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March 3, 2026
2026 All-Minnesota Boys Hockey Player of the Year: Hibbing/Chisholm’s Tate Swanson
Hibbing/Chisholm senior forward Tate Swanson, the All-Minnesota Boys Hockey Player of the Year, has led the Bluejackets back to the state to...
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March 3, 2026
Meet the 2026 Strib Varsity All-Minnesota boys hockey team
Meet the 2026 Strib Varsity All-Minnesota boys hockey team, our selection of the state’s top 25 players this season across both classificati...
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March 3, 2026
Tracking Minnesota: 7 new local songs to hear in March
She’s Green, Solid Gold and Mina Moore are among our monthly picks to tap into all the new music flowing out of the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
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March 3, 2026
A rush of pop-ups includes Sameh Wadi’s dinner party inside the new Saffron
Plus: New restaurants at Midtown Global Market, local eateries push into suburban expansions, skyway coffee and more food news.
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March 3, 2026
Minnesota is reviewing Medicaid spending to fight fraud, but the scope is limited
Managed care organizations responsible for billions of dollars in social services spending have been left out of a key audit. The state want...
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March 3, 2026
What another sales decline for Target says about consumers
Comparable sales fell 2.5% and profits more than 5% as consumers shopped discounts and traded down for the holiday season.
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March 3, 2026
Rash: One Iranian’s perspective on his country’s convulsions
"Maleki recalled living just blocks from Evin prison in the early years after the 1979 revolution. The very loud sounds he heard in the morn...
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March 3, 2026
Thomson Reuters criticized by some Minnesota employees over its ICE contract
Workers at the company’s Eagan campus pressed their concerns to executives, including over potential misuse of license plate data, during Tw...
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March 3, 2026
Ilhan Omar: Five steps to take in response to Operation Metro Surge
"Nothing about what we witnessed was normal," U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar writes. "Where do we go from here?"
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March 3, 2026
Iranian drones hit the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia, while hundreds are reported dead in Iran
Iran struck the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital with a drone early Tuesday as it kept hitting targets around the region, while the Un...
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March 3, 2026
Minnesota sues Trump administration over frozen Medicaid payments
The federal government is attempting to withhold more than a quarter of a billion dollars in Medicaid funding with officials pointing to Min...
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March 3, 2026
Quinn Hughes appears on ‘The Tonight Show’
Wild superstar Quinn Hughes is winding down his media tour after Monday night’s appearance with Jimmy Fallon.
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March 3, 2026
Fergus Falls contestant Chris Tungseth reaches top 30 on ‘American Idol’
A Wisconsin singer will also represent the Midwest.
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March 3, 2026
Minnesota autism center owner pleads guilty in massive social services fraud
Prosecutors allege Star Autism Center in St. Cloud bilked the state and a health insurer out of $6 million.
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March 3, 2026
Readers Write: War in Iran, artificial intelligence in war, Russia-Ukraine war
What on earth are we doing?
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March 2, 2026
Watch the Class 4A, Section 6 boys basketball tournament, only on Strib Varsity
Defending state champion Wayzata has won Class 4A, Section 6 for five straight seasons. Can the Trojans make it six? Watch the section tourn...
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March 2, 2026
Watch Wayzata vs. Hopkins in the Class 4A, Section 6 girls basketball championship, only on Strib Varsity
Girls basketball section final livestream: Hopkins and Wayzata meet again in the Section 6 final on Thursday with a state tournament berth o...
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March 2, 2026
Mayor Jacob Frey moves after buying house in southwest Minneapolis
Frey and his wife, Sarah Clarke, have said they would likely move to a house after having their second child.
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March 2, 2026
Woman accused of making numerous threats to harm Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth
The charge comes fewer than 9 months after the assassination of DFL state Rep. Melissa Hortman.
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March 2, 2026
Iron Range police officer dies hours after brain infection diagnosis
Cody Siebert, 33, is remembered for his goofball humor, love of family.
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March 2, 2026
Boys hockey state tournament: Predictions for semifinalists and champions in Class 2A and 1A
Staff writers Olivia Hicks and Jim Paulsen agree on one final, disagree on the other.
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March 2, 2026
Minnesota farmers resist ‘new normal’ of bird flu that’s killed 10M birds
The virus isn’t pumping up grocery store egg prices anymore, but it is still financially and mentally weighing on turkey and chicken farmers...
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March 2, 2026
Souhan: We are watching the best players in the history of the Wild and Timberwolves
Kirill Kaprizov and Quinn Hughes on the hockey side are obvious; sorry, Kevin Garnett, you weren’t that great in the fourth quarter.
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March 2, 2026
Angie Craig says she regrets past immigration vote in wake of Operation Metro Surge
Craig said in an op-ed that Trump’s immigration crackdown on Minnesota made her “question whether I made the right call last year.”
