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Frey directs Mpls. to implement police reforms nixed by Justice Department

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Frey directs Mpls. to implement police reforms nixed by Justice Department

City Council members are pursuing a separate plan to fold the federal agreement into a state settlement; the city attorney says they don’t have the power.

What is a consent decree? How police reform works and what Trump’s move means for Minneapolis.

Politics

What did — and didn’t — pass during the special session

From a bonding bill to data centers, lawmakers stayed on track and finished their work hours ahead of schedule.

Twin Cities

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty hires PR firm of public defenders to fight ‘misinformation’

The Hennepin County Board recently approved a request to pay Wren Collective, an organization focused on criminal justice reform, $150,000 for their services this year.

St. Paul

After more than a century in St. Paul, Luther Seminary to sell rest of campus

The school has been in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood for more than 100 years. It plans to find new space in the Twin Cities.

Duluth

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

The Trump administration is proposing to shutter the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development.

Politics

Hegseth, McCollum spar over L.A. riots, response to unrest after George Floyd murder

Business

Minnesota woman sues Delta after being punched by drunk passenger midflight

Twin Cities Suburbs

Judge rules Blaine can cut neighboring city from its water system amid contamination concerns

Greater Minnesota

Two campers found dead at Isle Royale National Park

Small Business

J&E Cos. shuts three Twin Cities factories, laying off 145

Politics

What did — and didn’t — pass during the special session

Politics

What did — and didn’t — pass during the special session

Twin Cities

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty hires PR firm of public defenders to fight ‘misinformation’

Twin Cities

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty hires PR firm of public defenders to fight ‘misinformation’

St. Paul

After more than a century in St. Paul, Luther Seminary to sell rest of campus

St. Paul

After more than a century in St. Paul, Luther Seminary to sell rest of campus

Duluth

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

Duluth

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

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A NEW PODCAST

INTRODUCING 'WORTH IT'

Each Friday, our cast of locals who know Minnesota inside and out share the places worth a look, stories worth attention and events worth your time and money.

Greater Minnesota

Duluth

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

Duluth

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

The Trump administration is proposing to shutter the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development.

Greater Minnesota

Two campers found dead at Isle Royale National Park

Greater Minnesota

Two campers found dead at Isle Royale National Park

Duluth

Exhumed Duluth priest gets new resting place as supporters start push toward sainthood

Duluth

Exhumed Duluth priest gets new resting place as supporters start push toward sainthood

Duluth

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

Duluth

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

The Trump administration is proposing to shutter the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development.

Greater Minnesota

Ex-Sen. Justin Eichorn seeks dismissal of sex solicitation charge, alleging selective prosecution

Bemidji

Employee who stole 18 guns from northern Minnesota store in gift card scheme is sentenced to prison

Rochester

Union workers at Mayo Clinic Methodist in Rochester approve new contract

Greater Minnesota

Charges: Man made guns and spoke of blowing up State Capitol, synagogue and other buildings

Opinion

Commentaries

Opinion: This is what autocracy looks like

Commentaries

Opinion: This is what autocracy looks like

If you saw all this in any other country — soldiers sent to crush dissent, union leaders arrested, opposition politicians threatened — it would be obvious. The question, now, is whether Americans who hate tyranny can be roused to respond.

Columnists

Sturdevant: Minnesota shutdown averted because DFLers took the lead

Lori Sturdevant

Columnists

Sturdevant: Minnesota shutdown averted because DFLers took the lead

Lori Sturdevant

Columnists

Morris: Trump’s troops in L.A. are helping to pour fuel on the fire

Commentaries

Opinion: How to deal with the Orwellian as it’s realized

Commentaries

Opinion: This is what autocracy looks like

Commentaries

Opinion: This is what autocracy looks like

If you saw all this in any other country — soldiers sent to crush dissent, union leaders arrested, opposition politicians threatened — it would be obvious. The question, now, is whether Americans who hate tyranny can be roused to respond.

Columnists

Morris: Trump’s troops in L.A. are helping to pour fuel on the fire

Commentaries

Opinion: How to deal with the Orwellian as it’s realized

Strib Voices

Commentaries

Opinion: This is what autocracy looks like

Michelle Goldberg

Sports

RandBall: Darius Garland, Jaire Alexander and the allure of the quick fix

Michael RandColumnist / Reporter

Books

'Death at the White Hart' is a tricky novel from 'Broadchurch' creator

Malcolm Forbes

Sports

High Schools

Staples-Motley athlete is a pole vaulter, rodeo cowboy, musician and, especially, an expert at mind control

Harnessing his own brainpower is key as Turner Beachy stays successfully involved in so many pursuits and narrows his focus to one.

High Schools

Which ace becomes a state baseball champ this week?

