Soaring property values shock owners in Minn. lake country

The assessment on Bruce Anderson’s lot on West Leaf Lake in Otter Tail County doubled in just one year.

— Anthony Souffle, Star Tribune

Many owners saw the value of their properties double in just one year.

Public safety and abortion at issue in race between Omar, Samuels

Rep. Ilhan Omar and Don Samuels face off in Tuesday’s primary.

The contest marks the latest fight between moderates and progressives in Minneapolis and nationwide.

Minnesota Historical Society rebuilding after staff layoffs, revenue losses during pandemic

The Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. The Minnesota Historical Society — which is unlike most nonprofits because it’s largely supported by sta

Two years after the outbreak of COVID-19, the Historical Society has about 80% of its pre-pandemic staff, high turnover — and a new union for employees.

Burned by the Army, Iraq vet confronts cancer battle

Rafael Barbosa waited to get a CT scan, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester on July 25, 2022.

Rafael Barbosa, who served 23 years in the U.S. military, has Stage IV colon cancer believed to be due to burn pit exposure. Doctors guess he has two years to live. He and other vets wonder: Why isn't the military admitting fault?

Dems push Biden climate, health priorities toward Senate OK

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the Capitol Hill in Washington.

Democrats drove their election-year economic package toward Senate approval early Sunday, debating a measure with less ambition than President Joe Biden's original domestic vision but that touches deep-rooted party dreams of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations.

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