Star Tribune
Live: Feds charge 15 anti-ICE demonstrators tied to Operation Metro Surge
- Title
- Live: Feds charge 15 anti-ICE demonstrators tied to Operation Metro Surge
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Federal prosecutors have announced charges against 15 Minnesotans accused of efforts to “violently oppose immigration law enforcement” during Operation Metro Surge protests.
People protested outside federal court in Minneapolis, with speakers including lawyers from the National Lawyers Guild and some who know people who were arrested and charged Tuesday.
Video: The Associated Press and Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
- Title
- ATV riders found a woman submerged in mud in the woods. ‘Help me,’ she whispered.
- Runtime
- 0:45
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- A woman reported missing for three days in northern Minnesota was rescued in a chance encounter with two men riding an ATV.
“You can call it dumb luck or divine intervention. But had they not found her that day, who knows when the next person would have drove that trail, and it might have been a completely different outcome," said Austin Smith, a volunteer with the Backus Fire Department.
Video/photos: Courtesy of Adam Sandbeck
- Title
- Statue honors St. Paul’s first Black fire captain, brother who died in line of duty
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- St. Paul has unveiled a monument to the city’s first Black fire captain and his fallen brother. The monument, in the headquarters lobby at W. 7th Street and Randolph Avenue, is nearly a decade in the making. It memorializes the Godettes and Black firefighters across Minnesota who created opportunities for future generations, officials said.
Video: Kyeland Jackson/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
- Title
- Juneteenth event celebrates Black joy in Minneapolis
- Runtime
- 0:28
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board helped organize Saturday’s event to celebrate Juneteenth, a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. The event is one of many slated for the Twin Cities.
Video: Kyeland Jackson/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
- Title
- After months of colic, this Minnesota baby finally smiles on his own -- and became the Gerber baby
- Runtime
- 0:44
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The 2026 Gerber baby is a smart, curious kid from Chaska who went seven months before he smiled on his own, without being prompted by a tickle to his belly.
But that smile. Whoa. That smile.
Cameron Chung’s grin — gleeful, loving, alert — came after seemingly endless nights of puncturing screams and caterwauling, the by-products of severe colic. His cries tested his mom, whose bouncing and rocking produced 25,000 steps a day, and his father, who learned to soothe his newborn to sleep only by singing Nickelback songs.
And when Cameron’s smile finally surfaced during a Minnesota winter, his mom snapped a picture, which became part of the winning entry in the national Gerber contest. While it doesn’t mean his face will appear on jars of baby food, you can expect to see Cameron in ads and social media posts throughout the year as the company’s official “spokesbaby.”
Reporting by Laura Yuen.
Video and photos b...
- Title
- What do men need to know about menopause?
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- OPINION: Struggling with how best to support your perimenopausal partner? Contributing columnist Nicole Garrison has some tips for you ♥️
- Title
- Roofers jump from homes to escape ICE agents
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Ryan Lamusga assembled a crew of 30 men to repair roofs from last summer’s derecho that destroyed millions of trees and damaged homes.
On Thursday, federal agents swarmed their job site in a subdivision filled with townhomes, sending some workers scrambling into nearby woods and reducing Lamusga’s crew to just seven.
Patty Eichstadt, 79, was rattled after witnessing a young man jump from her roof and run.
“I’m so hurt to think that we live where this happens,” Eichstadt said in tears. “I said, ‘ICE get the hell out of here.’ The guy turned around and looked at me and I said, ‘They are just kids, they’re just working.’”
Mayor Jorge Prince said in a Facebook post Friday that Bemidji police didn’t assist in the raid.
Video by Kim Hyatt and Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune
- Title
- Where does Vikings QB competition stand at end of offseason program? Plus, listener Q&A
- Runtime
- 49:46
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Ben Goessling and Emily Leiker discuss Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell's comments about the state of the QB competition at the end of the Vikings' offseason program, and how it's expected to continue into training camp. They also discuss Christian Darrisaw's health and how the Vikings safety room is faring without Harrison Smith. Finally, they answer listeners' questions about the QBs, O-line, Jake Golday and more.