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March 2, 2026
Sting brings new trio to Minneapolis on Oct. 13
Tickets for his Orpheum Theatre concert will go on sale this week.
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March 2, 2026
Former Duluth cop sues city, claiming he was punished for making misconduct complaints
David Drozdowski’s whistleblower suit alleges misconduct was minimized under Police Chief Mike Ceynowa and Mayor Roger Reinert.
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March 2, 2026
Trump pushes back on mounting criticism about his Iran war battle plan as conflict spreads
President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back against mounting criticism that he hasn't done enough to explain why it was necessary to start...
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March 2, 2026
Douglas: Tuesday brings a shot at 50 degrees
But don’t put away the winter boots
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March 2, 2026
Opinion | Repealing Trump’s tariffs won’t lower prices anytime soon
While retail prices can rise quickly — as gas prices are doing now due to the war in the Middle East — they often take much longer to come b...
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March 2, 2026
Greg Bovino, other federal agents investigated for actions during Operation Metro Surge
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office is already investigating 17 incidents involving potential unlawful conduct by federal...
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March 2, 2026
Angie Craig: I regret my vote on the Laken Riley Act
That regret has "only strengthened my resolve to stand up to the Trump administration’s cruel immigration policies, call out my spineless Re...
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March 2, 2026
Ahead of NHL trade deadline, Wild have an obvious need
The Wild are seeking playoff success and need to improve their faceoff win percentage. Vincent Trocheck would fit the bill, but obtaining hi...
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March 2, 2026
MN’s U.S. Attorney ordered to appear at contempt hearing Tuesday over violations in immigration cases
The judge said he called the hearing for the U.S. government to explain why they shouldn’t be held in contempt
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March 2, 2026
U.S.-Iran conflict raising gas prices in Minnesota
Spring travel is also contributing to a jump of 10 to 30 cents in the coming days, one analyst said, with some stations jumping up to 85 cen...
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March 2, 2026
RandBall: Is it more likely the Twins make the playoffs or lose 100 games?
We know what is most likely to happen with Minnesota teams. Now let’s decide between extreme options.
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March 2, 2026
As criminals use artificial intelligence to commit fraud, Minnesota turns to AI to fight it
Artificial intelligence has become both a problem and solution for Minnesota officials contending with widespread fraud in social services.
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March 2, 2026
Northwest Sportshow and eight other low-cost things to do this week
Celebrate women at markets, literary conversations and a dance party.
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March 2, 2026
Hegseth insists the Iran conflict is 'not endless' while warning more casualties are likely
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke on Monday to widening concerns that the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran could spiral into a protracted reg...
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March 2, 2026
Felon who fled barefoot from Hennepin County courtroom is captured
Jerel Martin bolted from the courthouse in June after hearing he was heading to prison to start a five-year sentence.
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March 2, 2026
Reusse: The Iron Man Family that attends every game and the Iron Man Players that play every minute
Abbey Murphy’s family got a chance to watch her win a gold medal and set a scoring record an ocean apart in the same week; Langston Reynolds...
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March 2, 2026
Eric Clapton's short Midwest U.S. fall tour includes St. Paul date
The three-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer confirmed the Sept. 15 date at Grand Casino Arena ahead of his 81st birthday.
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March 2, 2026
Speeding drops where Minneapolis put up cameras to catch lead-footed drivers
The city rolled out five cameras in October. More could be added this year as well as cameras to catch red-light runners.
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March 2, 2026
War widens to include Iranian-backed militias as Israeli and American planes pound Iran
Iran and allied armed groups fired missiles at Israel, Arab states and U.S. military targets around the region on Monday, while Israel and t...
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March 2, 2026
Oil prices surge as Strait of Hormuz tanker disruptions rattle global supply
Oil prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint raised uncertainty about how U.S. an...
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March 2, 2026
St. Paul schools, reeling from ICE surge, try to keep students on track as many learn from home
Though students are gradually returning to in-person learning in St. Paul, thousands are still logging into temporary e-learning.
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March 2, 2026
On edges of Twin Cities, dividing rural land for family housing sparks property rights debate
In more rural suburbs like Nowthen, residents’ desires for their land and city’s plans for growth may clash.
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March 2, 2026
From ‘The Good Life’ to good neighbors: Minnesota’s ICE resistance rebranded the state
How Minneapolis’ response to the immigration crackdown forged a new national identity.
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March 2, 2026
A sneak peek of Risata, a new taste of Italy in downtown Robbinsdale
We got an exclusive first look at the pasta, parmigiana and heart inside the Italian restaurant opening March 9.
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March 2, 2026
An app that answers ‘When will the doctor be here?’ raises $1.8 million
Invented by a U of M doctor, Q-rounds is poised to expand to a dozen hospitals this year.
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March 2, 2026