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January 11, 2026
Opinion | Emergency eye care is disappearing when patients need it most
"Delays in emergency eye care have real consequences. Longer intervals between retinal detachment and surgical repair are associated with wo...
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January 11, 2026
Readers Write: ICE shooting, character in public life
The rule of law is teetering.
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January 11, 2026
Analysis: Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov laments misses vs. friend
The Minnesota Wild's Kirill Kaprizov scored one memorable goal on New York Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin but said he still needed to work on...
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January 11, 2026
Behind Tim Walz’s decision to drop out of the governor’s race
Walz reversed course on his re-election amid a barrage of unfavorable headlines, threats to his family and skepticism from fellow Democrats....
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January 11, 2026
When the news is too much, find solace in these 10 local spaces
Music, art, nature, beauty all showcase why we live in the Twin Cities.
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January 11, 2026
The fearless weasel’s white winter fur is a blessing and a curse
A seasonal coat helps evade predators but is also was historically irresistible to royals.
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January 11, 2026
Who is the anonymous Minnesota tagger Ratboy?
His signature stickers and written tags have popped up in the Twin Cities and beyond and created a cult following online. A few compare him...
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January 11, 2026
Twin Cities suburb fights over personal freedom — to choose a trash hauler
Voters in Anoka rejected moving to organized garbage collection. But now the city could recycle the issue that has stirred debate across the...
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January 11, 2026
Olson: Walz and other leaders just showed us who they are
In yet another tragic week in Minnesota, our politicians' reactions showed us who they are — for better and so much worse, columnist Rochell...
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January 11, 2026
Roper: ICE tactics threaten to unravel trust with local law enforcement
Mysterious federal agents zipping around the Twin Cities and bending the local norms of policing are creating confusion.
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January 11, 2026
UCare CEO salary topped $1M as the health insurer foundered
Compensation for Hilary Marden-Resnik declined, but still stood out given insurer’s failure. The CEO is stepping down with the Jan. 1 sale o...
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January 11, 2026
The ‘Bob Ross of the bike industry’ retires from YouTube
Calvin Jones is the star of a channel that has more than 900,000 subscribers and 13 million views.
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January 11, 2026
Taylor Schlitz: When the lines blur between influencers, deepfakes and actual news
Today, everything arrives in the same scroll. An ad, a meme, a breaking news story, a deepfake. No wonder Gen Z doesn't trust the news, Hale...
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January 11, 2026
Caleb Williams rallies Bears from 18 points down for 31-27 playoff win over rival Packers
Caleb Williams dropped back, pump-faked and found DJ Moore wide open down the sideline for the go-ahead touchdown.
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January 11, 2026
Takeaways: Wild give up three leads, lose to Islanders in OT in return from road trip
Ben Jones scored his first NHL goal, and Kirill Kaprizov moved into second place in team’s all-time scoring, but it wasn’t enough.
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January 11, 2026
In Minnesota’s most conservative county, GOP governor hopefuls weigh in on ICE shooting, Walz
Ten Republican candidates set the table for this year’s election with a focus on fraud.
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January 11, 2026
Penn State sweeps Gophers in men’s hockey; Gophers women sweep Minnesota State
The Gophers wrestling team opened the Big Ten schedule with a victory over Illinois.
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January 11, 2026
Man dead, boy hospitalized after stabbing in St. Anthony
Police later arrested a suspect in Duluth.
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January 11, 2026
Two die in Rochester house fire
Both adult victims were found dead at the scene.
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January 10, 2026
Wisconsin beats No. 2 Michigan 91-88 to give Wolverines their 1st loss of the season
John Blackwell had 26 points, Nick Boyd scored 22 and Aleksas Bieliauskas set a career high with 17 points to lead Wisconsin to a 91-88 win...
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January 10, 2026
Gophers add Tulsa wide receiver, Florida International defensive lineman from transfer portal
The additions of Zion Steptoe and Xion Chapman give Minnesota 17 players from the portal.
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January 10, 2026
Wolves D disappears and so does winning streak in 144-132 loss to Cavs
Cleveland avenged its loss from Thursday by running away with a 47-point fourth quarter.
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January 10, 2026
‘Our own little space in this world’: Partnership helps families achieve dream of homeownership
Connecting resources proves key to reaching public housing residents ready for the next step.
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January 10, 2026
La Velle E. Neal III’s 3-2 pitch: Josh Bell at first base is a boost for the Twins
Also a boost? Amaya Battle on the Gophers women’s basketball team.
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January 10, 2026
How a 40-second encounter led an ICE agent to shoot and kill a Twin Cities resident
What eyewitness evidence, video recordings and message logs tell us about the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross...
