'Watching history happen': New Minnesota flag flies at Capitol

The historic changeover to mark Statehood Day follows a whirlwind process late last year to rethink and redesign the symbols that have represented Minnesota for most of the state's history.
Politics

Rep. Ilhan Omar wins DFL endorsement over Don Samuels at Minneapolis convention

The northern lights glow Friday above Mallard Lake Forest Road in St. Croix State Forest south of Markville, Minn.
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Nation

Trump may owe $100 million from double-dip tax breaks, audit shows

Highwood Hills Elementary school principal Fatima Lawson receives hugs from Pre-K students inside Highwood Hills Elementary School in St. Paul on Thur
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Highwood Hills Elementary school principal Fatima Lawson receives hugs from Pre-K students inside Highwood Hills Elementary School in St. Paul on Thursday.

A St. Paul school was in trouble, but its principal turned it around by listening to parents

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Principal Fatima Lawson recently won an award for her work at Highwood Hills Elementary, which adopted a polytechnic approach at the urging of Somali, Karen and Hispanic families.
The future of Uber and Lyft in Minneapolis has been a source of concern and debate in recent weeks.
Local

Minneapolis rideshare controversy shows growing power of progressive Democrats

A platter with a salad of spinach, mozzarella and caramelized pink grapefruit.
Variety

4 easy side dishes for your Mother's Day celebration

This one had to go back. "Winnie's" 18-23 inch protected slot meant that this 22 inch walleye caught by Steve Vilks on opening day had to go back in t
Sports

Anderson: Weather more than walleye was top of mind as we launched the opener

A drawing of Mystery Cove water park, planned for the Mall of America, shows a retractable roof.
Local

Mall of America water park plan prompts climate change concerns

 Curious Minnesota
Hennepin County deputy sheriff C. V. Swanberg destroyed paraphernalia from a gambling club in 1939, when gambling was illegal in the state.

How did gambling develop into a major industry in Minnesota?

Gambling had been largely illegal in the state until half a century ago.
Opinion

May I suggest that someone's going to drop the ball?

As in an entire athletic program? It's been done before when the college-sports-as-a-business/academic balance got out of whack, as it is now.

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