Surging auto insurance rates squeeze drivers, fuel inflation

Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation.

Charge: Driver going 77 mph ran red light, fatally hit man crossing St. Paul street and kept going

Court records show that four months earlier, a state trooper clocked the driver at 90 mph on Interstate 694 in New Brighton.

U football continues strong activity in transfer portal with QB addition

The Gophers received a commitment from quarterback Dylan Wittke out of Virginia Tech, who ESPN rated as a Top-40 QB in the Class of 2023.

Fairview sees financial upturn despite $189M operating loss last year

Fifth year of red ink reported as health system CEO cites progress on deal to return teaching hospital to U of M.

Minneapolis teachers union to vote on strike authorization

Members of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers will vote Thursday and Friday on whether to walk out if a contract agreement can't be reached.




'He was about community': Scores memorialize north Minneapolis entrepreneur Sammy McDowell

73 years later, St. Peter man finally getting Purple Heart
Clash brewing over Lino Lakes development plan that includes mosque
Two stalled Duluth housing projects move ahead

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Mark Craig's mock draft: QBs, trades and the Vikings take . . .

Tenacious defense, McDaniels' anger spark Wolves to Game 2 win
Gophers hoops lands Oregon guard transfer after Hawkins' departure
Neal: Sweep? This Wolves-Suns series may not get to Game 5

Longtime downtown Fargo staple Zandbroz Variety closing in June

Fairview sees financial upturn despite $189M operating loss last year
Ramstad: Health care is a tough arena for AI to make a difference
UnitedHealth Group's CEO made $25 million in 2023


How 'the Squad' and like-minded progressives have changed their party

Get rid of Minnesota's precinct caucuses, go to primary elections up and down the ballot
Here's how I'd broadly frame the environment that led to my firing as a teacher
Transparency leads to better government


Yuen: Lynx top pick Pili, finds 'blessing' fueling dreams of Samoan, Indigenous kids

A Twyla Tharp world premiere is part of Northrop's 2024-25 dance season
Some of comedy's biggest names converge on the Twin Cities this weekend
Minneapolis writer Louise Erdrich is back with an upcoming novel, 'The Mighty Red,' set in North Dakota.

Yuen: Lynx top pick Pili, finds 'blessing' fueling dreams of Samoan, Indigenous kids

We in Minnesota are about to witness the legions of fans from two under-represented communities who flock to see "Pili Power."

Neal: Sweep? This Wolves-Suns series may not get to Game 5

The Timberwolves have proven that being dominated like they were by Phoenix during the regular season means nothing. But don't just assume a sweep, OK?

Ramstad: Health care is a tough arena for AI to make a difference

AI models are meeting their match with the complexity of how people take care of themselves.

Medcalf: Exonerated of murder, author will speak at our Minneapolis book club about 'life and freedom'

Anthony Ray Hinton spent nearly 30 years on death row for a murder he didn't commit: "The only way I knew that I could get my joy back is that I had to forgive them."



Biden administration finalizes rule to grant overtime for millions more salaried workers

Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law
In heated western Minn. GOP congressional primary, outsiders challenging incumbent
Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote

Columbia University cites progress with Gaza war protesters after encampment arrests

USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time
Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign's 'eyes and ears' during 2016 race
The Latest | Germany will resume working with UN relief agency for Palestinians after a review

TikTok may be banned in the US. Here's what happened when India did it

Rush hour chaos in London as 5 military horses run amok after getting spooked during exercise
Teenage girl arrested after a student and 2 teachers were stabbed at a school in Wales
Ex-leader of Northern Ireland's biggest unionist party faces sex offense charges dating to 1985

Why do so many Minnesota homeowners get free roofs after a hailstorm?

What are the financial pros and cons of retiring in Minnesota?
Introducing the Curious Minnesota Collection. Every question we've answered — now in one place
How did Faribault become home to Minnesota's deaf and blind academies?

Photographer alleges he was forced to watch Megan Thee Stallion have sex and was unfairly fired

Video shows Alec Baldwin smacking phone away from woman demanding he say 'Free Palestine'
Ex-gang leader's account of Tupac Shakur killing is fiction, defense lawyer in Vegas says
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson pledged $10M for Maui wildfire survivors. They gave much more.

Female inductee in Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame is flying high

Driver pulled from burning car on I-94 in St. Paul thanks good Samaritans for saving his life
73 years later, St. Peter man finally getting Purple Heart
The story of Hercules the cat: Rescued in 2022, Target model in 2024