local
Walz activates National Guard to combat flooding threat
First up, the Guard will assist in Marshall County and in Oslo, in northwest Minnesota.
St. Paul schools start distance learning, eye 2020-21 budget
The district is aiming to make limited new investments.
In North Loop, apartment dwellers cheer on medical workers from every balcony
Every night at 7 p.m., neighbors step out on their balconies to show their appreciation.
Walz extends stay-at-home order to May 4
Schools, bars and restaurants in Minnesota will remain closed to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus now has caused 1,154 lab-confirmed illnesses and 39 deaths.
Firearms stolen from Edina gun shop in predawn break-in
Police have yet to say how many guns were stolen; no arrests made.
More workers are considered essential in Walz's extended stay-at-home order
Here's what you need to know about the changes in the order, Walz's most sweeping executive action.
For Minnesota's Jews, COVID-19 reshapes Passover celebrations
Jewish leaders predict there will be more seders this year than any in memory, because so many people are under the stay-at-home rule.
Margaret Seelye Treuer, Minnesota's first Ojibwe judge, dies at 76
Her determination helped her go from humble beginnings on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation and into the law.
Current Conditions Minneapolis
| Hourly forecast
BLOGS + COLUMNISTS
Yesterday's News
Oct. 13, 1918: Flu outbreak closes churches, schools, theaters in Minneapolis
Carried around the globe by massive troop movements at the end of World War I, "Spanish influenza" infected nearly half the world's population and killed more than 20 million people. In October 1918, word of the flu's growing presence in Minnesota began appearing on the front page of the Minneapolis Morning Tribune, below the news from the battlefields of Europe.
Jennifer Brooks
Brooks: Minnesota's last competitive sport is the 2020 Census
Each response is an affirmation: We're here, our children are here, we count.
Curious Minnesota
Was Minnesota once home to nuclear missiles during the Cold War?
Your top questions about Minnesota lakes answered
Why does Minnesota have one of highest rates of volunteering in the country?
Pandemic prep: Here's what you need to know
More Stories
Live: Latest updates and what you need to know about COVID-19
As the novel coronavirus spreads across the world, we've answered reader question about what they most want to know about the outbreak.
North Dakotans back from Minnesota must self-quarantine for 2 weeks, except if living along border
The order applies to Minnesota even though the state has been under a stay-at-home order and North Dakota has not.
Fatal crashes surge despite sharp drop in traffic across Minnesota
State officials say they have seen a troubling surge in traffic fatalities even though Gov. Tim Walz's stay-at-home order last sharply reduced travel by motorists across Minnesota.
Downtime brought on by COVID-19 means it's project time for Minnesota transit
Stay-at-home order allows for maintenance projects.
Duchesne Drew named next president at Minnesota Public Radio
Drew previously held leadership positions at the Star Tribune and the Bush Foundation.
With parade of vehicles replacing a march, protesters call for rent and mortgage relief
Dozens of honking cars with signs circled U.S. Bank Plaza in downtown Minneapolis, calling for a cancellation of rent and mortgage payments.