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Creepy doll contest returns just in time for Halloween
The History Center of Olmsted County in Rochester is repeating its popular Creepy Doll Contest, where a collection of some of the spooky historical dolls owned by the museum are on display for online and in-person public voting for the creepiest doll of 2020.
Loons get home victory over Colorado
Four days after it rescued a 1-0 victory at FC Cincinnati in stoppage time, Minnesota United left Allianz Field Wednesday with a 2-1 victory over Colorado won on an own goal in the 89th minute.
Reading the ratings: See restaurant critic Joan Siegel's reviews
Joan Siegel was the restaurant critic at the Minneapolis Star (and later the Minneapolis Star and Tribune) from 1980 to 1984, and her work resonates with contemporary diners.
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MnDOT testing system on downtown Minneapolis ramp to prevent wrong-way drivers
Concert venue on Minneapolis' North Side riverfront gets $12.5M boost from state
Maple Grove man named who died in northeast metro crash on Interstate 694
Good Samaritans rescue 3 from fast-moving Golden Valley townhouse fire
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Sports
Whalen's vow to keep Minnesota's best from leaving starts paying off
Wolves' Beasley charged with threatening family with gun outside home; pot stash found inside
Morgan, new Gophers offensive coordinators working on in-game rapport
Review, readjust, reset: Cousins needs to get the little things right
Business
Best Buy will open early on Black Friday, offer deals throughout November
Xcel sees rise in residential electricity use because of pandemic
US economy grew at 33% rate in Q3 but recovery is incomplete
Downtown Minneapolis tower RBC Gateway already has 17 of 37 stories built
Opinion
Religion is on the decline, and politics is to blame
Foreign policy is on the ballot, too
Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on the election
Readers Write: Pandemic responsibility, Minnesota Supreme Court, Hennepin County Board, Joe Biden
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See the winners of the 38th annual Oh, You Turkey coloring contest
Variety
Influential critic helped turn page on Twin Cities culinary landscape in '80s
7 movie remakes that are better than the originals
'Flores Oscuras' Halloween show explores real-life terrors people of color face
6 latest Twin Cities restaurant closings, plus a few 'hibernations'
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Politics
Pelosi scolds White House over no response in virus talks
In video, 4 Minnesota governors call for 'civility' around election
Trump official seeking retired cops as Mpls. 'poll challengers'
Court halts order requiring masks at Texas polling places
Nation
Falwell sues Liberty, saying school damaged his reputation
Michigan fraternity sued over nonbinary and female members
Zeta barrels across Southeast after battering weary coast
Road, logging restrictions to end in Alaska's Tongass National Forest
World
3 dead in church attack, plunging France into dual emergency
US allows Jerusalem-born citizens to put Israel on passports
Arrest made in 2008 kidnapping of journalists in Afghanistan
Coronavirus dims Mexico's bright Day of the Dead celebration
Curious Minnesota
How many WPA projects were built in Minn. as part of FDR's New Deal?
Why do so many Twin Cities mall names end in 'dale'?
Do the Twin Cities really get their drinking water from the Mississippi River?
If Duluth is such a great outdoors city, where are all the bike lanes?
Duluth
Pence appeals to Iron Rangers with focus on jobs, economy
Will there be pent-up demand for Duluth's troubled Spirit Mountain?
Despite spotlight, Iron Range town still waiting for economic spark
Trump campaign broke agreement to follow virus guidelines at Duluth rally
Celebs
US vetted stars' politics to showcase Trump virus response
Outlaw country artist Billy Joe Shaver dead at 81
Khloe Kardashian confirms she had coronavirus in video
Russell Wilson, Ciara fund charter school in Seattle area
Agriculture
Americans turn over a new leaf, in the produce aisle
Iowa reaches settlement on ethanol plant closure
Tariffs create mixed bag for U.S. farmers, builders
Some snow is no big deal because Minnesota farmers were far ahead on this year's harvest
Inspired
These Minnesotans' ordinary acts of kindness have made life a little easier during COVID
Facing hardship during COVID, these Minnesotans find comfort in levity
Meet Minnesota's front-line scientists, researchers working behind the scenes to fight COVID
On the front lines of COVID, Minnesota's first responders leap in despite unknown
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Dodgers win 2020 World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the The Tampa Bay Rays in game 6 to win the World Series on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Arlington, Texas.
Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
Senate Republicans confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court the week before the United States presidential election.
Rosemount defeated Woodbury 9-7
Rosemount defeated Woodbury 9-7 in a hastily scheduled makeup game Monday night at Irish Stadium after a COVID-related postponement.
Pence visits Hibbing airport
Vice President Mike Pence visited Hibbing, Minn. on Monday October 26, 2020. He held a small rally at the Range Regional Airport despite five of his top aides testing positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.
Perham, the Minnesota town that could
Perham, a manufacturing town in west-central Minnesota, is booming with jobs and not enough workers.