Souhan: Wolves are best team in basketball, even if they can't say it
The Timberwolves need 10 more victories to win a championship and have the right to call themselves the NBA's best team. The rest of us don't have to wait to say it..
St. Cloud State to eliminate nearly 100 programs, 57 faculty in latest cuts
The reductions are part of a five-year plan to balance what was a projected $24 million budget deficit at the beginning of last year.
Testifying in hush money trial, porn actor Stormy Daniels describes first meeting Trump
Stormy Daniels took the witness stand Tuesday in the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump, prepared to testify about a sexual encounter the porn actor says she had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid off to keep silent during the presidential election 10 years later.
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Minneapolis man gets prison after son died eating fentanyl pills resembling children's vitamins
Nelson Randolph III is expected to serve the first 10½ years of his 16-year term in prison and the balance on supervised release.
Wisconsin wedding barns sue over state's new liquor law requiring licensing
A pair of Wisconsin wedding barns sued the state Tuesday seeking to block enactment of a new law that requires them to get liquor licenses similar to other establishments that host events.
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Souhan: Wolves are best team in basketball, even if they can't say it
Hungry Wolves devour Nuggets with defense for 2-0 series lead
Ten clutch points: Barkley says 'series is a wrap. Minnesota is better.'
Twins resume winning; rookie Woods Richardson pitches a gem
Business
Cat & Jack in Canada: Target expands kids brand in Hudson Bay and considers other international markets
Ryan will equip worksites with Narcan as more construction companies address mental health
Minneapolis' Castlelake investment firm getting $1.5B infusion from Canadian global asset manager
How to survive graduation season: What you need to know about parties, gifts and planning
Opinion
Why we protested at the University of Minnesota
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David Banks: What Ecclesiastes said, approximately
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Souhan: Wolves are best team in basketball, even if they can't say it
The Timberwolves need 10 more victories to win a championship and have the right to call themselves the NBA's best team. The rest of us don't have to wait to say it..
Jim Souhan
Souhan: Even as winning streak ends, Jeffers continues to thrive
Much like the Wolves' Rudy Gobert, the Twins have a star "C" in Ryan Jeffers. The catcher/designated hitter could be playing his way into an All-Star Game spot.
La Velle E. Neal III
Neal: What happens after you win a national title?
The parties start, and some don't stop. The phone rings. The contracts come. Life is good right now for basketball coaches and fans in Mankato.
James Lileks
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Politics
Minnesota Senate panel convenes ethics hearing into Sen. Mitchell's burglary arrest
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Medcalf: Sen. Mitchell case reveals grace gap for the powerless
Nation
Biden condemns current antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance during college protests and Gaza war
Testifying in hush money trial, porn actor Stormy Daniels describes first meeting Trump
Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment, occupy building at Rhode Island School of Design
Second tornado in 5 weeks damages Oklahoma town and causes 1 death as powerful storms hit central US
World
Israeli forces seize Rafah crossing in Gaza, threatening aid and putting cease-fire talks on edge
Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than ever
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Police investigating shooting outside Drake's mansion that left security guard wounded
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