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July 29, 2025
Activists pressure Target on cage-free eggs goal
Activists delivered petitions to Target HQ in Minneapolis on Tuesday demanding the company make good on its cage-free egg and crate-free por...
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July 29, 2025
Opinion | How about a real Minneapolis mayoral debate?
Candidate forums aren't as informative as actively moderated debates, Tara Danger writes. Voters deserve a substantive debate between Omar F...
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July 29, 2025
Body-cam footage released after northern MN deputies shoot, kill man
Video from St. Louis County MN Sheriff's Department shows deputies firing at Adam Wolf, who allegedly set houses on fire and sprayed gasolin...
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July 29, 2025
Minneapolis breaks ground on $45 million North Commons Park overhaul
The North Commons Park project will rebuild the water park, construct the city’s first indoor field house and expand public amenities across...
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July 29, 2025
Coon Rapids Walmart closing in August
The older format store, which doesn't have a full grocery like other nearby Walmart Supercenters, will be the second to close in two years i...
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July 29, 2025
Dallas Mavericks choose former Timberwolves and Lynx CEO as team president
Ethan Casson left Minnesota when Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez took over as owners.
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July 29, 2025
Travel Troubleshooter: Sixt promises to pay for blown tires in Big Bend, but when?
When Ray Cook damages two tires on his Sixt rental car, the company promises to cover the expense of replacing them. Months later, he’s sti...
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July 29, 2025
What will two new amphitheaters mean for Twin Cities concertgoers?
Concert industry competitors Live Nation and First Avenue are promising a lot of shows at the new outdoor venues in Shakopee and Minneapolis...
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July 29, 2025
Ex-wife of Minnesota DOC commissioner Paul Schnell admits trying to kill disabled son
Julie Louise Myhre-Schnell reached a plea deal on a first-degree attempted murder count.
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July 29, 2025
Lawyers for Epstein’s former girlfriend say she’s open to interview with Congress, if given immunity
Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is open to answering questions from Congress — b...
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July 29, 2025
Charge: Man broke into MN State Capitol through door he propped open hours earlier
The charge comes one day after officials said they intend to hire an independent expert to conduct a security assessment of the Capitol comp...
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July 29, 2025
32nd Minnesota Fringe Festival kicks off with eclectic splash
The lineup of 99 shows includes mashups with "Ted Lasso," Our Town, Romeo & Juliet and other musicals, comedies, dance showcases and plays.
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July 29, 2025
Extend the life of your produce and save some money with food preservation
From canning to pickling to freezing food, here are some tips on how to join the movement.
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July 29, 2025
5 recipes for preserving the fruits and vegetables of Minnesota summers
Freezing, canning, roasting and fermenting can stretch produce, save money and teach kitchen skills. Get started with these ideas from a new...
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July 29, 2025
The wait to get a Real ID in MN is now over 3 months
Minnesota’s Driver and Vehicle Services is so far behind in processing Real ID applications that the agency is telling people not to get one...
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July 29, 2025
RandBall: Trading Chris Paddack, Randy Dobnak closes book on regrettable deals
The Twins tried to be creative with deals for the two starting pitchers. Neither one worked out, as Michael Rand writes in today’s 10 things...
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July 29, 2025
Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their boy on a South Carolina lake
Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina's most popular lakes, he was dea...
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July 29, 2025
Major digital outage in St. Paul immobilizing many services
St. Paul officials detail a digital outage that has hit the city this morning.
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July 29, 2025
Ecolab reports 7% profit gain, introduces more AI products
Christophe Beck, CEO of the St. Paul-based company, said more AI products will be introduced. The company continues to lean into AI for grow...
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July 29, 2025
Ramstad: Staggering, swaggering growth gives way to humility at UnitedHealth
Top executives began the process of rebuilding trust with investors and the public at large after financial hit.
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July 29, 2025
TSA checkpoint at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport’s hotel reopens after 5 years.
But the skyway checkpoint in Terminal 1 won’t reopen any time soon, airport officials say.
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July 29, 2025
Starmer says UK will recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday the U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September – unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in G...
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July 29, 2025
Laura Shepherd-Robinson's con artists reveal 'The Art of a Lie'
In her follow-up to "The Square of Sevens," Laura Shepherd-Robinson again has fun with historical characters pulling the wool over each othe...
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July 29, 2025
Trump Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. acti...
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July 29, 2025
Millionaires multiply across the US, but most find it’s not all mansions and champagne
A surging number of everyday Americans now boast a seven-figure net worth once the domain of celebrities and CEOs. But as the ranks of milli...
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July 29, 2025
Boy, 16, on Harley hits vehicle from behind on MN hwy. and dies
The collision occurred about Monday afternoon in Marshall on Hwy. 23, the State Patrol said.
