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6 home improvement projects that give you the best return on your investment
Whether you plan to stay or sell your home during retirement, these improvements pay off.
Celebrity designer and Minnesota native Nate Berkus shares tips on making home spaces work for you
The famed interior design expert talks about tailoring space to fit your needs
How to make your business outlive you
Losing the founder or long-time owner of an enterprise can leave the business adrift and shatter family relationships, but it doesn't have to be that way
Local
Minnesota to close state park on Iron Range, turn it back into a mine
Taste of Minnesota to be enjoyed on the ground and in the air this year
Minnesota sales, clean-ups and other events to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day
Judge drops some charges against ex-Minnesota college student feared of plotting campus shooting
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Sports
Timberwolves defense would benefit from a better offense
Twins lose 5-4 to Tigers as struggles mount late
Wild rumblings: Gustavsson wants to return, Faber played despite broken ribs
Souhan: This is KAT's chance to prove Flip Saunders was right
Business
Thrivent has found a way for everyday folks to get a piece of the private equity market
When markets turn down, why robots beat humans at picking stocks
Ramstad: Misinterpreting data led me to the wrong conclusion about Minnesota retirees
Conservative lawmakers lead objections to Vista's deal to sell Federal ammunition to Czech firm
Opinion
Ukraine aid vote is a domestic and geopolitical inflection point
Mpls. must investigate suspicious fires
Editorial cartoon: How does Marjorie Taylor Greene sleep at night?
Readers Write: Child abuse, guns, justice system, deer hunting
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Variety
Over 27 years, couple have renovated Hopkins 'three-chimney house' built by Gluek family in 1939
The 5 best things our food writers ate this week in the Twin Cities (and beyond)
Female inductee in Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame is flying high
Review: Our critic and a 13-year-old Swiftie discuss Taylor Swift's new album
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Jim Souhan
Souhan: This is KAT's chance to prove Flip Saunders was right
The series against Phoenix will give Karl-Anthony Towns an opportunity unlike any he's had before to prove the faith people have shown in him. Can KAT come through?
Dennis Anderson
Anderson: Celebrate Earth Day by rekindling real connection to nature
People who've been exposed to nature, and value those experiences, can change their behavior toward it. A story about law-breaking duck hunters reaffirms that position.
Patrick Reusse
Reusse: Wolves need stopper for Booker? NAW, it's not a problem.
The best way to stop Phoenix scoring threat Devin Booker may be on the Timberwolves bench, which means there could be extra minutes for Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
James Lileks
Lessons from the semiannual closet purge
No one is sentimental about socks.
Politics
Jill Biden rallies women, teachers for the Biden-Harris ticket in Bloomington speeches
Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward
Former Gov. Jesse Ventura boasts he could beat unpopular Trump or Biden if he ran for president
Andover High School teacher leads effort for more understandable driver's tests
Nation
Final jurors seated for Trump's hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday
Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve
Firefighters douse a blaze at a historic Oregon hotel famously featured in 'The Shining'
Video of 2 bear cubs pulled from trees prompts North Carolina wildlife investigation but no charges
World
Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike. The muted responses could calm tensions -- for now
Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing's orders
Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber as Moscow's missiles kill 8 Ukrainians
Attack blamed on IS militants kills 22 pro-government fighters in central Syria
Curious Minnesota
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?
Celebs
Mandisa, Grammy-winning singer and 'American Idol' alum, dies at 47
Children of reality TV's Chrisleys hope court hearing is step toward bringing convicted parents home
Dick Van Dyke earns historic Daytime Emmy nomination at age 98
Prince's sister Tyka Nelson will give her farewell performance at the Dakota
Inspired
Female inductee in Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame is flying high
At St. Olaf College, talking about death is on this 'cafe' menu
How you can help
A novel idea: These Minnesota book clubs are silent
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Get paid to care for your loved one
There are a few basic steps to determine whether personal care services (PCS) is right for a loved one and whether a family member may qualify as a paid caregiver.
My half-century attempt to learn French
Kids may have an edge when learning languages, but adults also have some major advantages when they put their minds to it.
A new approach to prescribing — and de-prescribing — medications
As a pharmacist, the founder of GeriatRX wants to change the standard of practice when it comes to prescriptions and older adults
Keeping a mortgage after 65: A 'no brainer' or a big risk?
For a growing number of older Americans, signing up for a mortgage that is likely to outlive them makes good economic sense
It's never too late to be a style influencer
A five-year stint as a sought-after fashion influencer — @iconaccidental on Instagram — was a big career step for Lyn Slater, 70. Then came the identity crisis and loss of self.
The talk people over 50 should have before tying the knot
Getting married in middle age or beyond is not only a significant personal milestone, it's also one of the biggest financial decisions of your life.
To live past 100, mangia a lot less: Italian expert's ideas on aging
"For studying aging, Italy is just incredible," said Valter Longo, a youthful 56, at the lab he runs at a cancer institute in Milan
For seniors, medical care can be a slog, but there are ways to rein it in
The toll the U.S. health care system exacts is the price of extraordinary progress in medicine. But it's also evidence of the poor fit between older adults' capacities and the health care system's demands.
Caregiving hits the Black middle class hard
Many Black family caregivers may find themselves unable to tap into resources for homeownership unless they are facing abject poverty
