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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
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
No. 1 Indiana adds to CFP dominance with crushing 56-22 Peach Bowl semifinal win over No. 5 Oregon
Undefeated Indiana's already impressive march through the College Football Playoff gained momentum as its dominant defense created three fir...
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January 10, 2026
Ex-Cincinnati wide receiver Jennings commits to Gophers out of transfer portal
Jennings has caught 95 passes for 1,208 yards and four touchdowns in his career.
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January 10, 2026
Parents stand watch for ICE outside Minnesota schools
Some Twin Cities schools are responding to rumors about ICE agents on school properties.
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January 10, 2026
Transcript: ICE agent Jonathan Ross’ law enforcement, military career dates back two decades
Ross testified about his experience during the trial of a driver convicted of dragging him 100 yards, leading to him needing nearly 20 stitc...
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January 10, 2026
Readers Write: ICE and the shooting of Renee Good
Get Noem’s ill-trained agents out of here.
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January 9, 2026
What ICE agents can and can’t do — and what legal rights the public has during encounters
Our FAQ on warrants, masks and what legal observers can document.
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January 9, 2026
Man shot and killed in Minneapolis in city’s second homicide of year
The man was shot just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday night in the city’s Willard-Hay neighborhood.
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January 9, 2026
Washington: The feds were once the last resort for justice. Now, states aren’t so sure.
60 years before Renee Good, there was Viola Liuzzo. The roles played by the states and the U.S. in response to their killings seem to have f...
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January 9, 2026
NBA veteran Julius Randle finds an inner peace in his routine with Timberwolves
While recovering from an injury last season, he made great advances in taking care of his mental health and has found a new attitude.
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January 9, 2026
Douglas: More cold fronts in the coming weeks
The coldest day of the year for the Twin Cities is typically Jan. 17.
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January 9, 2026
Former Twins outfielder Max Kepler suspended 80 games for positive steroid test
Max Kepler, currently a free agent after playing for the Phillies last year, tested positive for Epitrenbolone, a banned performance-enhanci...
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January 9, 2026
Minnesota woman dies after shark attack in U.S. Virgin Islands
Island officials identified the woman, who was from Detroit Lakes, and say she lost an arm in the attack.
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January 9, 2026
U.S. Treasury secretary says fraud-fighting strategies launched in Minnesota will be start of national efforts
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Gov. Tim Walz for leading the state while massive fraud was discovered, and presented steps...
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January 9, 2026
Delano farm and equestrian center rebuilt after fire listed for $7M
Steepleview Farm & Equestrian Center, a 69-acre estate about a 40-minute drive from the Twin Cities, underwent a $4.5 million rebuild after...
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January 9, 2026
Anderson: With Walz not running for re-election, hunters and anglers hope the next governor ‘gets’ the outdoors
Possible Klobuchar candidacy is seen as a positive by many Minnesota conservationists.
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January 9, 2026
New video shows shooting from ICE agent’s perspective
Alpha News released the 48-second recording of the encounter shows the agent exiting his vehicle and approaching Renee Good as she sits behi...
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January 9, 2026
Hennepin County prosecutor, attorney general launch independent state review into fatal ICE shooting
The decision comes one day after the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension announced it had been removed from a joint investigation alon...
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January 9, 2026
Opinion | ICE in Minneapolis: Local immigration experts weigh in
Local immigration attorneys reflect on the year's worth of legal steps that led to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer...
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January 9, 2026
RandBall: How did Anthony Edwards reach 10,000 points so quickly?
Only LeBron James and Kevin Durant were younger when they reached the milestone that Edwards hit Thursday.
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January 9, 2026
Opinion | Trump is falling for a trap we can all see coming
His increasing belligerence abroad should raise alarm about more than the fate of Venezuela.
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January 9, 2026
Success on Wild’s seven-game road trip moves them to second in the NHL standings
With a 4-1-2 record and 10 points in 14 days away from home, the Wild tied Dallas as the teams battle for home ice in the playoffs.
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January 9, 2026
NFL playoff field has a record 12 quarterbacks under 30. None of them is named J.J. McCarthy.
Three quarterbacks from J.J. McCarthy’s 2024 draft class are in the postseason, and so are three QBs who could have been Vikings in the past...
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January 9, 2026
More Iron Range steelworker layoffs looming as Cleveland Cliffs cuts production
Nearly 50 Hibbing Taconite workers received notice that they’ll be out of work Feb. 1, following the layoff of about 250 last March.
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January 9, 2026
WNBPA and WNBA will not extend CBA deadline; sides will continue to negotiate ‘in good faith’
The WNBA and its players' union will not agree to another collective bargaining agreement extension after the current deadline passes Friday...
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January 9, 2026
Comedian John Mulaney postpones Minneapolis shows
He will now bring his “Mister Whatever” tour to the Armory in April.
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January 9, 2026
Former Gov. Jesse Ventura speaks out against ICE in Minnesota, hints may run again
Ventura visited his alma mater, Roosevelt High School, in the wake of recent events and said what happened in 1930s Germany is what is happe...
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January 9, 2026
Twins prioritized Josh Bell in free agency, and he plans to reward them
Josh Bell, who signed a one-year, $7 million contract, hit .286 with 11 homers, 11 doubles and 31 RBI over his final 67 games last year.
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January 9, 2026
There are many crowdfunding campaigns online tied to Renee Good’s killing, but are any legit?
GoFundMe is working to verify them and has ruled on the one that has surpassed $1 million raised.
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January 9, 2026
Nonprofit gains control of another downtown St. Paul building, U.S. Bank Center
The St. Paul Downtown Development Corporation, an offshoot of the nonprofit St. Paul Downtown Alliance, owns three other properties formerly...
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January 9, 2026
How do Minnesota’s snowplows know where to go when it snows?
Like mail carriers, they follow routes. But state, county and local plow drivers are responsible for different roadways.
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January 9, 2026
Political tribalism consumes debate over ICE shooting
Americans’ reactions to the videos of a violent act in Minneapolis have exposed the nation’s raw divisions.
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January 9, 2026
Harassment toward Somali businesses surges after viral video
As national attention focused on Minnesota’s Somali community over allegations of day care fraud, business owners from the community say the...
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January 9, 2026
National media swoops into Minneapolis to cover our latest tragedy
New CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil and Fox News’s Laura Ingraham were among the big names flying into Minnesota.
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January 9, 2026
The 5 best things our food writers ate around the Twin Cities this week
Comforting soup, saucy fried chicken sandwiches, paint-your-own cookies, a twist on a sashimi wrap and small-town barbecue are among our fav...
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January 9, 2026