_______________________________________________________________
👉 Dive deeper into the issues and stories that matter most: https://www.startribune.com/
👉Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTribune
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startribune
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startribune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startribune/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tribune
X: https://x.com/StarTribune
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profil...
- Title
- How Vance Boelter Escaped: Inside Minnesota’s Largest Manhunt
- Runtime
- 31:08
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- After the shootings that killed Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, Vance Boelter disappeared - setting off the largest manhunt in Minnesota history.
Minnesota Star Tribune reporter Jeff Day joins Essential Minnesota host Melissa Townsend to reconstruct the 43 hours Boelter spent on the run, from the first 911 call to the police encounter that could have changed everything, the decision not to launch a helicopter, the response at the Hortman home and the unanswered questions still facing law enforcement.
This episode examines the near misses, mysteries and “what ifs” behind one of the most shocking acts of political violence in Minnesota history - and why several agencies are now taking another look at what happened.
00:00 - “The stuff of nightmares”
00:27 - Introducing reporter Jeff Day
01:14 - The largest manhunt in Minnesota history
02:13 - The 90 mi...
- Title
- Where do Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy stand after Vikings minicamp?
- Runtime
- 22:47
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- It was not a great final day for quarterbacks at Vikings minicamp. Emily Leiker has the report and chats with Daily Delivery host Michael Rand.
👉 Dive deeper into the issues and stories that matter most: https://www.startribune.com/
👉Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTribune
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startribune
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startribune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startribune/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tribune
X: https://x.com/StarTribune
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com
- Title
- Minneapolis hosts first drag show at City Hall to celebrate Pride Month
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Drag show dancers catwalked, vogued and cartwheeled around the Father of the Waters statue at Minneapolis City Hall on Thursday, spotlighting LGBTQ culture for Pride Month.
The event, which is believed to be the first drag show hosted inside City Hall, was sponsored by the City Council; the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Employee Resource Group and the city’s Neighborhood and Community Relations Department.
The breakfast-time crowd included many City Council members and Mayor Jacob Frey,. Throughout the performance in the City Hall’s rotunda, speakers addressed the audience from a podium decorated with a rainbow feather boa.
Council Member Jason Chavez, who has described himself as “the only out LGBTQ+ person” on the council, told the crowd: “You belong here in Minneapolis; you belong here in Minnesota, and you belong in this country despite what they say.”
After the show, the City Council formalized its support of...
- Title
- Vance Boelter pleads guilty, agrees to serve life in prison for his attacks on Minnesota lawmakers
- Runtime
- 0:52
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Nearly one year after carrying out one of the most shocking acts of political violence in state history, Vance Boelter pleaded guilty on Thursday to killing Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and shooting Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.
At a news conference after the hearing, U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen said that he and acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche saw the decision to pull the death penalty off the table in exchange for a guilty plea “the exact same way.”
Video: Alex Kormann and Sarah Nelson/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
- Title
- Vance Boelter pleaded guilty in Hortman, Hoffman shootings: What happened in court?
- Runtime
- 10:22
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Minnesota Star Tribune reporter Jeff Day was inside the federal courtroom as Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to charges tied to the shootings that killed state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, and injured state Sen. John Hoffman, his wife, Yvette, and their daughter, Hope.
In this Essential Minnesota episode, Day explains what happened in court, what Boelter admitted to, why the plea agreement means federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty and what comes next in the case.
Chapters:
00:00 - What happened in court
00:20 - Reporter Jeff Day joins the show
00:35 - Vance Boelter pleads guilty
01:15 - The six federal charges explained
02:17 - U.S. Attorney speaks after the plea
02:54 - Inside the courtroom
05:18 - What Boelter admitted to
06:45 - Why the death penalty is off the table
08:14 - “Where does this evil come from?”
09:11 - What happens next in the case
...
- Title
- With Brendan Sorsby eligibility ruling, did college sports lose their soul?
- Runtime
- 23:42
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Chip Scoggins and Michael Rand talk about Brendan Sorsby and big-time college sports on the latest Daily Delivery podcast.
👉 Dive deeper into the issues and stories that matter most: https://www.startribune.com/
👉Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTribune
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startribune
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startribune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startribune/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tribune
X: https://x.com/StarTribune
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com
- Title
- What's up in Uptown this summer
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- ☀️ Here are some fun events to check out this summer in Uptown, Minneapolis.
