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U.S. seeks to dismiss consent decree on Minneapolis police reforms

The move comes days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s killing.

Minneapolis police appoint civilians to lead internal affairs, constitutional policing bureaus

Judge pauses review of Minneapolis police consent decree at request of U.S. Department of Justice

Minneapolis police appoint civilians to lead internal affairs, constitutional policing bureaus

Judge pauses review of Minneapolis police consent decree at request of U.S. Department of Justice

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George Floyd’s killing unified Americans in condemning injustice. The narrative is being rewritten.

Conservative commentators play up Floyd’s criminal history and present the officers as victims of politicized justice.

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Target shakes up executive ranks as sales slide again

Minneapolis-based retailer put its chief operating officer, Michael Fiddelke, in charge of a new unit that will find ways to change faster and add efficiencies.

Retail

Target’s woes worsen as consumers continue to tighten budgets

CEO Brian Cornell said a number of factors led to a sharp sales decline in the first quarter, including a boycott led by Black leaders.

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Chip Scoggins

Oklahoma City rolled in the second half to take an early edge in the Western Conference finals.

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Lawsuit over St. Louis Park basketball hoop is dismissed as family finds joy in Timberwolves run

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Timberwolves spend a half challenging the Thunder and a half without a hope in Game 1

News & Politics

George Floyd’s killing unified Americans in condemning injustice. The narrative is being rewritten.

News & Politics

George Floyd’s killing unified Americans in condemning injustice. The narrative is being rewritten.

Retail

Target shakes up executive ranks as sales slide again

Retail

Target shakes up executive ranks as sales slide again

Retail

Target’s woes worsen as consumers continue to tighten budgets

Retail

Target’s woes worsen as consumers continue to tighten budgets

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Scoggins: Three observations from the Timberwolves' Game 1 loss

Chip Scoggins

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Scoggins: Three observations from the Timberwolves' Game 1 loss

Chip Scoggins

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Sheriff IDs victim in Brainerd grass fire, says two others died in recent fires

Greater Minnesota

Sheriff IDs victim in Brainerd grass fire, says two others died in recent fires

Fire was the cause of death in two of the incidents while one victim first suffered a medical issue.

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Two escapees from St. Peter sex offender facility were living in unlocked area, state says

Greater Minnesota

Two escapees from St. Peter sex offender facility were living in unlocked area, state says

Greater Minnesota

Fierce winds test containment lines in wildfires north of Duluth

Greater Minnesota

Fierce winds test containment lines in wildfires north of Duluth

Greater Minnesota

Sheriff IDs victim in Brainerd grass fire, says two others died in recent fires

Greater Minnesota

Sheriff IDs victim in Brainerd grass fire, says two others died in recent fires

Fire was the cause of death in two of the incidents while one victim first suffered a medical issue.

Duluth

Former Cloquet police officer guilty of trying to bilk senior with dementia

Duluth

A massive development is proposed for a northeastern Minnesota city. Local officials aren’t saying what it is.

Rochester

After 10 years and millions in state dollars, has Rochester’s Destination Medical Center plan lived up to the promise?

St. Cloud

Police say Becker man left girlfriend to die in ditch

Opinion

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Opinion: Lake Street rising

Commentaries

Opinion: Lake Street rising

Five years after the civil unrest in which many buildings were burned or damaged, the corridor in south Minneapolis is coming back to life and resuming its important role in the lives of immigrants.

Columnists

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Rochelle Olson

Columnists

Olson: Overtime at the Capitol: As stakes climb, talks get tougher

Rochelle Olson

Commentaries

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Readers Write: Doors Open Minneapolis, Brian O’Hara’s comments, mushroom hunting, Gov. Tim Walz

Commentaries

Opinion: Lake Street rising

Commentaries

Opinion: Lake Street rising

Five years after the civil unrest in which many buildings were burned or damaged, the corridor in south Minneapolis is coming back to life and resuming its important role in the lives of immigrants.

Commentaries

Opinion: Looking at the world, the idea of progress seems hollow

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Readers Write: Doors Open Minneapolis, Brian O’Hara’s comments, mushroom hunting, Gov. Tim Walz

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These gorgeous picture books (8 from Minnesota) are made for re-reading

Laurie HertzelSenior Editor

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Chip ScogginsColumnist

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Jim SouhanColumnist

Sports

Wolves

Timberwolves spend a half challenging the Thunder and a half without a hope in Game 1

The lead Minnesota took into the locker room at halftime became a distant memory once Oklahoma City fired up.

