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'This is an uprising': An oral history of the 6 days after George Floyd's murder

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'This is an uprising': An oral history of the 6 days after George Floyd's murder

Protesters, police, Gov. Tim Walz and neighbors chronicle the upheaval that changed Minneapolis and spread across the world.

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How the Minnesota Star Tribune covered the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder

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

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Reusse: Bobblehead-driven Target Field crowd sticks around for another walk-off win

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Twins

Reusse: Bobblehead-driven Target Field crowd sticks around for another walk-off win

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Baby opossums are emerging from their mothers’ pouches

This Week In Nature

Baby opossums are emerging from their mothers’ pouches

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Judge Peter Cahill, who presided over Chauvin case, speaks about the trial watched by millions

Twin Cities

Judge Peter Cahill, who presided over Chauvin case, speaks about the trial watched by millions

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Baby opossums are emerging from their mothers’ pouches

This Week In Nature

Baby opossums are emerging from their mothers’ pouches

North America’s only marsupials can be found in the southern two-thirds of Minnesota.

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Celebrity Wolves fans spotted at Game 3

Wolves

Celebrity Wolves fans spotted at Game 3

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

Dennis Anderson

Outdoors

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

Dennis Anderson

This Week In Nature

Baby opossums are emerging from their mothers’ pouches

This Week In Nature

Baby opossums are emerging from their mothers’ pouches

North America’s only marsupials can be found in the southern two-thirds of Minnesota.

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Owner of Bemidji ski area charged with financial exploitation of vulnerable adult

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Opinion: ‘Can we talk about George Floyd?’ Minnesota Star Tribune readers respond

Commentaries

Opinion: ‘Can we talk about George Floyd?’ Minnesota Star Tribune readers respond

Many of them discussed the impact, the evolution of their thinking, and their hopes. Others thought we’ve talked enough.

Commentaries

Opinion: People in law enforcement weigh in on how George Floyd’s death impacted their profession

Commentaries

Opinion: People in law enforcement weigh in on how George Floyd’s death impacted their profession

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Commentaries

Opinion: ‘Can we talk about George Floyd?’ Minnesota Star Tribune readers respond

Commentaries

Opinion: ‘Can we talk about George Floyd?’ Minnesota Star Tribune readers respond

Many of them discussed the impact, the evolution of their thinking, and their hopes. Others thought we’ve talked enough.

Columnists

Burcum: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ takes hatchet to health care

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Readers Write: Mass shootings on campus, federal spending, Israel and Gaza, Memorial Day

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Neal: Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney stands tall — and stands up for her teammates on defense

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Twins

Reusse: Bobblehead-driven Target Field crowd sticks around for another walk-off win

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Sports

Wolves

Timberwolves, to borrow a theme from their coach, hit a home run in Game 3 vs. Thunder

Chris Finch likes his baseball references, and he equated his team’s defense in a 143-101 win to a fastball, separating it from the failed “junk” of Games 1 and 2 in the Western Conference finals.

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Timberwolves takeaways from Game 3: The game had barely begun and the Thunder were done

Frost

Neal: Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney stands tall — and stands up for her teammates on defense

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These Minneapolis buildings resonate with baby boomers but baffle Gen Z

Streetscapes

These Minneapolis buildings resonate with baby boomers but baffle Gen Z

That’s OK. Each generation has its architectural touchstones.

Eat & Drink

Meet the chefs feeding the Wolves and other Minnesota elite athletes

Eat & Drink

Meet the chefs feeding the Wolves and other Minnesota elite athletes

Stage & Arts

How do you paint a giant spoon? At the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, very carefully.

Stage & Arts

How do you paint a giant spoon? At the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, very carefully.

Streetscapes

These Minneapolis buildings resonate with baby boomers but baffle Gen Z

Streetscapes

These Minneapolis buildings resonate with baby boomers but baffle Gen Z

That’s OK. Each generation has its architectural touchstones.

News & Politics

News & Politics

How the Minnesota Star Tribune covered the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder

We knew this was a story we needed to keep telling, remembering and learning from – no matter how painful or uncomfortable.

Minneapolis

Five years later, Minneapolis remembers George Floyd

Twin Cities Suburbs

Man charged with murder in January death of Jordan woman

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Celebrity Wolves fans spotted at Game 3

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Ramstad: Minnesota’s big businesses are in crisis with a common problem

Evan Ramstad

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Ramstad: Minnesota’s big businesses are in crisis with a common problem

Evan Ramstad

UnitedHealth and Target are in crisis, and others are struggling in ways unseen since the pandemic five years ago. What they all have in common is the high cost of money.

Real Estate

‘Brady Bunch’-style split-level homes enjoying a revival in Minnesota — with a twist

Real Estate

‘Brady Bunch’-style split-level homes enjoying a revival in Minnesota — with a twist

Economy

Now is the time to invest in bonds, with yields too good to ignore

Economy

Now is the time to invest in bonds, with yields too good to ignore

Business

Ramstad: Minnesota’s big businesses are in crisis with a common problem

Evan Ramstad

Business

Ramstad: Minnesota’s big businesses are in crisis with a common problem

Evan Ramstad

UnitedHealth and Target are in crisis, and others are struggling in ways unseen since the pandemic five years ago. What they all have in common is the high cost of money.

Outdoors

This Week In Nature

Baby opossums are emerging from their mothers’ pouches

North America’s only marsupials can be found in the southern two-thirds of Minnesota.

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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Amazon suspends Minnesota data center as lawmakers plan to reduce Big Tech tax breaks

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