Today’s Uptown is in the middle of a reboot, where residents, developers and business owners all depend on one another to determine what comes next for the neighborhood.
Photo and video by Alex Kormann, Marlin Levison, Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Casey Darnell, Susan Du, Brian Peterson, Jeff Wheeler, and Aaron Lavinsky /The Minnesota Star Tribune and Doran Companies.
- Title
- Nate Berkus on Oprah, Design and the Door That Changed His Life | North Star Live
- Runtime
- 45:43
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Nate Berkus says one lesson has guided his career ever since Oprah Winfrey helped open the door: “More important than the door opening, it’s how you walk through it.”
In this North Star Live conversation with Minnesota Star Tribune columnist Allison Kaplan, Berkus returns to Minneapolis - where he grew up - for the final stop on his "Foundations" book tour. He reflects on his early design roots, the moment that changed his life on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and the values that still shape his work: stay curious, design with your audience in mind, be the last person to leave the set and always be kind.
Berkus also talks about the 30th anniversary of Nate Berkus Associates, building a collaborative creative culture, how he approaches social media with more than 2 million followers, and balancing life and work with his husband and fellow designer Jeremiah Brent. Plus: Minnesota State Fair memories, Dairy Queen and what coming home means now.
Thi...
- Title
- This mysterious tiny building in Minneapolis has a heartwarming backstory
- Runtime
- 11:09
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- A Curious Minnesota listener asked about a small boarded-up building that's easy to miss but hard to explain. Reporter Alicia Eler dug into its history and found a heartwarming Minneapolis story.
The structure was once a newsstand operated by Arne Paulson, a legally blind entrepreneur. When Arne dreamed of running his own business, neighbors, waitresses and café regulars raised money and built the stand for him.
In this episode, host Erica Pearson and Alicia explore Arne's remarkable life, the community that supported him, and why the little white shack remains a fixture in the neighborhood decades after the last newspaper was sold.
📍 Curious Minnesota is a Star Tribune project that answers reader questions about Minnesota's people, places and culture.
Have a question for Curious Minnesota? Email: curious@startribune.com
00:00 The mystery of the tiny white shack
00:44 A listener wants answers
01:14 The sur...
- Title
- Take a look inside this $4.5M glass house above Cedar Lake
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Few homes manage to feel both exposed and hidden.
Yet at this Minneapolis home, walls of glass overlook Cedar Lake and the surrounding parkland, while passersby on the trail across the street can hardly tell a house is there.
Reporting by Carson Hartzog. Photo and video by Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
- Title
- Why is there a tiny dog perched in a hole in the wall at St. Paul’s Fitzgerald Theater?
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Visitors often mistake Vienna for a sculpture or animatronic. The truth is much cuter.
- Title
- 'Horace,' the smelly corpse flower, is blooming at Como
- Runtime
- 0:18
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The smelly corpse flower dubbed “Horace” has begun its bloom, prompting the Como Park Conservatory in St. Paul to extended its hours June 7 and make adjustments for expected crowds.
Horticulturists noted the large flower was beginning to open up Saturday afternoon, Como Park officials said. Blooms typically last 24-48 hours. Horace is expected to be at its smelliest Sunday.
What you need to know to visit:
The Horace viewing area opened at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, the rest of the Zoo and Conservatory will open at 10 a.m. as usual.
Entry is through the Japanese Garden gates on Estabrook Drive and crews will be on site to assist visitors.
Admission is free; merchandise will be available while supplies last.
Reporting and video by Kyeland Jackson/The Minnesota Star Tribune. Photo by Como Zoo and Conservatory.
- Title
- Minnesota teens have a message for adults: Don't underestimate us.
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Minnesota schools have been at the epicenter of high-profile incidents this year, from the Annunciation shooting to the immigration crackdown.
We talked to six students about the moments that shaped this unprecedented year for them and what lessons they’ll carry into the next school year.
Tap the link in our bio for the full story and videos. Reporting by Mara Klecker, Anthony Lonetree and Jenny Berg.