High Schools

Softball: As section tournament play begins, Top 25 ranking stays relatively unchanged

High Schools

Softball: Here are the 32 high school teams favored to advance to state

Wolves

Scoggins: Three observations from the Timberwolves' Game 1 loss

Chip Scoggins

Food & Culture

Books

These gorgeous picture books (8 from Minnesota) are made for re-reading

Laurie Hertzel

Books

These gorgeous picture books (8 from Minnesota) are made for re-reading

Laurie Hertzel

From a trip Up North to what sheep should eat, 10 new tales are full of surprises.

Music

The Big Gigs: 10 top concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week

Music

The Big Gigs: 10 top concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week

Eat & Drink

A 6-pack of beer cocktails for summer sipping

Eat & Drink

A 6-pack of beer cocktails for summer sipping

Books

These gorgeous picture books (8 from Minnesota) are made for re-reading

Laurie Hertzel

Books

These gorgeous picture books (8 from Minnesota) are made for re-reading

Laurie Hertzel

From a trip Up North to what sheep should eat, 10 new tales are full of surprises.

News & Politics

Minneapolis

U.S. seeks to dismiss consent decree on Minneapolis police reforms

The move comes days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s killing.

Twin Cities Suburbs

Man ‘actively playing’ video game when he caused Twin Cities crash that killed him, police say

News & Politics

George Floyd’s killing unified Americans in condemning injustice. The narrative is being rewritten.

St. Paul

One man’s quest to mark a historic St. Paul ballpark

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Horse retires from the last mounted police unit in Minnesota

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Minnesota will close Stillwater prison

Cigarettes and Fireflies

President Trump signs economic deals with Qatar

Business

Health Care

UnitedHealth shares falling amid allegations of secret payments at nursing homes

Health Care

UnitedHealth shares falling amid allegations of secret payments at nursing homes

Report in the Guardian says Eden Prairie-based company paid to slash hospital transfers from nursing homes; company denies allegations.

Health Care

Medtronic to spin off diabetes business, focus on high-growth products

Health Care

Medtronic to spin off diabetes business, focus on high-growth products

Retail

Target’s woes worsen as consumers continue to tighten budgets

Retail

Target’s woes worsen as consumers continue to tighten budgets

Health Care

UnitedHealth shares falling amid allegations of secret payments at nursing homes

Health Care

UnitedHealth shares falling amid allegations of secret payments at nursing homes

Report in the Guardian says Eden Prairie-based company paid to slash hospital transfers from nursing homes; company denies allegations.

Outdoors

Environment

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

As Democrats abandon Tesla in droves, EV experts don’t think Minnesota will lose climate progress in the political divorce.

Duluth

A massive development is proposed for a northeastern Minnesota city. Local officials aren’t saying what it is.

Books

Review: A California firefighter tells what it’s like ‘When It All Burns’

Jeremy Norton

Outdoors

Why are stinky piles of rotting carp dotting lakeshores around Minnesota?

Elections

Who’s running for Minneapolis mayor and City Council in 2025 elections?

Former Minnesota Senate minority leader drops out of race for U.S. Senate

Minneapolis City Council member will stay in race after failing to win DFL endorsement

Curious Minnesota

Are those really LBJ’s footprints in concrete at Minnehaha Falls?

What’s the story behind Minneapolis’ Boom Island Lighthouse?

Why doesn’t Minneapolis’ Tangletown follow the grid?

Culture

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2009 file photo, American singer, songwriter and music producer George Clinton performs with the funk, soul and rock music collective Parliament-Funkadelic on stage at the Avo Session in Basel, Switzerland. Clinton and the Black Eyed Peas have settled a lawsuit in which the funk pioneer accused the pop group of improperly sampling his music. (AP Photo/Keystone, Georgios Kefalas, File) ORG XMIT: LA106

U.S. seeks to dismiss consent decree on Minneapolis police reforms

U.S. seeks to dismiss consent decree on Minneapolis police reforms

Report: Minneapolis police made progress reducing backlog of complaints and force reviews

Minneapolis police appoint civilians to lead internal affairs, constitutional policing bureaus

Judge pauses review of Minneapolis police consent decree at request of U.S. Department of Justice

Report: Minneapolis police made progress reducing backlog of complaints and force reviews

Minneapolis police appoint civilians to lead internal affairs, constitutional policing bureaus

Judge pauses review of Minneapolis police consent decree at request of U.S. Department of Justice

George Floyd’s killing unified Americans in condemning injustice. The narrative is being rewritten.

