Are Minneapolis City Council members overpaid? And is Mayor Frey underpaid?
The city's 13 council members are paid $109,846, more than their peers, while Mayor Jacob Frey's $140,814 is less than mayors in similar cities.
Mexican powerhouse Oro is Star Tribune's Restaurant of the Year
What started out as a sliver of a taco shop outside a tortilleria has evolved into Oro by Nixta, and it has set the gold standard for Mexican food in Minneapolis.
Minnesota road report: Ice and snow wreak some havoc
While some residential roads are slick, the Minnesota Department of Transportation's road conditions map showed most metro area highways in normal conditions as of 10 a.m. Sunday.
Vikings, Raiders scoreless entering fourth quarter in Las Vegas; follow along on Gameview
The Vikings return from their bye week with a healthier roster. Tap here for play-by-play, scoring updates and scores from the weekend's other NFL games.
Ramstad: State spent everything everywhere all at once, then reality bit
Revenue poured into state coffers over the last two years, leading to a huge jump in spending. That's all over now.
Gruesome crime at Loring Park grocery shocks and saddens a neighborhood
Robert Skafte was a friendly face at the Oak Grove Grocery for decades and performed across the Twin Cities. A suspect is jailed for allegedly impaling Skafte with a golf club.
Local
With air travel up again, will the skyway checkpoint at MSP Airport reopen?
In Washington County, 'boots-on-the-ground' social work is transforming police response to people in crisis
St. Paul officials say Xcel Energy Center is showing its age — and they want state help to fix it up
City Council member wants Rondo Avenue to regain a place in St. Paul
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Sports
Vikings, Raiders scoreless entering fourth quarter in Las Vegas; follow along on Gameview
Vikings' Jefferson leaves Raiders game with chest injury
Gophers defensive coordinator Joe Rossi leaving for Michigan State
Gophers women rally in final minute to beat Purdue 60-58 in Big Ten opener
Business
Best Buy seeks lower property tax with Richfield headquarters 'half vacant'
This holiday season, Minnesota companies are partying like it's 2019
Ramstad: State spent everything everywhere all at once, then reality bit
You can stay in your home as you age, but should you?
Opinion
Ambulance plight requires state, federal fixes
'The Golden Candidate': a cartoon special
Tale of two Mpls. pols shows how America has changed
Readers Write: Nitrate-contaminated water, housing, 2024 election, artificial intelligence
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Yuen: 'Ricky Lake' swims every day — 'sun, winds, snow or rain, light or dark'
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Buenos Aires is incredibly cheap for tourists right now — but will it last?
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Lileks: New phone comes with old frustrations
I have no idea what my phone costs. I don't even know if it's mine. There's a bill once a month, and I pay it,…
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La Velle live from Las Vegas: Vikings fans swarming The Strip
'Vikes and Vegas!' The crowd at Sunday's Vikings-Raiders game is expected to be more than half purple. La Velle E. Neal III believes it.
Patrick Reusse
Reusse: Gophers from this Illinois prep team are women on a mission
The Gophers can trace a lineage from the record-setting Megan Bozek to Abbey Murphy's antics in Friday's victory vs. Wisconsin.
Politics
Biden's focus on bashing Trump takes a page from the winning Obama and Bush reelection playbooks
Why Minnesota could soon face a budget shortfall
St. Paul officials say Xcel Energy Center is showing its age — and they want state help to fix it up
2024 vote could bring electoral college distortions to the forefront
Nation
Biden and Congress are mulling big changes on immigration. What are they and what could they mean?
Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people and damaged neighborhoods
Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
A gigantic new ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of the Cold War-era but add 21st-century risks
World
Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it's willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas
Drug lords go on killing spree to hunt down corrupt officers who stole shipment in Mexico's Tijuana
Divers recover the seventh of 8 crew members killed in crash of a US military Osprey off Japan
France says one of its warships was targeted by drones from direction of Yemen. Both were shot down
Curious Minnesota
How Minnesota farmers kept booze flowing during Prohibition
How Mayo Clinic became one of the world's most famous medical centers
Ask a question now: What are you curious about, Minnesota?
Did Amelia Earhart play basketball at St. Paul Central High School?
Celebs
Ryan O'Neal, star of 'Love Story,' 'Paper Moon,' 'Peyton Place' and 'Barry Lyndon,' dies at 82
No Santos player will wear Pelé's No. 10 until the club returns to Serie A, new club president says
WCCO Radio's first host of color Jearlyn Steele resigns unexpectedly
Johnny Depp among stars paying tribute at funeral of The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan
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