickness and when is it safe to drive on a lake?
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- A Canadian ice researcher came up with a formula in 1971 for ice roads. It’s still the foundation for safety guidelines.
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- Do the Timberwolves need to see Anthony Edwards in action before the playoffs?
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- 22:34
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Michael Rand and La Velle E. Neal III of the Minnesota Star Tribune debate whether the Wolves should put Anthony Edwards in the lineup before the end of the regular season.
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- Dillon Thieneman? Jadarian Price? A center? How Vikings could use four Top 100 picks
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- 43:42
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Ben Goessling and Emily Leiker kick off NFL draft month by discussing some options the Vikings could explore at each of their four currently slated Top 100 pick positions. Why is Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman a near-unanimous mock draft at No. 18? Would the Vikings consider Notre Dame's Jadarian Price in Round 2? Where does the need for a long-term center come in to the equation?
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- New footage of nonfatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis contradicts agency’s self-defense claims
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The city of Minneapolis has released video of the January shooting of a man by ICE agents on the North Side that contradicts the version of events federal officials initially provided after the encounter.
Early statements from federal authorities said several men assaulted an immigration agent with a snow shovel and a broomstick before the agent fired in self-defense.
But the city traffic-camera recording shows a much shorter confrontation. The nine-minute video captures roughly 12 seconds of struggling between the agent and two men near the entrance of a duplex. A snow shovel visible at the start of the clip is tossed aside before the scuffle begins and does not appear to be used as a weapon.
The Jan. 14 encounter left Julio C. Sosa-Celis, 25, wounded in the leg. Federal prosecutors later dropped felony charges against Sosa-Celis and another man, Alfredo A. Aljorna, who had been accused of assaulting and impeding the agent.
Nearly a ...
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- Patrick Reusse on the greatness of Gophers women's gymnastics and Jordan Chiles
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Gophers women's gymnastics team qualified for the national tournament for the first time since 2022. #shorts
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- The Minnesota Twins need to get on with their youth movement
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- 19:51
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Daily Delivery podcast host Michael Rand argues that even after just a handful of games it's obvious the Twins are treading water and need to lean into a full-blown youth movement. Colleague La Velle E. Neal III thinks that is ludicrous this early in the season and urges more patience before the young guns arrive.
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- How does Vikings brass feel about their QB room? Debriefing NFL owner's meetings
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- 48:36
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Ben Goessling and Emily Leiker discuss Emily's time at the NFL Annual Meeting at the Arizona Biltmore, where Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell, co-owner Mark Wilf and interim general manager Rob Brzezinski all spoke with media. How do the Vikings feel about their quarterback room after the Murray acquisition? Where are they at in their search for a GM? Plus, answers to a few listener questions.
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- The story behind that giant Constitution at the No Kings rally in St. Paul
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- 6:15
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- At last week’s No Kings rally on March 28, more than 150 people carried a giant replica of the Constitution of the United States and 50 large and 100 small handmade monarch butterfly puppets. The Constitution navigated twists and turns through big crowds as it journeyed from Western Sculpture Park, where many people signed it, to the State Capitol in St. Paul.
Artist Christopher Lutter-Gardella walked at the front, directing and shouting: “We’re coming in with the Constitution! Can you make way for the Constitution?”
The project at No Kings was enormous in scale, with Seattle-based Backbone Campaign’s rendition of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution stretching 210 feet and Lutter-Gardella’s 150 butterflies held up around it. This large-scale mass participation performance artwork engaged anyone who felt drawn to collaborate, no experience necessary. At protests and rallies, the goal is to make artworks larger than life so that they’re unmistak...
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- Big Minnesota Vikings questions (and answers) from Owners Meetings
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- 20:34
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Emily Leiker of the Minnesota Star Tribune joins the Daily Delivery podcast from the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix.
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- How ‘funeral bread’ became Minnesota’s most polarizing potluck dish
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- We promise it’s not an April Fools’ Day joke. This cult favorite potluck dish is real. The combination of cinnamon bread, Cheez Whiz and olives is especially beloved in Roseau, Minn.
Curious Minnesota reporter Erica Pearson researched the... interesting dish. Then was nice enough to share some with the rest of the Audience team. The reviews were mixed.
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- Bruce Springsteen performs 'Purple Rain' at Minneapolis concert
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- For three hours in Minneapolis, Bruce Springsteen roared and rocked as if he’d been rejuvenated at age 76, delivering a captivating combination of thoughtful ballads and blistering rockers.
This was as purposeful and powerful as a rock concert gets in 2026. And arguably the most deeply impactful performance Springsteen has given in the Twin Cities since his 1975 debut, writes critic Jon Bream.
Tuesday’s encore celebrated an exhilarating and liberating run through his classics, as well as a rendition of Prince's "Purple Rain."
Video: Chris Riemenschneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
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- Meet the Minnesotan Ojibwe singer who opened for Springsteen
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Dorene Day Waubanewquay’s performance was singled out by many as one of the most moving and memorable parts of the St. Paul rally.