George Floyd’s killing unified Americans in condemning injustice. The narrative is being rewritten.

Target shakes up executive ranks as sales slide again

Target shakes up executive ranks as sales slide again

Target’s woes worsen as consumers continue to tighten budgets

Target’s woes worsen as consumers continue to tighten budgets

Scoggins: Three observations from the Timberwolves' Game 1 loss

Scoggins: Three observations from the Timberwolves' Game 1 loss

Review: Post Malone fires up Minneapolis crowd with fireworks and endless pop hits

Fact checking right-wing media’s claims about George Floyd and Derek Chauvin

UnitedHealth shares falling amid allegations of secret payments at nursing homes

Lawsuit over St. Louis Park basketball hoop is dismissed as family finds joy in Timberwolves run

Timberwolves spend a half challenging the Thunder and a half without a hope in Game 1

George Floyd’s killing unified Americans in condemning injustice. The narrative is being rewritten.

George Floyd’s killing unified Americans in condemning injustice. The narrative is being rewritten.

Target shakes up executive ranks as sales slide again

Target shakes up executive ranks as sales slide again

Target’s woes worsen as consumers continue to tighten budgets

Target’s woes worsen as consumers continue to tighten budgets

Scoggins: Three observations from the Timberwolves' Game 1 loss

Scoggins: Three observations from the Timberwolves' Game 1 loss

The Latest

At least 82 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as critical aid fails to reach Palestinians

Softball: As section tournament play begins, Top 25 ranking stays relatively unchanged

UnitedHealth shares falling amid allegations of secret payments at nursing homes

Softball: Here are the 32 high school teams favored to advance to state

These gorgeous picture books (8 from Minnesota) are made for re-reading

Man ‘actively playing’ video game when he caused Twin Cities crash that killed him, police say

Medtronic to spin off diabetes business, focus on high-growth products

Sheriff IDs victim in Brainerd grass fire, says two others died in recent fires

Kristi Noem says habeas corpus lets Trump 'remove people from this country'

The Big Gigs: 10 top concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week

A 6-pack of beer cocktails for summer sipping

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

The secret to making restaurant-style chicken at home

House GOP grinding ahead with Trump’s big tax cuts bill, but new report says it will add to deficit

Target’s woes worsen as consumers continue to tighten budgets

Trump selects concept for $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defense system

High school sports: Scores and results for Tuesday, May 20

Early takeaways from the Timberwolves' lopsided Game 1 loss

Frost drop Game 1 of the PWHL Finals to Ottawa in overtime

Two escapees from St. Peter sex offender facility were living in unlocked area, state says

INTRODUCING 'WORTH IT'

Greater Minnesota

Sheriff IDs victim in Brainerd grass fire, says two others died in recent fires

Sheriff IDs victim in Brainerd grass fire, says two others died in recent fires

Two escapees from St. Peter sex offender facility were living in unlocked area, state says

Two escapees from St. Peter sex offender facility were living in unlocked area, state says

Fierce winds test containment lines in wildfires north of Duluth

Fierce winds test containment lines in wildfires north of Duluth

Sheriff IDs victim in Brainerd grass fire, says two others died in recent fires

Sheriff IDs victim in Brainerd grass fire, says two others died in recent fires

Former Cloquet police officer guilty of trying to bilk senior with dementia

A massive development is proposed for a northeastern Minnesota city. Local officials aren’t saying what it is.

After 10 years and millions in state dollars, has Rochester’s Destination Medical Center plan lived up to the promise?

Police say Becker man left girlfriend to die in ditch

Opinion

Opinion: Lake Street rising

Opinion: Lake Street rising

Olson: Overtime at the Capitol: As stakes climb, talks get tougher

Olson: Overtime at the Capitol: As stakes climb, talks get tougher

Opinion: Looking at the world, the idea of progress seems hollow

Readers Write: Doors Open Minneapolis, Brian O’Hara’s comments, mushroom hunting, Gov. Tim Walz

Opinion: Lake Street rising

Opinion: Lake Street rising

Opinion: Looking at the world, the idea of progress seems hollow

Readers Write: Doors Open Minneapolis, Brian O’Hara’s comments, mushroom hunting, Gov. Tim Walz

Strib Voices

These gorgeous picture books (8 from Minnesota) are made for re-reading

Scoggins: Three observations from the Timberwolves' Game 1 loss

Souhan: Home to play the Lynx, Bueckers also can study a model for her career in Whalen

Sports