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Minnesota's immigrants fear loss of health care: 'I still can’t afford to even cover my surgeries'

Thousands of undocumented adults who gained access to health insurance in January could lose it at the end of this year under a budget deal struck by Minnesota leaders.

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Chip Scoggins

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Columbia Heights teen missing for three weeks likely being ‘held against his will,’ police say

Twin Cities Suburbs

Columbia Heights teen missing for three weeks likely being ‘held against his will,’ police say

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To reset downtown Minneapolis skyway life, building owners cut deals with retailers

Real Estate

To reset downtown Minneapolis skyway life, building owners cut deals with retailers

Greater Minnesota

Read and weep: Four newspapers in northwest Minnesota shutter

Greater Minnesota

Read and weep: Four newspapers in northwest Minnesota shutter

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The newest Karate Kid fell in love with movies while growing up in Minnesota

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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 man choked a deputy until officer could no longer speak, charges say

Duluth

Duluth man choked a deputy until officer could no longer speak, charges say

Gideon Joseph Martin, 37, has been convicted of violent crimes it the past.

Greater Minnesota

Read and weep: Four newspapers in northwest Minnesota shutter

Greater Minnesota

Read and weep: Four newspapers in northwest Minnesota shutter

Duluth

New Port Authority chief has eyes on reconstructing Duluth Lake Port

Duluth

New Port Authority chief has eyes on reconstructing Duluth Lake Port

Duluth

Duluth man choked a deputy until officer could no longer speak, charges say

Duluth

Duluth man choked a deputy until officer could no longer speak, charges say

Gideon Joseph Martin, 37, has been convicted of violent crimes it the past.

Midwest Travel

Quarterdeck Resort’s stylish revamp is part of a boutique wave in Minnesota lake country

Movies

The newest Karate Kid fell in love with movies while growing up in Minnesota

St. Cloud

No happily ever after for Minnesota couple’s love-lock story?

Duluth

Duluth car-living site shut down as neighbors appeal permit

Opinion

Columnists

Rash: American campuses need international students

John Rash

Columnists

Rash: American campuses need international students

John Rash

The Trump administration’s attack on Harvard and pause on visa screening threatens the U.S. success story.

Commentaries

Robin Wonsley: At Glendale Townhomes, we can protect our history while investing in our future

Commentaries

Robin Wonsley: At Glendale Townhomes, we can protect our history while investing in our future

Readers Write

Readers Write: Cannabis taxes, generational differences, Lola Perpich, trans athletes

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Counterpoint: Sports complex proposal for inactive Freeway Dump site is environmentally sound

Columnists

Rash: American campuses need international students

John Rash

Columnists

Rash: American campuses need international students

John Rash

The Trump administration’s attack on Harvard and pause on visa screening threatens the U.S. success story.

Readers Write

Readers Write: Cannabis taxes, generational differences, Lola Perpich, trans athletes

Commentaries

Counterpoint: Sports complex proposal for inactive Freeway Dump site is environmentally sound

Strib Voices

Wolves

Scoggins: Timberwolves learn just how far behind they are

Chip ScogginsColumnist

Twin Cities

Roper: To save Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, we need more doors

Eric RoperColumnist

Wolves

Souhan: Wolves’ weak performance in Game 5 invites change, so don’t let it shock you

Jim SouhanColumnist

Sports

High Schools

Minnesota Top 25: The Star Tribune’s statewide high school softball ranking

Quietly, Bloomington Jefferson, with standouts at pitcher in Brooke Borwege, at catcher in Remi Rudquist and in the outfield in Olivia Oerther, has risen to No. 4.

Wolves

Suddenly, it's over: Timberwolves' season ends with humbling loss to Thunder

Wolves

Scoggins: Timberwolves learn just how far behind they are

Chip Scoggins

High Schools

Here are the high school juniors Minnesota sports fans should know

Food & Culture

Midwest Travel

Quarterdeck Resort’s stylish revamp is part of a boutique wave in Minnesota lake country

Midwest Travel

Quarterdeck Resort’s stylish revamp is part of a boutique wave in Minnesota lake country

The resort on Gull Lake near Brainerd blends modern design with a family-cookout, rec-room vibe.

Movies

The newest Karate Kid fell in love with movies while growing up in Minnesota

Movies

The newest Karate Kid fell in love with movies while growing up in Minnesota

Midwest Travel

What’s new at Minnesota resorts this summer

Midwest Travel

What’s new at Minnesota resorts this summer

Midwest Travel

Quarterdeck Resort’s stylish revamp is part of a boutique wave in Minnesota lake country

Midwest Travel

Quarterdeck Resort’s stylish revamp is part of a boutique wave in Minnesota lake country

The resort on Gull Lake near Brainerd blends modern design with a family-cookout, rec-room vibe.

News & Politics

St. Paul

U.S. judge in Minnesota sees no hope for gang member, locks him up for life and then some

“I am left with the certainty that you will always be a threat to public safety,” the judge said at sentencing.

Twin Cities Suburbs

Columbia Heights teen missing for three weeks likely being ‘held against his will,’ police say

Twin Cities Suburbs

Brooklyn Park public works director resigns after indictment on felony rape charges

Minneapolis

S. Minneapolis has the region’s only public clay tennis courts. Fans are raising money for more.

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Games & Comics

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Business

Retail

Consumers want deals, which leaves Best Buy again predicting little to no growth

Retail

Consumers want deals, which leaves Best Buy again predicting little to no growth

Tariff costs also will drag the Richfield-based retailer’s results for the rest of the year.

Real Estate

To reset downtown Minneapolis skyway life, building owners cut deals with retailers

Real Estate

To reset downtown Minneapolis skyway life, building owners cut deals with retailers

Health Care

Few Minnesota kids get COVID shots, but federal switch could make access harder for families

Health Care

Few Minnesota kids get COVID shots, but federal switch could make access harder for families

Retail

Consumers want deals, which leaves Best Buy again predicting little to no growth

Retail

Consumers want deals, which leaves Best Buy again predicting little to no growth

Tariff costs also will drag the Richfield-based retailer’s results for the rest of the year.

Outdoors

Outdoors

So you want to get an e-bike? Here’s what you should know in Minnesota

More than 700,000 e-bike sales are projected in the United States this year. If you hope to be one of the people buying them, there are some basics you should know.

This Week In Nature

Baby opossums are emerging from their mothers’ pouches

Outdoors

Anderson: Tails wagging, DNR officers’ dogs find lost people and missing evidence

Dennis Anderson

Environment

Before Gov. Walz tussled with Elon Musk, Tesla supercharged Minnesota’s EV market

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