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Minnesota tour kings Trampled by Turtles return to the open road

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Spirits were high and worries low as Minnesota's touring kings Trampled by Turtles played their first post-COVID concerts.

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Duluth lynching remembered

Around fifty people gathered at the graves of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Issac McGhie at Park Hill Cemetery in Duluth on Monday, June 14, 2021.

Around fifty people gathered at the graves of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Issac McGhie at Park Hill Cemetery in Duluth on Monday, June 14, 2021. The group took space to honor and remember the three men who were lynched in the streets of Duluth on June 15, 1920, 101 years ago.

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Soaking in the moment, Wiskus and USA men fifth in team gymnastics

Former Gopher Becker wins gold in 4x100 freestyle swimming relay

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Business

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Target collaborates with children's book author Christian Robinson

Minnesota firms pull in $500 million of venture capital in first half of year

US indexes wobble in muted trading, hold near record highs

Opinion

A Washington Post article quoted Attorney General Merrick Garland on his overriding philosophy that “there not be one rule for Democrats and another

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A nostalgic return to South Dakota's Black Hills focuses on two famous names

A nostalgic return to South Dakota's Black Hills focuses on two famous names

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Politics

FILE - In this July 1, 2021, file photo Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, flanked by Speaker of the House Nancy

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Noem's border visit comes with political opportunities

Thompson, St. Paul police differ on whether he apologized to officer

AP Interview: PM says Iraq doesn't need US combat troops

Nation

A firefighter passes a burning home as the Dixie Fire flares in Plumas County, Calif., Saturday, July 24, 2021. The fire destroyed multiple residences

California's largest fire burns homes as blazes scorch West

Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry

At least 8 killed in 22-car pileup in Utah during sandstorm

Airports in the US West dealing with shortage of jet fuel

World

A man exits a U.S. embassy car outside the Tianjin Binhai No. 1 Hotel where U.S. and Chinese officials are expected to hold talks in Tianjin municipal

US, China hold high-level talks, highlighting differences

Tunisia on edge as president suspends parliament, fires PM

A Mexican state suffers bloody fallout of cartel rivalry

French parliament OKs restaurant COVID pass, vaccine rules

Curious Minnesota

A shrine to St. Cloud, the patron saint of the Diocese of St. Cloud, inside St. Mary’s Cathedral in downtown St. Cloud. The statue is a replica of t

How did St. Cloud get its name? It's a strange story

Why is the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame located in tiny Eveleth, Minnesota?

Ask a question now: What are you curious about, Minnesota?

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Duluth

Iron Range Sen. David Tomassoni, I-Chisholm, sang Mac the Knife along with the band Cowboy Angel Blue from Virginia, Minn. at a party honoring the lat

Iron Range Sen. David Tomassoni takes on ALS

Former Duluth East boys' hockey coach Randolph takes assistant coach job with St. Thomas Academy

Doctor's articles on Parkinson's retracted

Are dry Gooseberry Falls a sign of some bigger problems?

Celebs

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Singer Pink backs beach handball team on 'sexist' clothing

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Inspired

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Richfield's Mayor Gonzalez a force in advocating services for communities of color

Former refugees' St. Cloud startup fosters sober living, independence

N.Y. artist returns to Nisswa to paint mural celebrating Minnesota summers

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