📽️ Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
- Title
- Child sexual abuse spans generations in this church
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Read our full story at http://bit.ly/4uDV9pL
- Title
- Saype’s ‘Beyond Walls’ project makes U.S. debut in Minneapolis
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Title
- The Minnesota Vikings' quarterback battle is not meant to be friendly
- Runtime
- 26:18
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Michael Rand and Ben Goessling of the Minnesota Star Tribune discuss the Vikings' QB competition and the hiring of new general manager Nolan Teasley on the latest Daily Delivery podcast.
👉 Dive deeper into the issues and stories that matter most: https://www.startribune.com/
👉Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTribune
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startribune
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startribune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startribune/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tribune
X: https://x.com/StarTribune
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com
- Title
- Inside the Fall of Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara
- Runtime
- 26:09
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara’s resignation shocked many people - but behind the scenes, concerns had been building for months.
Minnesota Star Tribune reporter Liz Sawyer joins host Melissa Townsend to explain the investigation that led to O’Hara’s resignation, the whistleblower evidence that reopened the case, and why Mayor Jacob Frey reversed course just weeks after renominating him for a second term.
The conversation also looks at O’Hara’s rise as a reform-minded police chief after George Floyd’s murder, his public clashes with federal immigration enforcement during Operation Metro Surge, the complaints that were quietly piling up inside City Hall, and what Minneapolis loses - or gains - as the city searches for its next police chief.
00:00 The public image vs. what sources described
00:21 Introducing Liz Sawyer
00:42 The resignation announcement
01:31 The story City Hall knew was coming
02:05 O’H...
- Title
- Hope fades in Minnesota immigration court
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Deportation orders are soaring in Minnesota as judges face pressure to quickly deny claims. The Fort Snelling bench is now rejecting twice as many asylum claims as it did under the last year of the Biden administration.
Reporting by Christopher Magan, Susan Du and Jeff Hargarten.
Source: Executive Office of Immigration Review, Mobile Pathways. Video: Amanda Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune. Graphics: Jeff Hargarten/The Minnesota Star Tribune. Illustrations: Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
- Title
- How will new GM Nolan Teasley manage Kyler Murray and the Vikings QB situation?
- Runtime
- 9:26
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The Vikings have a quarterback question adn a new general manager. What will that mean if Kyler Murray plays well this season? _______________________________________________________________
👉 Dive deeper into the issues and stories that matter most: https://www.startribune.com/
👉Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTribune
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startribune
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startribune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startribune/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tribune
X: https://x.com/StarTribune
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com
- Title
- New Vikings General Manager Nolan Teasley: What you should know
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Seattle’s sustained run of success, with two championships, nine playoff appearances and no protracted rebuilding process, resonated with Vikings ownership.
- Title
- Vikings GM Nolan Teasley is 'guided by evaluation, anchored by data'
- Runtime
- 17:10
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Ben Goessling and Emily Leiker discuss Vikings general manager Nolan Teasley's introductory news conference, which featured comments from Teasley and Vikings co-owner Mark Wilf. They discuss the new Vikings leader's philosophies, background and relationship with head coach Kevin O'Connell. Plus, who reports to who with internal Vikings GM candidate Rob Brzezinski remaining on staff?
_______________________________________________________________
👉 Dive deeper into the issues and stories that matter most: https://www.startribune.com/
👉Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTribune
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startribune
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startribune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startribune/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tribune
X: https://x.com/StarTribune
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com
- Title
- Dakota cultural center opens at Wakan Tipi Cave in St. Paul
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Title
- Lisa Demuth enters Minnesota Republican governor primary race
- Runtime
- 0:32
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The GOP Party’s chairman released candidates from endorsement pledge following voting irregularities at state convention.
- Title
- The Minnesota Gophers football program had a huge recruiting weekend
- Runtime
- 15:59
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Michael Rand and Randy Johnson of the Minnesota Star Tribune dive into the recruits landed by the Minnesota Gophers for the Class of 2027. Plus they look at what an expanded College Football Playoff might look like for the Gophers.
