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October 8, 2025
Minnesota high school girls cross-country top-10 polls: Week 7
Three fresh teams — Mounds View, Chaska and Minnetonka — joined the Class 3A rankings.
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October 8, 2025
Minnesota high school boys cross-country top-10 poll: Week 5
Two Rivers made the biggest new mark in the team rankings, entering the Class 3A top 10 at No. 6.
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October 8, 2025
If Trump comes for Pritzker, he comes for all of us
Tim Walz and JB Pritzker said Tuesday they might be jailed by the president. Trump called for the arrest of the Illinois governor and Chicag...
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October 8, 2025
Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations
The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the...
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October 8, 2025
Sartell, MN, boy removed from life support after bike crash
12-year-old Raghav Shrestha, a seventh-grader at Sartell Middle School, was wearing a helmet but suffered a head injury that appears to have...
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October 8, 2025
Douglas: Fine fall weather into next week
A few showers sprout by the dinner hour tomorrow, but sunshine rules our sky Friday and most of Saturday.
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October 8, 2025
Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans
Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.
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October 8, 2025
RandBall: If the Gophers are a ‘really good football team,’ it’s time to show it
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck seems confident even in the face of a lopsided result against Ohio State. We’ll see if he’s right in the next month...
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October 8, 2025
Republican Ron Schutz enters race for Minnesota Attorney General
DFL Attorney General Keith Ellison hasn’t said if he’s seeking a third-term to the office next fall.
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October 8, 2025
Robbinsdale OKs settlement after police shooting
The Robbinsdale City Council approved a $3.2 million settlement in a federal lawsuit after Crystal police officer Geoffrey Kusick shot Adam...
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October 8, 2025
Animales Barbeque has opening date for new Mpls. restaurant
The former food truck will have spacious new digs in the former Royal Foundry, with plenty of room for smoked meats, music and a kids' playg...
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October 8, 2025
Fraud is not a characteristic of the immigrant community in MN
The Feeding Our Future scandal charges have been shocking, Fartun Weli writes. This doesn't reflect the values of the Somali American or oth...
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October 8, 2025
IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce as the government shutdown enters a second week
The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce on Wednesday as part of the ongoing government shutdown, according to an updated continge...
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October 8, 2025
Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health: ‘I’m not dying’
Dolly Parton ''ain't dead yet,'' the country superstar said on social media Wednesday following public speculation about her health.
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October 8, 2025
The deadline for the Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest is Oct. 15
The annual event is looking for recipes to earn a place in our Cookie Finder with other past winners and become part of Minnesotans' holiday...
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October 8, 2025
Minnesota state park wins national restroom award
Bear Head Lake State Park near Ely, MN, wins national bathroom award.
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October 8, 2025
Streaming Friday: Unbeaten football teams square off
Perfect records and advantageous section seeding are on the line when Staples-Motley hosts Pillager on Friday. Watch the game on Strib Varsi...
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October 8, 2025
Bird flu vaccine could help MN turkey farmers, but hurt exports
Minnesota poultry groups are cautiously optimistic about highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccinations, but worried other countires might s...
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October 8, 2025
University of Minnesota studying secrets of SuperAgers to help others live longer, better
Funded by federal NIH “high risk, high reward” grant, the study will examine the neurological hallmarks of people who are resilient to the u...
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October 8, 2025
Temple Israel tagged with antisemitic graffiti, Mpls. Mayor Jacob Frey says
One message referred to the attack two years ago on Israel by Hamas terrorists.
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October 8, 2025
A judge has blocked a Trump administration effort to change teen pregnancy prevention programs
A judge Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from requiring recipients of federal teen pregnancy prevention grants to com...
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October 8, 2025
Wisconsin man gets a year in prison for smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies
A Wisconsin man accused of smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies in violation of trade sanctions will spend the next year in federal...
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October 8, 2025
Four new mysteries will keep you puzzled
Danielle Trussoni, Susie Dent, Bianca Marais and K.A. Merson's novels all feature puzzles wrapped up in mysteries.
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October 8, 2025
Authorities make an arrest related to California's Palisades Fire
Authorities have made an arrest in connection with the deadly January wildfire that destroyed the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisa...
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October 8, 2025
Manchester synagogue attacker claimed allegiance to Islamic State group, police say
The assailant in last week's attack on a synagogue in the British city of Manchester that left two congregants dead claimed allegiance to Is...
