Envoy urges Minnesota to remember Ukraine

The country feels supported by the United States, but losing the war would have major effects on Americans, speakers said in Minneapolis.

Northern lights might be visible across Minnesota tonight. Here's where best to see them.

The National Weather Service is predicting clear skies through most of the state, creating optimal conditions for viewing the natural light display.

Minnesota is nation's hot spot in deadly cantaloupe salmonella outbreak

Two Minnesotans have died from an outbreak linked to tainted cantaloupe and fresh-cut fruit medleys.

Judge Wilhelmina Wright, first Black woman on Minnesota's federal bench, will retire in February

Wright, who served across three state court branches, was appointed by President Obama in 2016.

Federal judge blocks Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on TikTok, says it's unconstitutional

Montana's first-in-the-nation law banning the video-sharing app TikTok in the state has been blocked while a legal challenge to the law moves through the courts, a federal judge ruled Thursday.




Riding free and easy: Metro Mobility users can now take buses and trains at no charge

Minnesota expands forms of medical cannabis, but not what it treats
One body found in debris of South St. Paul house ravaged by explosions and fire
Guilty plea from River Falls man accused of forcing woman to stream on Only Fans, other sexual sites

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Souhan: Keeping Hunter worth every salary-cap trick the Vikings know

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The hot toy of 2023? Barbie still wants to party

Minnesota company unveils one-milligram THC edibles to help new users 'find their dose'
Anoka's Vista Outdoor rejects competing offer, sticks with first merger plan
Lawsuit targets Cargill, other food companies for child labor in cocoa supply chain


Counterpoint: Anti-wolf column preyed on ignorance

A new way to weigh book complaints
Editorial cartoon: Charitable donations down
Readers Write: New state flag, energy efficiency, PolyMet, plane crashes


Evan Maurer, who made the Minneapolis Institute of Art free to all, dies at 79

All the ingredients you need to make a TV Christmas movie
Ready for it? Spotify names Minneapolis' most-streamed artists and songs of 2023
Duluth gem Northern Waters Smokehaus shares its secrets in new cookbook

Souhan: Keeping Hunter worth every salary-cap trick the Vikings know

With every sack and in every game, Danielle Hunter is proving his worth to the Vikings, who simply can't afford to lose him after this season.

Lileks: Let there be light (if you have the password)

Me, January 2023: "Ha-ha, future self, I'm just jamming these Christmas lights in the bin in a big wad, knowing it will take an hour…

Neal: This squad, from Minnesota and all over, is off to the Final Four

St. Paul's Justin Oliver coaches a "melting pot" team at St. Olaf with talented players from places near and far. The Oles will be trying to win their first national championship later this week.



Minnesota DFL senators condemn colleague's 'dehumanizing' comments on Palestinians

McCarthy privately recounts terse phone call with Trump after ouster
GOP Rep. George Santos refuses to resign and warns his expulsion from Congress would set a precedent
Judge Wilhelmina Wright, first Black woman on Minnesota's federal bench, will retire in February

Federal judge blocks Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on TikTok, says it's unconstitutional

An appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial
Inspector general investigating decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland
Vehicle wanted in Chicago homicide crashes into Milwaukee school bus during police pursuit

Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling

More Israeli hostages freed and more Palestinian prisoners released under tenuous Gaza truce
Rights of Dane convicted of murdering a journalist on sub were not violated in prison, court rules
On 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and drought

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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65

Daryl Hall accuses John Oates of 'ultimate partnership betrayal' in plan to sell stake in business
Taylor Swift is Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2023, ending Bad Bunny's 3-year reign
Frances Sternhagen, Tony Award-winning actor who was familiar maternal face on TV, dies at 93

Power couple Penny and Bill George believe in doing 'a force of good in the world'

In St. Paul's boomer ballet class, you're never too old to plié
Meet the woman who preserves and catalogs St. Paul's Rondo memories
A teen died. Now his friends visit his grandma for breakfast each week.