👉 Dive deeper into the issues and stories that matter most: https://www.startribune.com/
👉Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTribune
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startribune
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startribune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startribune/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tribune
X: https://x.com/StarTribune
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com
- Title
- Minneapolis renames street to honor officer Jamal Mitchell, killed in line of duty 2 years ago
- Runtime
- 0:38
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Minneapolis officials unanimously approved renaming the street where police officer Jamal Mitchell was killed in 2024. Dozens wept and shared fond memories during the ceremony on Saturday.
Video: Kyeland Jackson/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
- Title
- What happened at the DFL and GOP conventions in Minnesota
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Minnesota’s two major political parties gathered this weekend in starkly different moods but confronting a surprisingly similar political dilemma.
Photos and videos: Alex Kormann, Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Allison Kite and Ryan Faircloth/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
- Title
- Vikings' new GM Nolan Teasley brings scouting background, championship experience to Minnesota
- Runtime
- 17:55
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Ben Goessling and Emily Leiker discuss the Vikings' hire of a new general manager, Nolan Teasley, after a delayed search process following Kwesi Adofo-Mensah's firing in January. Teasley brings scouting experience to the Vikings' GM role, and has a relationship already with Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell. What will be his first milestone as the newest member of the Vikings front office?
_______________________________________________________________
👉 Dive deeper into the issues and stories that matter most: https://www.startribune.com/
👉Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTribune
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startribune
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startribune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startribune/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tribune
X: https://x.com/StarTribune
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com
- Title
- MSP airport’s new video game lounge has a robot bartender
- Runtime
- 0:22
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The Portal Lounge features 17 plug-and-play stations, and a menu of food and signature drinks. There are places to just sit, too.
- Title
- Olivia Miles and Natasha Howard are fueling WNBA excellence for the Minnesota Lynx
- Runtime
- 20:56
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- On the latest Daily Delivery podcast, Michael Rand and Cassidy Hettesheimer of the Minnesota Star Tribune discuss the 5-2 start for the Minnesota Lynx.
👉 Dive deeper into the issues and stories that matter most: https://www.startribune.com/
👉Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTribune
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startribune
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startribune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startribune/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tribune
X: https://x.com/StarTribune
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com
- Title
- J.J. McCarthy vs. Kyler Murray is great offseason theater for Vikings fans
- Runtime
- 14:06
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Michael Rand and Chip Scoggins from the Minnesota Star Tribune break down an eventful late May day at Vikings OTAs. #vikings #nfl
👉 Dive deeper into the issues and stories that matter most: https://www.startribune.com/
👉Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTribune
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startribune
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startribune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startribune/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tribune
X: https://x.com/StarTribune
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com
- Title
- The Vikings QB competition is underway. How do McCarthy, Murray view it?
- Runtime
- 25:57
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Ben Goessling and Emily Leiker discuss what they saw during their first day at Vikings OTAs, and what they heard after from quarterbacks J.J. McCarthy and Kyler Murray. How did McCarthy describe his relationship with Murray, and vice versa? How does he view the competition? Plus, who was absent from OTAs and the Vikings five GM finalists.
_______________________________________________________________
👉 Dive deeper into the issues and stories that matter most: https://www.startribune.com/
👉Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTribune
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startribune
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startribune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startribune/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tribune
X: https://x.com/StarTribune
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com
- Title
- When mines shut down, what happens to the Iron Range?
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- In March 2025, Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs idled two Minnesota mining operations: Hibbing Taconite Co. in Hibbing and the Minorca Mine in Virginia. 600 steelworkers lost their jobs. Al King, president of the union representing steelworkers at the Virginia mine, pushed for extended unemployment benefits, but those are now set to expire in June. What will happen when a town supported by mining shuts down its mines?
Find the full video on our channel.
Video: Amanda Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune
- Title
- Should the Minnesota Timberwolves try to trade for Kyrie Irving?
- Runtime
- 23:08
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Michael Rand and La Velle E. Neal dive into the Timberwolves' most pressing offseason questions on the Daily Delivery podcast.
👉 Dive deeper into the issues and stories that matter most: https://www.startribune.com/
👉Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTribune
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startribune
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startribune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startribune/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tribune
X: https://x.com/StarTribune
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com
- Title
- Five takeaways from the discipline, resignation of Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Brian O’Hara has resigned as police chief of the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of “concerning substantiated findings” that he concealed evidence during an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations, Mayor Jacob Frey announced late Tuesday.
