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KYMN has been the voice of Northfield for 56 years, even under new ownership. But wear and tear to its broadcast tower is stretching the station’s bandwidth.

Bemidji

Tolkkinen: It’s hard to find sympathy for the worst people in Minnesota.

Karen Tolkkinen

Bemidji

Tolkkinen: It’s hard to find sympathy for the worst people in Minnesota.

Karen Tolkkinen

St. Cloud

Parents: Minnesota student repeatedly interrogated about woman’s disappearance in Punta Cana

St. Cloud

Parents: Minnesota student repeatedly interrogated about woman’s disappearance in Punta Cana

Greater Minnesota

Northfield residents turn up the volume for rare, independently owned radio station

Greater Minnesota

Northfield residents turn up the volume for rare, independently owned radio station

KYMN has been the voice of Northfield for 56 years, even under new ownership. But wear and tear to its broadcast tower is stretching the station’s bandwidth.

Duluth

Searchers find Minnesota-bound freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1892

Outdoors

Anderson: Mille Lacs perch limits cut, walleye limits increase — all in one week. What’s up?

High Schools

West Central Area, MACCRAY upset higher seeds, will play for Class 1A state title

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Minnesota house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright student lists for $650K

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Johnson: Defend free speech, student and educator rights at colleges and universities

Denise Johnson

Columnists

Johnson: Defend free speech, student and educator rights at colleges and universities

Denise Johnson

Trump administration policies have led many school leaders to self-censor by creating policies that limit free speech.

Commentaries

An elite female athlete’s perspective on gender in sport

Gina Rickert

Commentaries

An elite female athlete’s perspective on gender in sport

Gina Rickert

Commentaries

Viewing Pete Rose through the lens of addiction

Commentaries

Cuts to HUD are cuts to homes

Columnists

Johnson: Defend free speech, student and educator rights at colleges and universities

Denise Johnson

Columnists

Johnson: Defend free speech, student and educator rights at colleges and universities

Denise Johnson

Trump administration policies have led many school leaders to self-censor by creating policies that limit free speech.

Commentaries

Viewing Pete Rose through the lens of addiction

Commentaries

Cuts to HUD are cuts to homes

Strib Voices

Music

Review: Richard Egarr and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra offer a spirited performance of Haydn

Rob Hubbard

Business

Ramstad: Pandemic forced tough choices between health and money

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Bemidji

Tolkkinen: It’s hard to find sympathy for the worst people in Minnesota.

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Sports

High Schools

Watch Saturday: NSPN.TV’s 2025 boys basketball state bracket reveal show

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High Schools

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Wolves

Timberwolves, with a snappy conclusion, evade Magic for seventh victory in a row

High Schools

Providence Academy and Crosby-Ironton, a perfect pairing, reach Class 2A girls basketball final

Food & Culture

Music

Review: Richard Egarr and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra offer a spirited performance of Haydn

Rob Hubbard

Music

Review: Richard Egarr and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra offer a spirited performance of Haydn

Rob Hubbard

Works by Beethoven and Emilie Mayer also are on the program.

Food & Culture

What makes Minnesota’s Irish pubs look Irish?

Food & Culture

What makes Minnesota’s Irish pubs look Irish?

Lifestyle

Yuen: Love is blind in Minneapolis — if your sister approves

Laura Yuen

Lifestyle

Yuen: Love is blind in Minneapolis — if your sister approves

Laura Yuen

Music

Review: Richard Egarr and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra offer a spirited performance of Haydn

Rob Hubbard

Music

Review: Richard Egarr and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra offer a spirited performance of Haydn

Rob Hubbard

Works by Beethoven and Emilie Mayer also are on the program.

News & Politics

Twin Cities Suburbs

With Northstar Commuter Rail likely to reach its end, cities on the train line want concessions

Anoka, Coon Rapids and Fridley say they’ve made costly investments due to the rail line and worry about future expenses if the train shuts down.

Twin Cities Suburbs

Disabled Maple Grove teen takes school district discrimination case to U.S. Supreme Court

Politics

Besides Prince and Bob Dylan, what other state songs should Minnesota consider?

Greater Minnesota

Northfield residents turn up the volume for rare, independently owned radio station

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Business

Business

What Minnesotans need to know about bird flu risks

Business

What Minnesotans need to know about bird flu risks

H5N1 is still wrecking farms, prompting surging grocery store prices and posing public health uncertainty three years after the state’s first poultry cases.

Business

Ramstad: Pandemic forced tough choices between health and money

Evan Ramstad

Business

Ramstad: Pandemic forced tough choices between health and money

Evan Ramstad

Business

In the short term, everyone loses in a trade war

Business

In the short term, everyone loses in a trade war

Business

What Minnesotans need to know about bird flu risks

Business

What Minnesotans need to know about bird flu risks

H5N1 is still wrecking farms, prompting surging grocery store prices and posing public health uncertainty three years after the state’s first poultry cases.

