housing
Time-capsule home from 1800s is older than Minnesota's statehood
The iconic Victorian-era house in Carver has been featured in calendars, on holiday tours and even an HGTV show, "If Walls Could Talk."
Downtown Wayzata condo gets dramatic makeover
The plain-vanilla condo above the Hotel Landing is now bold and personalized.
'70s Mendota Heights rambler reinvented without adding square footage
A couple facing retirement considered building a house next door, but chose to reinvent their outdated rambler instead.
Local
Early summer heat wave takes toll on Minnesota roads, schools, lawns
Minnesota Vikings superfan Millie Wall dies at 102
Brooks: Metro Transit trains a new generation of bus drivers as commuters return to the commute
Did modern Minnesota roads evolve from Native American trails?
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Sports
Pineda leaves game early with arm soreness as Astros crush Twins
Women's soccer comes to Minnesota with 'pre-professional' team
Djokovic claims 19th Grand Slam with five-set win at French Open
Gordon's hitting, baserunning earn him a spot in Twins history
Business
Amid shortage of drivers, owner of Minn. school bus company takes on routes himself
Offices are reopening, but business isn't rebounding at dry cleaners
Radisson Blu, with FireLake expansion on its mind, hosts 'Chopped'-like chef competition at Mall of America
More EV charging stations on the horizon for Minnesota
Opinion
The big UFO report, in context
Using Justice Dept. for political gain
Had enough of working from home?
A big win for assault weapons
Latest Sack Cartoon
Jeff Bezos and his next trip
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Variety
Don't have a reservation at the lake this summer? Here are your options
Chris Thile returns to playing – and listening
Gary Hines celebrates 50 years of musical activism with Minnesota's Sounds of Blackness
Minnesota novelist Louise Erdrich wins Pulitzer for personal story of 'persistence and survival'
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Rehousing grant qualifications
Do you qualify for a rehousing grant of up to $3,500?
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Finding a home after foreclosure
Money is available to help families post-foreclosure, but many don't know about it.
Politics
Ahead of Minnesota Legislature special session, police reform lacks 'progress'
GOP ramps up misleading attack on Democrats' policing policy
Go green or go bipartisan? Biden's big infrastructure choice
Minnesota Republican Party sets 2022 convention for Rochester
Nation
As COVID-19 cases wane, vaccine-lagging areas still see risk
Judge tosses hospital workers' vaccine challenge
Schools across U.S. brace for surge of kindergartners in fall
'It's always exciting': Top dogs vie for Westminster title
World
Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China
Israel swears in new coalition, ending Netanyahu's long rule
After charming leaders, Queen Elizabeth sits back for parade
China's wandering elephants on the move again
Curious Minnesota
Did modern Minnesota roads evolve from Native American trails?
How did the North Loop neighborhood get its name?
From bankrupt racetrack to aviation hub — what remains from MSP Airport's early days?
Ask a question now: What are you curious about, Minnesota?
Duluth
Duluth reopens Lakewalk in Canal Park, and it's megastorm-ready
Female mapmakers detailed Minnesota's Arrowhead back in 1929
Greater Minnesota colleges look to attract students after enrollment drop amid pandemic
Native American contractors' letter seeks end to protests over Line 3 pipeline
Celebs
Rapper Polo G is arrested in Miami after album release party
After charming leaders, Queen Elizabeth sits back for parade
Christie's sale highlights L'Wren Scott creations for Mick Jagger, Hollywood stars
Mobster sentenced for assaulting 'Real Housewives' husband
Inspired
Duo teams up to give patients time, tools and tenderness to talk about death
University of Minnesota graduate shifts therapy focus to less discussed mental health issue of job loss
Inspired Conversations on Race & Equity: St. Cloud's Jonathan Wong
Teacher steps in to get student into graduation
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Italy: Gunman kills man and 2 boys, found dead near Rome
A gunman shot and killed an elderly man and two young boys in Italy before barricading himself in a home outside Rome. He was found dead as police moved in, authorities said.
Pandemic relapse spells trouble for India's middle class
Ram Babu moved from his village to the Indian capital New Delhi in 1980, to clean cars. Soon, he learned to drive and got a job as a tour bus driver. Decades later, he set up his own company, Madhubani Tours and Travels.
Review: A star-studded retirement home in 'Queen Bees'
There are two genres I tend to approach with extra caution: Slashers and retirement home comedies. Both have found me covering my eyes for not entirely unrelated reasons. Yes, the dismembering is more metaphorical in the latter, but sometimes it's equally hard to stomach seeing a great group of actors reduced to incontinence jokes. Also, I'm still recovering from the Diane Keaton movie "Poms."
US average mortgage rates tick lower; 30-year loan at 2.96%
Mortgage rates remained near historic lows this week. The benchmark 30-year home loan held below the 3% mark amid further signs of the economy's recovery from the pandemic recession.
Many Americans moved to less pricey housing markets in 2020
Many Americans who moved last year relocated to areas where homes were, on average, bigger and less expensive.