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November 22, 2025
Hills-Beaver Creek takes final step this time, wins Nine-Player state championship
Hills-Beaver Creek defeated Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, winning the trophy that was one victory away last season.
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November 22, 2025
HCMC expands Muslim prayer stickers to psychiatric rooms
Hennepin Healthcare piloted a program to add qibla stickers to its ER in 2021. It is now expanding the program to its in-patient and acute p...
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November 22, 2025
Ramstad: Great weather, erratic trade policies depress farm incomes
It's ironic that abundant harvests drive down prices for crops.
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November 22, 2025
Rochester, MN, seeks shops to fill downtown storefronts
The Rochester Downtown Alliance program aims to support new businesses in empty spaces downtown that could translate into future tenants and...
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November 22, 2025
She wants to play varsity basketball at a neighboring school, like her male classmates. Her school board said no.
Red Lake Falls and Red Lake County Central merged boys basketball teams nearly 20 years ago.
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November 22, 2025
As year-end approaches, check your finances with this to-do list
Fall cleanup isn’t just for yard work. This is a good time of year to check in on everything from retirement contributions to charitable don...
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November 22, 2025
Chanhassen senior trio leads second Prep Bowl run in three years
Owen Linder, Kade Bush and Nathan Ramler, members of Strib Varsity’s All-Minnesota team, propelled the 2023 champ Storm to Saturday’s title...
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November 22, 2025
Long sentence for Iowan who put murder victim’s body in car, crashed in S. Minn.
The victim, Liara Tsai, was a “community and trans activist,” a friend said soon after the killing.
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November 22, 2025
Be confident and curious, two lessons from Warren Buffett.
Warren Buffett may or may not be going quiet, but he has already imparted plenty of lessons, including living the way you want your obituary...
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November 22, 2025
Vikings' Ryan Kelly explains why he's still playing football
Minnesota Vikings center Ryan Kelly has had two concussions this season and five in his career. He contemplated retiring, but is expected to...
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November 22, 2025
Tolkkinen: Minnesota diabetic prisoner was in 'agony' over uncontrolled blood sugar
A judge ordered the immediate release of a 20-year-old man serving a 30-day jail sentence in the Becker County jail.
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November 22, 2025
Rep. Brad Finstad’s chief of staff among top spenders on travel
David FitzSimmons’ expenses have risen to more than $40,000 a year while serving in Republican Rep. Brad Finstad’s office.
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November 22, 2025
Loss of competing MSP budget airlines could raise fares
In December, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) will have lost three budget airlines, a dip in competition that analysts predi...
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November 22, 2025
Minnesota News and Politics
Minnesota breaking news and local news from across the state, covering Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Rochester, St. Cloud, Mankato and Moor...
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November 22, 2025
Bike advocate, law enforcement say don't buy e-moto bikes
Marketed as e-bikes, some are illegal in Minnesota based on state rules
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November 22, 2025
Young man's suicide shows growing risk of AI chatbots
The deeply disturbing suicide of 23-year-old Zane Shamblin illustrates the risk of unregulated artificial intelligence and tools like ChatGP...
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November 22, 2025
Runnng back's six TDs fuel Edina victory over Moorhead for Class 6A title
Chase Bjorgaard tied a Prep Bowl touchdown record while rushing for 320 yards, and the Spuds’ Jett Feeney reached unprecedented heights with...
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November 22, 2025
Timberwolves give away last-minute lead, lose in Phoenix
The Timberwolves led the Suns by eight points with 49 seconds remaining before losing 114-113.
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November 22, 2025
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a loyal supporter-turned-critic of President Donald Trump who faced his political retribution if she...
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November 22, 2025
Souhan: Loss to Toronto doesn't dampen Frost celebration
The Frost are trying to earn their third consecutive PHWL title, but they found out in a season-opening lost just how hard that'll be.
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November 22, 2025
Matt Boldy leads the way as Wild rout Penguins
The Wild scored three goals in the first period and never looked back, starting a three-game road trip with a victory in Pittsburgh.
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November 22, 2025
Trump says he's ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis living in Minnesota
Just over 400 Somalis were living in Minnesota with the status as of 2023.
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November 22, 2025
Jackson County Central and Roman Voss win second straight Class 2A championship dramatically
Roman Voss, who is committed to the Gophers as Minnesota’s No. 1 senior prospect, rushed for 252 yards against Goodhue and helped the Huskie...
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November 22, 2025
Readers Write: James Comey indictment, stereotypes, human rights, Target, the Epstein files
Constitutional basics ignored.
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November 22, 2025
Orono survives Kasson-Mantorville rally, takes Class 4A championship
The Spartans led by three touchdowns at halftime but didn’t score again, so the defense secured their first title.