Outdoors

Outdoors

Anderson: Mille Lacs perch limits cut, walleye limits increase — all in one week. What’s up?

Dennis Anderson

Both perch and walleye appear to be doing well in Mille Lacs, but the DNR has its reasons for new regulations. There are other factors at play, too.

Environment

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Outdoor Activities

A small walleye is pulled in on the Twin Pines Resort boat during an evening excursion on Lake Mille Lacs in 2015.

Bills seek to reform Minnesota’s DWI laws after tragic Park Tavern crash

Bills seek to reform Minnesota’s DWI laws after tragic Park Tavern crash

Disabled Maple Grove teen takes school district discrimination case to U.S. Supreme Court

Parents: Minnesota student repeatedly interrogated about woman’s disappearance in Punta Cana

University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents approves controversial policy on faculty speech

Besides Prince and Bob Dylan, what other state songs should Minnesota consider?

Jurors see evidence of food in Feeding Our Future trial, but eyewitness won’t verify sky-high meal counts

Minnesota house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright student lists for $650K

Minnesota house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright student lists for $650K

These Minnesotans saw zebras, lions and much more on a low-key dream safari

These Minnesotans saw zebras, lions and much more on a low-key dream safari

Girls basketball state tournament: Pairings are set for four championship games

Girls basketball state tournament: Pairings are set for four championship games

Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high

Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high

Greater Minnesota

Northfield residents turn up the volume for rare, independently owned radio station

Northfield residents turn up the volume for rare, independently owned radio station

Tolkkinen: It’s hard to find sympathy for the worst people in Minnesota.

Tolkkinen: It’s hard to find sympathy for the worst people in Minnesota.

Parents: Minnesota student repeatedly interrogated about woman’s disappearance in Punta Cana

Parents: Minnesota student repeatedly interrogated about woman’s disappearance in Punta Cana

Northfield residents turn up the volume for rare, independently owned radio station

Northfield residents turn up the volume for rare, independently owned radio station

Searchers find Minnesota-bound freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1892

Anderson: Mille Lacs perch limits cut, walleye limits increase — all in one week. What’s up?

West Central Area, MACCRAY upset higher seeds, will play for Class 1A state title

Minnesota house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright student lists for $650K

Opinion

Johnson: Defend free speech, student and educator rights at colleges and universities

Johnson: Defend free speech, student and educator rights at colleges and universities

An elite female athlete’s perspective on gender in sport

An elite female athlete’s perspective on gender in sport

Viewing Pete Rose through the lens of addiction

Cuts to HUD are cuts to homes

Johnson: Defend free speech, student and educator rights at colleges and universities

Johnson: Defend free speech, student and educator rights at colleges and universities

Viewing Pete Rose through the lens of addiction

Cuts to HUD are cuts to homes

Strib Voices

Review: Richard Egarr and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra offer a spirited performance of Haydn

Ramstad: Pandemic forced tough choices between health and money

Tolkkinen: It’s hard to find sympathy for the worst people in Minnesota.

Sports

Watch Saturday: NSPN.TV’s 2025 boys basketball state bracket reveal show

Watch Saturday: NSPN.TV’s 2025 boys basketball state bracket reveal show

Boys basketball state tournament: Times, teams, TV and more of what you need to know

Timberwolves, with a snappy conclusion, evade Magic for seventh victory in a row

Providence Academy and Crosby-Ironton, a perfect pairing, reach Class 2A girls basketball final

Food & Culture

Review: Richard Egarr and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra offer a spirited performance of Haydn

Review: Richard Egarr and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra offer a spirited performance of Haydn

What makes Minnesota’s Irish pubs look Irish?

What makes Minnesota’s Irish pubs look Irish?

Yuen: Love is blind in Minneapolis — if your sister approves

Yuen: Love is blind in Minneapolis — if your sister approves

Review: Richard Egarr and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra offer a spirited performance of Haydn

Review: Richard Egarr and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra offer a spirited performance of Haydn

Medcalf: What my father’s cancer diagnosis taught me about time

These Minnesotans saw zebras, lions and much more on a low-key dream safari

These Minnesota restaurateurs proved that after COVID, anything is possible

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News & Politics

With Northstar Commuter Rail likely to reach its end, cities on the train line want concessions

With Northstar Commuter Rail likely to reach its end, cities on the train line want concessions

Disabled Maple Grove teen takes school district discrimination case to U.S. Supreme Court

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Northfield residents turn up the volume for rare, independently owned radio station

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