Photos: Jerry Holt and Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Video: No Kings
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- Annunciation student earns national award for shielding friend from gunfire
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- A boy who leaped in front of gunfire to protect his friend during the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis last year received a national award.
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society awarded Victor Greenawalt the Citizen Honors Award for his bravery.
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- Brown: Data centers are coming. How will we regulate them?
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- OPINION: Debate is roaring across Minnesota as some of the world's largest companies seek to build data centers here. But whether you love or hate them, transparency is going to be vital to the lawmaking process as legislators grapple with how to regulate these massive facilities.
Read the full column by Aaron Brown startribune.com 🤖
Photo/video by Minnesota Star Tribune staff.
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- After the historic WNBA labor agreement, what will the Minnesota Lynx look like in 2026?
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- 21:47
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Cassidy Hettesheimer and Michael Rand from the Minnesota Star Tribune break down all the key decisions the Minnesota Lynx are facing before the start of the 2026 WNBA season.
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- What’s the science behind ice thickness and when is it safe to drive on a lake?
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- 16:16
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Back in the 1970s, a Canadian ice researcher developed a formula to determine how thick lake ice needed to be for logging trucks to drive across. It helps inform the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' ice safety guidelines today. Reporter Kim Hyatt talks with host Erica Pearson about the history and science of ice roads.
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- Body camera footage shows lead-up and aftermath of fatal shooting of Burnsville first responders
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Newly released police body camera footage captures in vivid detail the moment when a gunman barricaded in a Burnsville home abruptly ended negotiations to surrender and opened fire on first responders, killing three of them.
Footage from Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Video edited by Amanda Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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- Minneapolis woman has lingering pain, anxiety from violent arrest by federal agents
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Millions of people watched the viral video of federal agents shattering Aliya Rahman’s car window and pulling her into a Minneapolis street in January.
But she doesn’t have to re-watch the clips to churn up the painful memories from that day. Rahman and other U.S. citizens detained in violent interactions with agents say they continue to struggle with their physical and mental health.
Video: Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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- The stories behind these 'No Kings' costumes
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Protesters donned a variety of costumes for the flagship "No Kings" rally Saturday, March 28, in St. Paul.
Video: Amanda Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
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- Sen. Bernie Sanders praises Minnesotans' resistance during ICE surge
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The State Patrol said at least 50,000 were at the anti-Trump rally in St. Paul as it kicked off. Bruce Springsteen, Bernie Sanders, Maggie Rogers and dozens of others will speak and perform.
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- Greater Minnesota towns host 'No Kings' rallies
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- As the flagship No Kings rally was held in St. Paul, thousands of similar events protesting Trump were planned across Minnesota and around the country Saturday.
Reporting and video by Jp Lawrence and Jana Hollingsworth.
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- Jane Fonda reads statement from Renee Good's wife: 'Choose radical kindness'
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The State Patrol said at least 50,000 were at the anti-Trump rally in St. Paul as it kicked off. Bruce Springsteen, Bernie Sanders, Maggie Rogers and dozens of others will speak and perform.
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- Gov. Tim Walz rallies Minnesotans at No Kings in St. Paul
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The State Patrol said at least 50,000 were at the anti-Trump rally in St. Paul as it kicked off. Bruce Springsteen, Bernie Sanders, Maggie Rogers and dozens of others will speak and perform.
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- Bruce Springsteen performs “Streets of Minneapolis” at No Kings rally 8’ St. Paul
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- 0:37
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- BCA posts online police video from killing of 3 Burnsville first responders
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Newly released police body camera footage captures in vivid detail the moment when a gunman barricaded in a Burnsville home abruptly ended negotiations to surrender and opened fire on first responders, killing three of them.
The line-of-duty deaths early on a frigid morning two years ago marked the most casualties in a Minnesota police encounter in at least 30 years.
The Minnesota Star Tribune is sharing excerpts from the video, given the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Footage from Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Video edited by Amanda Anderson
Read: https://www.startribune.com/body-camera-footage-shows-lead-up-and-chaotic-aftermath-of-fatal-shooting-of-burnsville-officers-firefighter/601634869
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- What's the beef with Jack Link's and Chomps?
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- 0:38
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Meat sticks, once relegated to a gas station guilty pleasure, have experienced a serious reputational glow-up.
This has fueled disruption to the meat snack market. Upstarts like Chomps now threaten the dominance of road-trip mainstays such as Wisconsin-based Jack Link’s.
In an effort to stay successful, Jack Link’s is launching a new line of sticks and jerky with just three ingredients — vinegar, beef and salt — and no more additives like maltodextrin, a preservative.
📝: Victor Stefanescu/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
📸: Mia Andrea, @leilanavidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune; photo courtesy of Jack Link's.
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- Vikings bidding to host NFL Draft, plus how Wentz fits with Murray and McCarthy
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- 49:48
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Emily Leiker discuss various Vikings-related topics, including the team's involvement in pushing to host an upcoming NFL Draft, free-agent signings from QB Carson Wentz to P Johnny Hekker, and last week's retirement event for Adam Thielen and C.J. Ham.