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January 10, 2026
Vang: One Minnesota woman’s deportation story
She came to Minnesota as a child refugee in the 1980s. Last year America sent her away to Laos, where she didn’t know anyone, columnist Ka V...
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January 10, 2026
Readers Write: Vacant land, NASA’s libraries, Waymo, gun violence
Vacant land is devoid of some things, but not others.
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January 10, 2026
Rep. Omar, other Congress members denied entry at ICE detention facility
Reps. Kelly Morrison, Angie Craig and Ilhan Omar attempted to tour the Whipple Federal Building Saturday morning.
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January 10, 2026
City: 30 arrests, some damage caused during raucous ICE protest in downtown Minneapolis
Protesters were staged outside a hotel where ICE agents are believed to be staying and made noise for hours.
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January 10, 2026
‘How lonely the job is’: Trailblazer Andrea Jenkins looks back on her time at Minneapolis City Hall
The nation’s first Black trans person elected to public office, Jenkins reflects on her accomplishments and the current acrimony.
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January 10, 2026
Reusse: Gophers gymnastics team gets a gem in Ireland’s Emma Slevin
The team has an outstanding facility and a team full of enthusiasm under coach Jenny Hansen.
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January 10, 2026
Vikings’ Will Reichard selected as first-team All-Pro kicker
Reichard earned 15 first-place votes to edge out Dallas’ Brandon Aubrey, while long snapper Andrew DePaola was named an All-Pro for the four...
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January 10, 2026
Lindsey Vonn impresses again winning World Cup downhill for 2nd victory of Olympic season
Lindsey Vonn showed again Saturday she is the standout downhill racer in this Olympic season.
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January 10, 2026
Souhan: Who should be the Vikings’ next QB? Look beyond the names you’re hearing.
One veteran player hasn’t come up much in connection to the Vikings, but would fit their QB room perfectly.
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January 10, 2026
Plea deal means no prison for Minnesota driver on TikTok when she fatally struck pedestrian
Prosecutors agree to six months in jail, eight years probation and her warning students about ‘the harms and risks of using your phone while...
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January 10, 2026
Spending can feel good if you are buying things that are important to you
But spending to spend can create a deficit of emotion. Morgan Housel’s “The Art of Spending Money” is a good primer on how to make decisions...
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January 10, 2026
Yuen: AI chatbots want to be friends — or more
Millions of kids are using AI companions that validate, flatter and flirt, often without safeguards or meaningful age limits.
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January 10, 2026
Ramstad: Step one, build credit for Leech Lake members. Step two, build houses for them to buy.
Leech Lake Financial Services lifted up hundreds of tribal members to mortgage-level credit scores. Now, they need houses to buy.
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January 10, 2026
Literary world mourns loss of Renee Nicole Good’s radiant poetry
The mother of three won a literary award in 2020 and lived her values of kindness and care for community.
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January 10, 2026
Breaking down the videos: A close examination of the shooting of Renee Good
In just seconds, an encounter with ICE agents turned deadly. The Star Tribune examined the video evidence frame by frame.
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January 10, 2026
What happened when Border Patrol agents showed up at Minneapolis’ Roosevelt High School
The confrontation occurred a few miles and just hours after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent.
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January 10, 2026
Minnesota’s birding mecca expands reach with new tech
A device installed at Sax-Zim Bog delivers bird songs to followers in real time. Others to come will aid conservation efforts.
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January 10, 2026
Minnesota’s new auto market rich with luxury models, expensive trucks
A national analysis in December showed declines in new car purchases among households earning less than $150,000 annually.
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January 10, 2026
Minneapolis’ sidewalk shoveling experiment finally has snow to put it to the test
More snowfall and interest from neighborhood groups are giving form to a pilot program targeted at helping seniors and people with disabilit...
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January 10, 2026
Inspectors found dead rodents at Minneapolis food distributor years before big recall
Inspectors listed a leaking roof in a 2018 inspection at Gold Star Distribution. Water dripped from the roof toward merchandise during a rep...
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January 10, 2026
Opinion | Service can save America, and Minnesota can lead the way
"Military service is noble, but it isn’t the only way to serve, and it isn’t the only service our country needs," Nathan Bruschi writes.
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January 10, 2026
WNBA and players' union fail to reach new CBA, negotiations continue without extension
The WNBA and its players' union weren't able to agree to a new collective bargaining agreement by the Friday night deadline, and now the lea...
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January 10, 2026
Gophers men’s basketball falls 70-69 in overtime to Southern California
The Trojans’ Chad Baker-Mazara made two free throws with 10 seconds left after another big three-pointer by Jaylen Crocker-Johnson gave the...
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January 10, 2026
Gophers women’s hockey team routs Minnesota State Mankato 11-3
The Gophers scored at least 10 goals in back-to-back games for the first time since October 1999.
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January 10, 2026