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

Breaking

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.

How the most closely divided Legislature in Minnesota history came together to pass a state budget

Greater Minnesota

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

He accuses the U.S. Attorney’s Office of singling him out because he was a public office holder.

Real Estate

Boston Scientific selling 24-acre Minnetonka complex, moving workers to Maple Grove expansion

The medtech company has invested hundreds of millions in ballooning its footprint in the northwest Twin Cities suburb.

High Schools

Meet the 2025 Star Tribune All-Minnesota high school baseball team

Every corner of the state contributed to the list of the best 25 players in the state.

Counter Intelligence

Hopkins sweet exchange: Angel Food Bakery owner takes over Amy’s Cupcake Shoppe

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Phil Morris

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Greater Minnesota

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

Greater Minnesota

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

Real Estate

Boston Scientific selling 24-acre Minnetonka complex, moving workers to Maple Grove expansion

Real Estate

Boston Scientific selling 24-acre Minnetonka complex, moving workers to Maple Grove expansion

High Schools

Meet the 2025 Star Tribune All-Minnesota high school baseball team

High Schools

Meet the 2025 Star Tribune All-Minnesota high school baseball team

Counter Intelligence

Hopkins sweet exchange: Angel Food Bakery owner takes over Amy’s Cupcake Shoppe

Counter Intelligence

Hopkins sweet exchange: Angel Food Bakery owner takes over Amy’s Cupcake Shoppe

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Greater Minnesota

Greater Minnesota

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

Greater Minnesota

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

He accuses the U.S. Attorney’s Office of singling him out because he was a public office holder.

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

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

Rochester

Union workers at Mayo Clinic Methodist in Rochester approve new contract

Greater Minnesota

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

Greater Minnesota

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

He accuses the U.S. Attorney’s Office of singling him out because he was a public office holder.

Greater Minnesota

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

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Sen. Nicole Mitchell leaves floor of special session for burglary pretrial hearing

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Minnesota medtech firms increase lobbying as tariff costs pile up

Greater Minnesota

Minnesota wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has been 100% contained

Opinion

Columnists

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

Phil Morris

Columnists

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

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Commentaries

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

Commentaries

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Readers Write

Readers Write: Downtown Minneapolis, authoritarianism, Gaza, wildfires, foreign policy coverage

Columnists

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

Phil Morris

Columnists

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

Phil Morris

How provocative language and federal force blur the line between protest and provocation.

Commentaries

Opinion: Let’s liquidate the Library of Congress

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Meet Andrew Gette, Mounds View pitcher and the All-Minnesota Player of the Year in baseball

High Schools

Meet the 2025 Star Tribune All-Minnesota high school baseball team

Food & Culture

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New street dance festival is more than performances. It’s also about battles and community.

Culture

New street dance festival is more than performances. It’s also about battles and community.

Minnesota’s hip-hop community converges for three days of culture and connection at “Sota Movement.”

Music

Twice in a lifetime: David Byrne is coming to Orpheum in Minneapolis again in 2025

Music

Twice in a lifetime: David Byrne is coming to Orpheum in Minneapolis again in 2025

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Keep your grilled chicken juicy, thanks to these tips

Recipes

Keep your grilled chicken juicy, thanks to these tips

Culture

New street dance festival is more than performances. It’s also about battles and community.

Culture

New street dance festival is more than performances. It’s also about battles and community.

Minnesota’s hip-hop community converges for three days of culture and connection at “Sota Movement.”

News & Politics

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Politics

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Boston Scientific selling 24-acre Minnetonka complex, moving workers to Maple Grove expansion

Real Estate

Boston Scientific selling 24-acre Minnetonka complex, moving workers to Maple Grove expansion

The medtech company has invested hundreds of millions in ballooning its footprint in the northwest Twin Cities suburb.

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Evan Ramstad

Health Care

Ramstad: Soda fountain out, vaccine hub in as St. Paul Corner Drug fights to survive

Evan Ramstad

Real Estate

Boston Scientific selling 24-acre Minnetonka complex, moving workers to Maple Grove expansion

Real Estate

Boston Scientific selling 24-acre Minnetonka complex, moving workers to Maple Grove expansion

The medtech company has invested hundreds of millions in ballooning its footprint in the northwest Twin Cities suburb.

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.

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Dragonflies are swooping in to help with mosquito control

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

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Dennis Anderson

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Culture

New street dance festival is more than performances. It’s also about battles and community.

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Travel

FILE - In this June 26, 2011 file photo, Amtrak's Empire Builder makes its way along the southern boundary of Glacier National Park near West Glacier, Mont. The park, accessible by Amtrak's Empire Builder passenger train, is home to seemingly endless mountain peaks, waterfalls, valleys, wildflowers and lakes. (Justin Franz/Flathead Beacon via AP)

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Health Care

Boston Scientific selling 24-acre Minnetonka complex, moving workers to Maple Grove expansion

Union workers at Mayo Clinic Methodist in Rochester approve new contract

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A bright red male tanager with black wings perches in a tree branch.