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July 29, 2025
Daryl Hall will replace Steve Miller in the 2025 Minnesota State Fair grandstand series
Stepping in after Miller canceled his tour, the Hall & Oates hitmaker is touring solo amid a feud with his old bandmate. He still sings the...
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July 29, 2025
Minneapolis’ Leslie Fhima gets frustrated on ‘Bachelor in Paradise’
But she’s still in the mix after five episodes.
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July 29, 2025
US job openings fell to 7.4 million last month as job market continues to cool
Employers posted 7.4 million job vacancies last month, a sign that the American job market continues to cool.
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July 29, 2025
12 Minnesota hospitals among more than 500 ranked as "best" nationally.
Magazine ranked 12 hospitals in Minnesota, including one each in Duluth, Rochester, St. Cloud and the rest in the Twin Cities metro area.
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July 29, 2025
To stay sharper while aging, get active, challenge your brain, and eat healthy
It's official: Older Americans worried about cognitive decline can stay sharper for longer by exercising both their bodies and their brains...
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July 29, 2025
Neal: Minnesota Twins will be sellers ahead of MLB trade deadline
Neal: Following Monday's trade of Chris Paddack to Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins president Derek Falvey indicated they will be sellers at...
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July 29, 2025
The Marias, Sierra Ferrell and other fun things to do July 30-Aug. 5.
The Marias, Sierra Ferrell, Red Clay Strays and Pixies are in the Twin Cities this week. There's also "Singin' in the Rain" and the SoMi Art...
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July 29, 2025
Gunman who killed 4 at Manhattan office building was targeting NFL headquarters, mayor says
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that a gunman who killed four people at a Manhattan office building was trying to target the hea...
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July 29, 2025
La Velle E. Neal III
La Velle E. Neal III is a sports columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune who previously covered the Twins for more than 20 years.
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July 29, 2025
Polaris posts a loss as leisure industry continues to struggle
The Minnesota company cut its budget nearly $10M, but sales were down 6% driven partly by having to provide discounts to sell vehicles.
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July 29, 2025
New City of Lakes Art Fair in Minneapolis extends art fair season into fall
Some artists see this fair on the shores of Bde Maka Ska as a way to bring back the energy of the Uptown Art Fair.
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July 29, 2025
Union Pacific announces bid for Norfolk Southern to create transcontinental railroad
Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a deal valued at $85 billion in a merger that could trigger the final wave of railroad m...
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July 29, 2025
Storms leave 90K statewide without power, cleanup underway
Minnesotans will be cleaning up for a second straight day after severe storms rolled through the state on Monday. Excel Energy reported powe...
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July 29, 2025
UnitedHealth Group profit misses analyst expectations on high medical costs
Eden Prairie-based health care giant says it expects to return to earnings growth in 2026.
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July 29, 2025
Who is Joe Thompson, the federal prosecutor who keeps finding fraud in Minnesota state programs?
Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson has led the prosecution of Feeding Our Future fraud alongside investigations in state programs for autism,...
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July 29, 2025
Dessa concerts in Midwest hindered by South African collaborators’ U.S. visa denials
Amid rising U.S.-South Africa tensions, the Twin Cities hip-hop star is “completely heartbroken” she cannot be joined by 29:11 at her August...
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July 29, 2025
Wrecktangle Pizza opens in Duluth on Aug. 9 with a grand opening party
Plus: 94 Bubbles boba shop closing, Hope brings breakfast to Chanhassen, changes at Malcolm Yards, Ramen Kazama down a location and more res...
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July 29, 2025
Former Rochester teen who killed family with ax to be released from prison
David Brom, a Rochester teen when he killed four members of his family with an ax, is scheduled to be released from prison in Lino Lakes tod...
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July 29, 2025
AJ Pearce's 'Dear Mrs. Bird' ends series begun with 'Dear Miss Lake'
An adventurous advice columnist helps readers and friends cope with World War II strife in "Dear Miss Lake," the final novel in AJ Pearce's...
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July 29, 2025
Brown: In Ely, a bustling arts scene salves conflict, unites community
In northeast Minnesota, on the edge of the Boundary Waters, the arts bring together a quirky community that can be divided on other topics,...
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July 29, 2025
Opinion | As a late-night entertainer, Stephen Colbert abdicated
I found his now-cancelled "Late Show" on CBS grating — even before the comedian turned entertainment programming into political advocacy, Ad...
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July 29, 2025
‘Worst-case scenario of famine’ is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts say
The ''worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip,'' the leading international authority on food crises said in...
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July 29, 2025
Kenny Chesney, Wynonna Judd and Steve Earle added for Farm Aid in Minneapolis
They join Willie Nelson, Neil Young and others for the 40th anniversary of the fundraiser for family farmers.
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July 29, 2025