Gophers

A Gophers hurdler from Jamaica keeps trimming time ahead of NCAA meet

Vikings

Tight end Josh Oliver, Vikings agree to terms on three-year contract extension

Food & Culture

Eat & Drink

12 Twin Cities restaurant deals that will bring dad jokes and savings for Father’s Day

Eat & Drink

12 Twin Cities restaurant deals that will bring dad jokes and savings for Father’s Day

From river cruises to over-the-top brunches, Twin Cities restaurants are all-in on celebrating dads.

Things To Do

15 venues that will make dads feel extra loved on Father’s Day

Things To Do

15 venues that will make dads feel extra loved on Father’s Day

Stage & Arts

Minneapolis theater company abruptly postpones cursed Shakespearean tragedy

Stage & Arts

Minneapolis theater company abruptly postpones cursed Shakespearean tragedy

Eat & Drink

12 Twin Cities restaurant deals that will bring dad jokes and savings for Father’s Day

Eat & Drink

12 Twin Cities restaurant deals that will bring dad jokes and savings for Father’s Day

From river cruises to over-the-top brunches, Twin Cities restaurants are all-in on celebrating dads.

News & Politics

Twin Cities Suburbs

Judge rules Blaine can cut neighboring city from its water system amid contamination concerns

The ruling follows a decades-long saga about control over the water supply for thousands of north metro residents.

Twin Cities Suburbs

Minnesota Legislature clears the way for Mall of America water park subsidy

Minneapolis

Frey directs Mpls. to implement police reforms nixed by Justice Department

Twin Cities

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty hires PR firm of public defenders to fight ‘misinformation’

Things To Do

Games & Comics

Super Quiz

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer.

Daily Games

Explore Popular Picks: Dive into Exciting Games Now!

Arlo and Janis

Daily comic from Jimmy Johnson

Baby Blues

Daily comic from Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

Featured Videos

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth refuses to share costs of Marines to L.A.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has refused to provide lawmakers details on costs of sending Marines to Los Angeles.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth refuses to share costs of Marines to L.A.

Aisha Chughtai: We hope to get an answer to the role of MPD in June 3 raid in south Minneapolis

Jason Chavez talks about the City Council's request for an after action review to the raid on June 3

Activist groups held a press conference outside of Mayor Frey's office in repose to the federal raid

Business

Politics

Hegseth, McCollum spar over L.A. riots, response to unrest after George Floyd murder

Politics

Hegseth, McCollum spar over L.A. riots, response to unrest after George Floyd murder

Betty McCollum, the Minnesota Democrat who represents St. Paul and the east metro, and Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary and Forest Lake native, temporarily derailed a hearing over the defense budget.

Real Estate

Downtown St. Paul redevelopment nonprofit wants abandoned Alliance Bank Center

Real Estate

Downtown St. Paul redevelopment nonprofit wants abandoned Alliance Bank Center

Small Business

J&E Cos. shuts three Twin Cities factories, laying off 145

Small Business

J&E Cos. shuts three Twin Cities factories, laying off 145

Politics

Hegseth, McCollum spar over L.A. riots, response to unrest after George Floyd murder

Politics

Hegseth, McCollum spar over L.A. riots, response to unrest after George Floyd murder

Betty McCollum, the Minnesota Democrat who represents St. Paul and the east metro, and Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary and Forest Lake native, temporarily derailed a hearing over the defense budget.

Outdoors

Outdoors

How to stay up to date on Minnesota wildfires and fire danger

Check these state, federal and local resources ahead of recreation plans.

This Week In Nature

Dragonflies are swooping in to help with mosquito control

How I Get Outside

Author Kao Kalia Yang once fished to help feed her family. Now she shares the pastime with her children.

Outdoors

Anderson: He paddled solo into the BWCAW and didn’t come back

Dennis Anderson

URBAN PADDLING GUIDE

DISCOVER THE ROUTES

Canoe, kayak or paddleboard: Your ultimate guide to getting connected to the water in the Twin Cities metro area, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro.

Explore

Elections

How the federal raid unified the fractious Minneapolis City Council against Trump, sort of

Minneapolis City Council ‘progressives vs. moderates’ split plays out in DFL endorsements

On the campaign trail, Elon Musk juggled drugs and family drama

Curious Minnesota

What happened after a Granite Falls man found ancient bison bones in his pasture?

Who was Umbrella Man, who smashed windows before ‘first fire’ in 2020 Minneapolis protests?

How a 13-ton piece of public art no one wanted found a Minnesota home

Culture

Suzanne Warmanen, Isabell Monk O'Connor and Barbara Bryne as the Weїrd Sisters in Shakespeare's MACBETH, directed by Joe Dowling with set and costume design by Monica Frawley. On the Wurtele Thrust Stage of the Guthrie Theater from January 30 through April 3, 2010.

