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- Carol E. Anderson
- Marco Bernini
- Ardelle Grace Birdsall
- Rosella Ann Bucksa
- Juanita Marie Burke
- Richard Joseph Carothers
- Timothy Donald 'Don' Cashin
- Bonita R. (Cain) Ceske
- Shirley May 'Grammy-Great' (Baron) Doble
- Kathryn V. Ekness
- David Clem Florek
- Luella Katherine (Roy) Freiberg
- Frank A. Goike
- Russell LeRoy Gorsegner
- Philip Jay Greenberg
- Angie Hanson
- Ellen Andrea (Berg) Hanson
- Bruce Edward Hilden
- Donald B. Johnson
- Stanley Jerome 'Jerry' Johnson
- Mildred E. Lalor
- Eve Arlene Lawrence
- John W. LeGro
- Susan Claire (Bryngelson) Lehew
- Robin E. (Graves) Lensegrav
- Linda K. Lindberg
- Gerald W. McClure
- Susan Miller
- Karen M. (Johnson) Moller
- Fernando Barrita Noguez
- Wayne C. O'Keefe
- Helen Deloris (Moen) Olive
- Robert T. Pendleton
- William Andrew 'Bill' Porter Sr.
- Mary J. 'Judy' Savage
- Ronald R. Schuster
- Betty Jean Siegfried
- David A. Smith
- Eileen 'Ike' (Knaeble) Spano
- Eileen J. 'Ike' (Knaeble) Spano
- Robert James Stahl
- Walter J. Stwora
- Janet A. Von Holtum
- Jerome Wexler
Chuck Yeager, who was first to break sound barrier, dies at 97
Jon Hersch, hall of fame track coach and educator, dies of COVID-19 complications at 74
One of the highlights of his career was working as an official at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Women's Hall of Fame honors Aretha Franklin, Morrison, Lacks
"Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin and Nobel laureate and "Beloved" author Toni Morrison will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame Thursday as part of a posthumous class of Black honorees that also includes Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were widely used in biomedical research; Barbara Hillary, the first Black woman to travel to both the North and South Poles, and civil rights activists Barbara Rose Johns Powell and Mary Church Terrell.
Local
Skating the Boundary Waters: 'Wild ice' had locals dropping everything
Charge: Wright County martial arts instructor groped 15-year-old pupil several times
Brooklyn Park to hold special election after mayor joins Hennepin County Board
Late-night crash in Brooklyn Center parking lot kills 15-year-old boy
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Sports
Gophers football recruiting: Get to know the next Gophers in this Class of 2021 breakdown
Gophers' Mohamed Ibrahim named Big Ten running back of the year
Big Ten opener matches Gophers, Illini big man-point guard tandems
Ex-Vikings kicker Longwell says he saw the flaw in Bailey's Sunday misses
Business
CEO of Eden Prairie-based Tennant Co. retiring after 15 years
Maple Plain-based Proto Labs CEO Vicki Holt will retire March 1
Minnesota's TCF will merge with Ohio bank, give up its name
Twin Cities Auto Show moving to State Fairgrounds
Opinion
Compromise produced COVID aid deal
Some people actually had a good year. Don't forget it
Editorial cartoon: Lisa Benson on Trump's "wins"
Readers Write: Electoral College reform, Texas election lawsuit, the snickerdoodle cookie
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Variety
See the winners of this year's Oh, You Turkey coloring contest
First Ave benefit album announced with Tweedy, Truckers, Dessa, Hold Steady
Despite health warnings, some are self-quarantining so they can gather for Xmas
Orchestra aims to reflect Minnesota's diversity in its virtual 'Midwinter Gathering'
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Patrick Reusse
Reusse: Whether 'Pretty Boy' or 'The Axe,' Larry Hennig was an original
Before making a name for himself on the pro wrestling circuits, Larry Hennig was a Minnesota state wrestling champion at Robbinsdale High School in 1954. He died this week at age 82.
Christopher Snowbeck
Obituary: Entrepreneur Elliott Royce was a remarkable retiree
At age 96, Elliott Royce attended trampoline class three times per week. The hobby fit with his retirement routine of falling five times every morning…
Dennis Anderson
Anderson: Webster is master of realistic wildlife art
Bill Webster captured the true beauty of game birds.
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Politics
Turning the page? Republicans acknowledge Biden's victory
Biden taps Buttigieg for transportation, Granholm for energy
Negotiators report progress on long-delayed COVID aid bill
Facebook pauses political ad ban for Georgia runoffs
Nation
Athletes to retrace Sierra escape of Donner Party survivors
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Canada on sex charges
US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears
Minnesota to free man serving life in child's 2002 death
World
Commission: Sweden failed to protect elderly during pandemic
Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya amid rising tensions
WHO to sift Chinese samples, data in hunt for virus origins
Boko Haram claims abduction of students in northern Nigeria
Curious Minnesota
Why does Minneapolis keep planting trees under power lines?
Why are car tabs more expensive in Minnesota?
Why is Minnesota the only mainland state with an abundance of wolves?
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Duluth
Success of Twin Metals copper mine hinges on holding every last drop of tainted water
Enbridge pipeline project hitting at key time for union laborers
Duluth considers forming LGBT Commission
Duluth Port Authority buys Duluth Lake Port dock for $950,000
Celebs
Gloria Gaynor to perform at Times Square New Year's Eve
Mrs. Trump visits children's hospital, a holiday tradition
Founder of Just for Laughs festival acquitted on rape charge
AP Breakthrough Entertainer Anya Taylor-Joy living in Narnia
Agriculture
Meat companies seek better coordination on virus vaccine rollout
Minnesota organic dairy farmers hope to regain ground under Biden
Farmers enjoy perfect harvest conditions after 2 ugly years
COVID-19 canceled governor's turkey meet-and-greet
Inspired
Twin Citians get COVID creative to bring Christmas spirit to young believers
Kathie's Coffee creator honors her Cloquet mom who is fighting pancreatic cancer
Macalester senior makes eye movement therapy accessible and affordable with an app
South Bronx restaurant turns into soup kitchen to help poor
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VA hospital nurse is first to receive COVID-19 shot in MN
A nurse on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center was the first in Minnesota to receive a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.
Towns finds increased support from T-wolves on and off court
Karl-Anthony Towns hasn't taken the court with the Minnesota Timberwolves for a game that counts in more than 10 months, a painful stretch of time that has broken him in more than one way.
Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders
Tisha Coleman has lived in close-knit Linn County, Kansas, for 42 years and never felt so alone.
Marianne Anderson, an elementary school teacher who lived an epic love story, dies of COVID-19 at 89
Their story began during World War II and spanned multiple countries, several continents and 12 years before Marianne Baum ever even set eyes on her…
Tony-winning choreographer, actress Ann Reinking dies at 71
Ann Reinking, the Tony Award-winning choreographer, actress and Bob Fosse collaborator who helped spread a cool, muscular hybrid of jazz and burlesque movement to Broadway and beyond, has died. She was 71.