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- Chaos erupts at Minneapolis council during debate over global politics
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- 3:00
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The Minneapolis City Council devolved into chaos on Thursday after council members began lambasting each other during debate on resolutions urging normalization of relations with Cuba and divestment of European financial institutions from companies that "enable ICE."
Read more at the link in our bio. Video by Deena Winter and courtesy of the city of Minneapolis.
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- Will J.J. McCarthy ever throw another pass for the Vikings?
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- 22:03
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- La Velle E. Neal III and Michael Rand from the Minnesota Star Tribune talk about the Vikings, Twins and Gophers hockey.
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- Should Minnesota require cursive lessons in schools?
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Tales of Twin Cities turkeys behaving badly
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Readers share more tales of urban turkeys behaving badly.
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- Northern Minnesota town brings back homecoming royalty based on biological sex
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- How you can help Minnesota's annual frog and toad survey
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The snow is melting, the frogs will soon be calling and the state’s Department of Natural Resources is teaching Minnesotans how to listen.
The Minnesota Statewide FrogWatch, our annual frog and toad survey, sends volunteers to wetlands in cities, suburbs and rural areas — anywhere the amphibians might be croaking, quacking or peeping. Every year, volunteers step up, willing to spend some spring and summer nights sitting quietly in the dark, eavesdropping on them.
The DNR is offering online training on March 25 and 28 for the FrogWatch volunteers. Unlike previous years, when volunteers drove routes and visited multiple sites, they are being asked this year to pick a convenient marshy habitat and visit it often.
Volunteers commit to heading outdoors 30 minutes after sunset and again before 1 a.m., sitting quietly and just listening. If there is an opposite of doomscrolling, it might be FrogWatching. The calls volunteers hear and the information ...
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- Sisters still searching for Bill Underhill, missing since 1969 in Dinkytown
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Bill Underhill has been missing since a house party in Dinkytown in 1969. His sisters have turned to a retired cop for help.
Read more at the link in our bio. Reporting by Reid Forgrave. Photo by Anthony Soufflé and provided by Underhill's relatives.
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- Why is the loon Minnesota’s state bird?
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Lawmakers considered the goldfinch. Kids liked the scarlet tanager best. The whole thing took more than three decades.
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- Minnesota skiers mark end of season with pond skimming
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Every year, as the snow begins to thaw, skiers don their wackiest outfits and go pond skimming, which is exactly what it sounds like.
At many resorts, the event entails skiing across ponds or lakes instead of a pool. After each round, the starting point on the hill moves down a few feet, giving competitors less of a runway to gain speed. The person in the last round who makes it farthest across the pool is declared the winner.
Photos provided by Afton Alps. Video by Alex Chhith/The Minnesota Star Tribune and Ross Freeman.
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- JFK Library honors Twin Cities for peaceful protest during ICE operation
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum gave Minnesotans and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell the Profile in Courage Award, which has recognized presidents, first responders and heads of state.
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- We checked the accuracy of dozens of federal claims made during Operation Metro Surge
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The Minnesota Star Tribune reviewed dozens of social media posts, news conference footage, Department of Homeland Security statements, court filings and publicly available video to compile a timeline of some of the most significant assertions made by federal officials.
That catalog of claims reveals that many of those statements were wrong, misleading or unsupported by evidence, with the Trump administration trying to shape public perception of an immigration crackdown that had become increasingly unpopular.
📽️ Amanda Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune
📷️ Julia Demaree Nikhinson, J. Scott Applewhite and Mariam Zuhaib/The Associated Press; Eric Lee/The New York Times; Columbia Heights Public Schools via NYT; Jeff Wheeler and Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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- Bob Motzko and Brad Frost are out. What's next for Gophers hockey?
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- 22:11
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Randy Johnson joins Michael Rand for a look at the dual Gophers men's and women's hockey coach searches.
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- The rise of prediction markets -- and the sports betting question
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- 21:33
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Susan Sheridan Tucker from the Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling joins host Michael Rand to explore prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket. Why are they allowed to operate what essentially feel like sports betting sites even in states (like Minnesota) that don't have legalized sports betting?
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- Sen. Markwayne Mullin says he regrets calling Alex Pretti 'deranged'
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Sen. Markwayne Mullin told a Senate committee on Wednesday that he regrets calling Alex Pretti a “deranged individual” in the aftermath of Pretti’s death at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.
“Those words probably should have been retracted,” Mullin told lawmakers during his Senate confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
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- Demolition begins at CVS store in St. Paul's Midway
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The demolition of the abandoned Midway CVS is underway Wednesday, and likely to spark celebration.
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- You actually do have time to work out
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- 10:43
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Don’t cut out physical activity when you get busy. Personal trainer and nutritionist Joe Meier of Life Time makes the case that the 30 minutes you spend moving your body will result in higher focus and productivity at work. Meier spoke at The Minnesota Star Tribune’s North Star Network: Work + Wellness event, Feb. 24 in Minneapolis. The session was presented in partnership with the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, along with Life Time Work.