Frey directs Mpls. to implement police reforms nixed by Justice Department

Frey directs Mpls. to implement police reforms nixed by Justice Department

Chief O’Hara came to Minneapolis to rebuild trust. But he’s shown contempt for the politics.

What is a consent decree? How police reform works and what Trump’s move means for Minneapolis.

Chief O’Hara came to Minneapolis to rebuild trust. But he’s shown contempt for the politics.

What is a consent decree? How police reform works and what Trump’s move means for Minneapolis.

What did — and didn’t — pass during the special session

What did — and didn’t — pass during the special session

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty hires PR firm of public defenders to fight ‘misinformation’

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty hires PR firm of public defenders to fight ‘misinformation’

After more than a century in St. Paul, Luther Seminary to sell rest of campus

After more than a century in St. Paul, Luther Seminary to sell rest of campus

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

Hegseth, McCollum spar over L.A. riots, response to unrest after George Floyd murder

Minnesota woman sues Delta after being punched by drunk passenger midflight

Judge rules Blaine can cut neighboring city from its water system amid contamination concerns

Two campers found dead at Isle Royale National Park

J&E Cos. shuts three Twin Cities factories, laying off 145

What did — and didn’t — pass during the special session

What did — and didn’t — pass during the special session

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty hires PR firm of public defenders to fight ‘misinformation’

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty hires PR firm of public defenders to fight ‘misinformation’

After more than a century in St. Paul, Luther Seminary to sell rest of campus

After more than a century in St. Paul, Luther Seminary to sell rest of campus

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

The Latest

What to know about Trump's deployment of the Marines and National Guard to LA's immigration protests

Minnesota Legislature clears the way for Mall of America water park subsidy

Downtown St. Paul redevelopment nonprofit wants abandoned Alliance Bank Center

12 Twin Cities restaurant deals that will bring dad jokes and savings for Father’s Day

Russia launches another large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing 3 and wounding 13

Israel deports Greta Thunberg after Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized

Minnesota’s cannabis tax will be one of the highest in the nation after 50% hike

Staples-Motley athlete is a pole vaulter, rodeo cowboy, musician and, especially, an expert at mind control

St. Francis school district rewrites book review policy, agrees to return banned titles to shelves

Twin Cities man charged in Northtown Mall fatal shooting; he’s also implicated in a March homicide

Which ace becomes a state baseball champ this week?

Satanic Temple accuses Iowa officials of religious discrimination

A former student opens fire at an Austrian school, killing 10 and taking his own life

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex says she joined ‘cuckold’ sex marathons to feel loved by him

Palestinians say 36 people killed trying to obtain desperately needed aid

A Gophers hurdler from Jamaica keeps trimming time ahead of NCAA meet

Tight end Josh Oliver, Vikings agree to terms on three-year contract extension

15 venues that will make dads feel extra loved on Father’s Day

RandBall: Darius Garland, Jaire Alexander and the allure of the quick fix

Former U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark commits to July’s 3M Open

INTRODUCING 'WORTH IT'

Greater Minnesota

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

Two campers found dead at Isle Royale National Park

Two campers found dead at Isle Royale National Park

Exhumed Duluth priest gets new resting place as supporters start push toward sainthood

Exhumed Duluth priest gets new resting place as supporters start push toward sainthood

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

Ex-Sen. Justin Eichorn seeks dismissal of sex solicitation charge, alleging selective prosecution

Employee who stole 18 guns from northern Minnesota store in gift card scheme is sentenced to prison

Union workers at Mayo Clinic Methodist in Rochester approve new contract

Charges: Man made guns and spoke of blowing up State Capitol, synagogue and other buildings

Opinion

Opinion: This is what autocracy looks like

Opinion: This is what autocracy looks like

Sturdevant: Minnesota shutdown averted because DFLers took the lead

Sturdevant: Minnesota shutdown averted because DFLers took the lead

Morris: Trump’s troops in L.A. are helping to pour fuel on the fire

Opinion: How to deal with the Orwellian as it’s realized

Opinion: This is what autocracy looks like

Opinion: This is what autocracy looks like

Morris: Trump’s troops in L.A. are helping to pour fuel on the fire

Opinion: How to deal with the Orwellian as it’s realized

Strib Voices

Opinion: This is what autocracy looks like

RandBall: Darius Garland, Jaire Alexander and the allure of the quick fix

'Death at the White Hart' is a tricky novel from 'Broadchurch' creator

Sports

Staples-Motley athlete is a pole vaulter, rodeo cowboy, musician and, especially, an expert at mind control

Staples-Motley athlete is a pole vaulter, rodeo cowboy, musician and, especially, an expert at mind control