Chauvin out of hospital, back in prison after stabbing, lawyer says

While Chauvin's family members are grateful for his recovery, they remain "very concerned about the facility's capacity to protect Derek from further harm," the attorney said.

Former Hennepin County Chief Public Defender Kassius Benson pleads guilty to federal tax evasion

The feds indicted Benson on 17 counts of tax evasion. He pleaded guilty to one count and ordered to pay $213,000.

A St. Paul porch held buried treasure. The surprise was who left it.

In a hollow column, a contractor discovered a bottle of whisky and a business card — his own.

Man charged with fatal shooting at Minneapolis light rail station on Christmas Eve 2020

The killing occurred at the station located at E. Lake Street and S. Hiawatha Avenue.

Authorities ID man who died in landslide near Mankato

Jack Loso of Robbinsdale was visiting Minneopa park with family Saturday when he was caught in a landslide near the Minneopa Falls area.




This enormous Lite Brite is a learning tool at a suburban Minnesota school

Authorities ID man who died in landslide near Mankato
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Former Hennepin County Chief Public Defender Kassius Benson pleads guilty to federal tax evasion

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Gophers adding grad transfer QB Brosmer from New Hampshire

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Drugs, inflation driving higher health plan costs across U.S. — including Minnesota

Fresh Vine Wine finds a buyer, appears to move out of Minnesota
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Kissinger: The brilliance and the blindness

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Minnesota couple featured in Hulu documentary about families facing discrimination

Minneapolis power trio Arcwelder wields its first new music in 24 years
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Four ways to save Minneapolis: Demolish City Center — or most of it

The 1980s blank wall of a building fails to offer what a vital city center needs: connection.

Lileks: Ranking the downtown trees

Do people still think of downtown Minneapolis as a holiday-decoration destination?Possibly not. Without a Holidazzle — and I mean the old-style, with the incandescent parade…

Neal: Buxton 'fully recovered' from surgery, striving for center field return

Important check-ins this week cleared, Byron Buxton's rehab has him aiming at a return to the Twins' center field spot.



Republicans had New Yorkers lead the way in expelling Santos. Will it help them keep the majority?

With juveniles committing more serious crimes, these local leaders are seeking solutions
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz picked to lead the Democratic Governors Association
Florida Republican chairman won't resign over rape allegation, saying he is innocent

Biden's allies in Senate demand that Israel limit civilian deaths in Gaza as Congress debates US aid

Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal that may attract regulator scrutiny
In US, some Muslim-Jewish interfaith initiatives are strained by Israel-Hamas war
Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick

Israel orders evacuations as it widens offensive but Palestinians are running out of places to go

The death toll from a mining tragedy in South Africa rises to 13 after a worker dies at a hospital
Divers have found wreckage, 5 remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, US Air Force says
Guinea-Bissau's president issues a decree dissolving the opposition-controlled parliament

How Mayo Clinic became one of the world's most famous medical centers

Listen: Did a Nazi sympathizer once represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate?
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What is Minnesota's deepest lake?

20 years after 'Sideways,' Paul Giamatti may finally land his first best actor Oscar nomination

Taylor Swift on hand at Lambeau Field to watch Travis Kelce, Chiefs face Packers
Opening statements begin in Jonathan Majors assault trial in New York
Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick

'Vets court' helps Minnesota veterans make the most of second chances

Power couple Penny and Bill George believe in doing 'a force of good in the world'
A Rochester man has run every day for more than 52 years — mostly shirtless
St. John's University alum named Rhodes scholar, only 2nd time in school history