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October 8, 2025
Trump says Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose Guard deployment
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deploy...
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October 8, 2025
Charge: Woman sexually assaulted for years by Catholic priest in MN
Charge says the encounters spanned 3 years and occurred in various locations.
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October 8, 2025
Dolly Parton’s sister ‘didn’t mean to scare anyone’ with prayer request
Dolly Parton’s sister Freida triggered a wave of concern for the star’s health with a Facebook post. Freida later said she never meant to ma...
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October 8, 2025
DeWayne Davis says he’ll be a more earnest Minneapolis mayor
Davis says getting his hands deep into community as a pastor has given him a perspective that contrasts career politicians.
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October 8, 2025
Joan Kennedy, first wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, has died
Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a long and troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband'...
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October 8, 2025
Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to face a criminal case that has thrown a spotlight on the Justice Department's...
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October 8, 2025
One dead, three hurt in downtown Minneapolis shooting
One person is dead and three injured from a shooting inside a downtown Minneapolis bar late Tuesday.
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October 8, 2025
Soup recipes to have in your pocket for the fall and winter
Chicken, chorizo and butterbean as well as Italian turkey soups are what's cooking for the fall season.
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October 8, 2025
Man admits to one-punch killing outside Mpls. tobacco shop
Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the aggressor “assaulted the victim in broad daylight, in full view of the public.”
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October 8, 2025
Minnesota Wild's top prospects ready to make marks in the NHL
The Minnesota Wild will have five young first-round picks at the ready when the NHL season opens for the team on Thursday night in St. Louis...
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October 8, 2025
The Big Gigs: 10 top concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Highlights for Oct. 9-15 include Lorde, Laufey, Ziggy Marley, Jonas Brothers, Mickey Guyton, Craig Finn and Mumford & Sons.
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October 8, 2025
One fisherman dies when boat capsizes on the Mississippi River in Minnesota
Two other men survived the incident and were found by Xcel Energy workers.
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October 8, 2025
Molecular discovery that won Nobel Prize in chemistry is likened to ‘Harry Potter’ enchanted handbag
Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their development of metal–or...
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October 8, 2025
After Terry Pettis was convicted of murder, his father, Mike Tate, felt a stronger calling to mentor Minneapolis youth
Terry Pettis, once the most promising prospect in Minnesota basketball, is living out his life sentence in a California prison. Mike Tate, h...
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October 8, 2025
National Guard troops are outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon in Trump’s latest deployment
National Guard troops are positioned outside Chicago and they could be in Memphis by Friday as the Trump administration pushes ahead with an...
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October 8, 2025
More Minnesota school board members push for transgender athlete policy change due to funding concerns and fairness claims
About 7% of school board members in the state had signed a letter asking state and high school sports league leaders to adhere to federal po...
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October 8, 2025
New leader at MN office for missing, murdered Native people
Guadalupe Lopez, an enrolled Leech Lake Band member, is the new director of Minnesota’s Office for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives...
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October 8, 2025
William H. Macy shares favorite memory from a MN summer visit
The "Fargo" star plays sportscaster Jack Buck in the new movie “Soul On Fire.”
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October 8, 2025
South Mpls. homeowner celebrates Halloween with a Taylor Swift-inspired lawn display
Taylor Swift's latest album "The Life of a Showgirl" celebrates the pop star with references to her fiancé Travis Kelce, and people she's ha...
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October 8, 2025
MN officials say canceled transmission line funds won't only hurt clean energy
More than half a billion dollars were awarded to build and upgrade high-voltage lines in Minnesota and other Midwest states. The Trump admin...
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October 8, 2025
Anoka County sues MnDOT over Rum River funding
Anoka County wants to stop Minnesota Department of Transportation from diverting transportation funds to the Rum River Dam.
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October 8, 2025
Seven foods that may speed up aging
It's the foods you would expect to be bad news, from fries to white bread, plus a couple of surprises.
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October 8, 2025
Rondo Library closes for renovations, safety concerns continue
The renovation could close St. Paul's most visited library for up to a year. Community members don't think it will help with security.
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October 8, 2025
Hamas and Israel enter a third day of Gaza peace talks with top Trump envoy expected to join
Israel and Hamas entered a third day of peace talks at an Egyptian resort Wednesday, with more senior officials from the United States, Isra...
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October 8, 2025