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November 21, 2025
Minneapolis invests millions for housing homeless people as federal cuts loom
With federal funding cuts looming for housing formerly homeless people, Minneapolis service providers are fearful that the changes could for...
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November 21, 2025
Minnesota parents sue formula maker ByHeart over infant’s botulism
Lawsuit alleges “worst nightmare” for Plymouth parents: their baby girl was hospitalized after consumption of tainted and now-recalled formu...
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November 21, 2025
Douglas: A big storm the weekend after Thanksgiving? Maybe.
Douglas: A big storm the weekend after Thanksgiving? Maybe.
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November 21, 2025
Vikings injury report: Ryan Kelly, Jonathan Greenard questionable
Minnesota Vikings center Ryan Kelly is expected to be activated for Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
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November 21, 2025
Thomson Reuters employee dies in workplace incident
Authorities have not released any details about the death, which occurred Tuesday.
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November 21, 2025
Douglas Flanders, champion of famous & unknown artists, dies at 75
He operated the longest-running gallery in the Twin Cities that started as Unicorn Gallery in 1972.
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November 21, 2025
Reusse: North Dakota State's football powerhouse keeps rolling
Reusse: A few quirks have enabled North Dakota State football standout Raja Nelson of Lakeville a chance to play in almost 80 college games.
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November 21, 2025
Minneota secures fourth consecutive Class 1A Prep Bowl title
The Vikings rolled over Breckenridge in a 49-14 state championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on Friday.
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November 21, 2025
The many questions about the UCare collapse
Concerns include the asleep-at-the-wheel nature of this development, in addition to the impact on Medicaid enrollees and taxpayers.
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November 21, 2025
MN insurer UCare’s collapse isn’t a surprise
Minnesota is facing one of its most significant health care failures in decades with the collapse of UCare — a 40-year nonprofit serving mor...
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November 21, 2025
U growers have Honeycrisp dreams for purple Prince potato
MN is home to Prince, the Purple Rain musical and the Purple Paisley potato. Find the spud at farmers markets, co-ops and the Mpls. fine din...
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November 21, 2025
MN man convicted of posing as decorated vet, POW and reaping $146K in benefits
Prosecutors say Mikhail Wicker claimed he suffered PTSD and other injuries during an attack in Iraq.
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November 21, 2025
Can Gophers football team finally win a road game?
The Gophers meet Northwestern in a Big Ten football game at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field on Saturday, and Randy Johnson has an int...
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November 21, 2025
Sen. Klobuchar meets Pope Leo at the Vatican with Ukrainian delegation
Klobuchar said she thanked the pope, who sent a personal message of condolence to Minnesota families after the Annunciation school shooting.
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November 21, 2025
Minnesota Vikings have a Catch-22 with QB J.J. McCarthy
The Vikings face a conundrum with young quarterback J.J. McCarthy: the worse he plays, the more he should play.
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November 21, 2025
U of M cancels Board of Regents meeting over Fairview deal
The University of MN Board of Regents canceled a meeting to discuss “clinical partnership options” after U of M Physicians reached a deal wi...
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November 21, 2025
Anderson: Hunter who died saving a friend’s dog was highly accomplished and ‘one tough mother’
Chris Hendricks had twin loves: His job at Polaris, and seeing ducks over decoys.
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November 21, 2025
Human remains found in wooded area near St. Cloud, MN
The remains were found in an area known to be a homeless encampment; Benton County officials say evidence indicates the remains had been the...
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November 21, 2025
Prep Bowl: Live updates from the football state championships
Four of the seven state title games are played Friday. Up first: Breckenridge vs. Minneota, Class 1A
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November 21, 2025
Jury convicts MN man of fatally shooting his ex, leaving body beneath overpass
Years earlier, Sabrina Schnoor petitioned the court for an order of protection against Jason Horner.
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November 21, 2025
Updated Edwin Lundie house in Rochester keeps tradition, charm
The 1949-built house is November’s Home of the Month, thanks to a renovation that expanded the kitchen but kept the Minnesota-made architect...
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November 21, 2025
Talkin' Prep Bowl: What we're watching for Friday and Saturday
WCCO Radio x Strib Varsity: The Prep Bowl is a two-day championship party for Minnesota high school football, and Jim Paulsen joined the sho...
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November 21, 2025
Video: Stillwater boys hockey defeats Centennial in overtime
See highlights and hear interviews from Stillwater boy's hockey's victory.
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November 21, 2025
An inside look at one of the largest cannabis harvests in MN to date
The Prairie Island Indian Community and other tribal operations will be key suppliers for state-licensed marijuana retailers as new growers...
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November 21, 2025