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Minnesota returns state park to Dakota tribe
Gov. Walz signed the deeds to transfer Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the Upper Sioux Community.
Gallery: Olivia Rodrigo at Xcel
Olivia Rodrigo performed to a sold out crowd at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Friday, March 15, 2024.
Gallery: Class 4A semifinals girls basketball
The girls basketball 4A state semifinals at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
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Edwards' latest highlight-reel slam propels Wolves past Jazz
Closer Duran sidelined by injury; DeSclafani likely to miss season
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Business
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Allow more Minnesotans the 'public option' of MinnesotaCare
'Human composting' should be legal
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Gallery: Stockholm Farm
Tim Foster and Bruce Schabell have turned a dilapidated Stockholm, Wis. farm and former village eyesore into a picturesque oasis complete with 1-acre topiary gardens, a renovated 1857 farmhouse and a tiny home guesthouse. The couple have completed their final project, designing and building a forever home.
Gallery: Girls basketball Class 1A semifinals
The Class 1A girl's basketball state tournament semifinals at Williams Arena in Minneapolis on March 15, 2024.
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Gallery: Big Ten Gophers men lose 77-67 to Michigan State
The Gophers mens basketball team lost to the Michigan State Spartans 77-67 in the Big Ten basketball tournament Thursday March 14, 2024, at Target Center in Minneapolis.
Gallery: PWHL Minnesota 4, Boston 0
The Professional Women's Hockey League Minnesota team defeated Boston 4-0 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
Benilde-St. Margaret wins 75-40 against Minneapolis Roosevelt
The teams faced off in the opening Class 3A quarterfinal at the Maturi Pavilion.
Gallery: Wild 4, Arizona 1
The Minnesota Wild NHL hockey team defeated the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Tuesday March 12, 2024.
Gallery: Kirk Cousins through the years
Photographs of quarterback Kirk Cousins since he joined the Vikings in 2018. Cousins is reportedly leaving the Vikings for a four-year deal reportedly worth $180 million with Atlanta.
Gallery: Vernice Hall's funeral
Vernice Hall was never expected her to survive the bullet that ripped through her brain in 2007, when she was just 12 years old. But, to everyone's surprise, Hall regained consciousness and lived another 17 years. Hall died at home on Feb. 16, seemingly from complications of pneumonia (autopsy still pending). Her family grieved for her at her funeral at Shiloh Temple on Feb 27, 2024.
Gallery: Homegazing North Share
A listing near Two Harbors offers fractional ownership of a North Shore lakeside vacation home.