Video: City of Minneapolis
- Title
- ‘An open secret’: New records reveal officials failed to act on fraud warnings
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Newly obtained FBI interviews show regulators raised concerns about Feeding Our Future long before the meals program lost millions to fraud.
Photos: Leila Navidi, Shari L. Gross and Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune
- Title
- Can you eat the weeds in Minnesota lakes?
- Runtime
- 11:04
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Can you actually eat the plants growing in Minnesota lakes?
In this live episode of Curious Minnesota, host Erica Pearson and Star Tribune food reporter Sharyn Jackson explore which aquatic plants are edible, what foragers look for around Minnesota lakes, and why experts say the best food is usually found at the water’s edge — not underwater.
From wild rice and cattails to algae, pondweed and “rat potato,” this episode dives into the surprising foods growing in and around Minnesota lakes.
00:00 – Live from Strib Unbound at Theodore Wirth Park
00:39 – The listener question about lake weeds
01:15 – Talking with Minnesota foraging experts
02:02 – “Yes, but why would you want to eat them?”
02:51 – Aquatic plants people technically can eat
03:36 – Water celery, water shield and algae
05:21 – Toxic algae, parasites and pollution concerns
06:10 – Where foragers actually look for food
06:48 –...
- Title
- White Bear Lake honors Nicole Amor, Minnesotan killed in Iran war
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Title
- This mysterious tiny building in Uptown has a heartwarming backstory
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Friends and community members helped a blind man named Arne Paulson build a newsstand in 1963. It’s been closed since the 1980s, but the structure remains.
Video and photos: Art Hager, Powell Krueger and Sara Porter/The Minnesota Star Tribune
- Title
- When the mines shut down, what happens to the Iron Range?
- Runtime
- 15:20
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- In March 2025, Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs idled two Minnesota mining operations: Hibbing Taconite Co. in Hibbing and the Minorca Mine in Virginia. 600 steelworkers lost their jobs.
Al King, president of the union representing the steelworkers at Cleveland-Cliffs' Minorca Mine, pushed for extended unemployment benefits, but those are now set to expire in June. Many hoped the mine would reopen and Cleveland-Cliffs would call the laid-off miners back, but that has become a pipe dream. King is a second-generation miner, and he wants to be sure there are employment opportunities on the Iron Range for his four kids when they grow up. From pushing for investment in job diversity to helping people navigate the changing job situation, King has been thrust into a world of advocacy for the Range.
Other families, like the Salinases, have decided to leave the Range, seeking better opportunities elsewhere. After a 14-year career at the Minorca Mine, Roy Salinas has decided...
- Title
- Can Minnesota Twins former No. 1 overall pick Royce Lewis save his career?
- Runtime
- 27:08
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Michael Rand and Bobby Nightengale of the Minnesota Star Tribune discuss the demotion of Royce Lewis to Class AAA and an injury to Ryan Jeffers on the latest Daily Delivery podcast. #mlb
👉 Dive deeper into the issues and stories that matter most: https://www.startribune.com/
👉Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTribune
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startribune
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@startribune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/startribune/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tribune
X: https://x.com/StarTribune
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com
- Title
- Who will lead Minnesota Republicans in the governor’s race?
- Runtime
- 45:36
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Minnesota Republicans are heading into their state convention with a high-stakes decision: Who should lead the party’s fight for governor?
House Speaker Lisa Demuth, businessman Kendall Qualls and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell are all trying to win over GOP delegates - but they represent very different visions for the party. Demuth is running as the insider who can point to results at the Capitol. Qualls is pitching himself as a conservative outsider who would take a harder line. Lindell, a close Trump ally, is making the case that he is the true anti-establishment candidate.
Minnesota Star Tribune politics reporters Walker Orenstein and Nathaniel Minor join host Melissa Townsend to break down the Republican race for governor, why the party endorsement matters so much in Minnesota, what each candidate is arguing, and what the contest reveals about the future of the Minnesota GOP.
This episode also looks at the bigger question facing Republicans in 2...
- Title
- Mountain of concrete next to a Minneapolis light rail stop?
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The city got a raw deal on the location of Southwest’s stations, but should make the most of them.
