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Valleyfair opens this weekend. Who checks to make sure the rides are safe?

Twin Cities Suburbs

Valleyfair opens this weekend. Who checks to make sure the rides are safe?

The Shakopee amusement park relies on ride mechanics and independent inspectors to scrutinize its attractions, including roller coasters and kiddie rides.

Minneapolis

MPD leader to pay $75,000 in attorney fees to ‘Fall of Minneapolis’ creators after losing lawsuit

Politics

How many married women in Minnesota may not be able to vote under proposed federal voting changes?

Minneapolis

Minneapolis council candidate apologizes for saying she lacks ‘the desired amount of melanin’

News & Politics

National Weather Service issues fire weather watch for much of Minnesota

Gophers

Gophers men’s basketball lands Maryland transfer Stephens, adding to the backcourt depth

Twin Cities Suburbs

Some call Burnsville Center a ‘dead mall.’ Can it be brought back to life?

Twin Cities Suburbs

Some call Burnsville Center a ‘dead mall.’ Can it be brought back to life?

Eat & Drink

Montreal is about to get a Michelin guide. What do they have that Minnesota doesn’t?

Eat & Drink

Montreal is about to get a Michelin guide. What do they have that Minnesota doesn’t?

Eat & Drink

The 5 best things our food writers ate this week

Eat & Drink

The 5 best things our food writers ate this week

Columnists

Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: Where leadership is and isn’t

Rochelle Olson

Columnists

Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: Where leadership is and isn’t

Rochelle Olson

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St. Cloud

YMCA in central Minnesota to pay $140K to settle claims manager sexually harassed workers

St. Cloud

YMCA in central Minnesota to pay $140K to settle claims manager sexually harassed workers

Two of the targeted employees were teenagers, according to federal regulators.

Duluth

Duluth area’s garbage gets new home on the Range — and could contribute to cleaner water

Duluth

Duluth area’s garbage gets new home on the Range — and could contribute to cleaner water

Greater Minnesota

Man who escaped from Minnesota Sex Offender Program in St. Peter is caught

Greater Minnesota

Man who escaped from Minnesota Sex Offender Program in St. Peter is caught

St. Cloud

YMCA in central Minnesota to pay $140K to settle claims manager sexually harassed workers

St. Cloud

YMCA in central Minnesota to pay $140K to settle claims manager sexually harassed workers

Two of the targeted employees were teenagers, according to federal regulators.

Midwest Travel

Trolls, trails, birds and nature art converge in Detroit Lakes

Greater Minnesota

‘Marshall, please help us’: Residents voice fears at mobile home park closure hearing

Rochester

Rochester leaders call on authorities to charge woman in racist viral video

Duluth

Nate Bargatze has sold more tickets than any other act to play Duluth’s Amsoil Arena. Who are the Top 5 artists to perform at the DECC?

Opinion

Commentaries

Counterpoint: Minnesotans, ophthalmologists are trying to pull the wool over your eyes

Commentaries

Counterpoint: Minnesotans, ophthalmologists are trying to pull the wool over your eyes

Proposed legislation maintains standards but would expand access for patients.

Columnists

Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: Where leadership is and isn’t

Rochelle Olson

Columnists

Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: Where leadership is and isn’t

Rochelle Olson

Commentaries

Opinion: Mississippi and Louisiana improved reading scores. We in Minnesota haven’t — yet.

Columnists

Banks: Reading a little — but not too much — into a papal selection

Commentaries

Counterpoint: Minnesotans, ophthalmologists are trying to pull the wool over your eyes

Commentaries

Counterpoint: Minnesotans, ophthalmologists are trying to pull the wool over your eyes

Proposed legislation maintains standards but would expand access for patients.

Commentaries

Opinion: Mississippi and Louisiana improved reading scores. We in Minnesota haven’t — yet.

Columnists

Banks: Reading a little — but not too much — into a papal selection

Strib Voices

Commentaries

Opinion: Trump’s surgeon general pick proves it: DEI now means ‘didn’t earn it’

Haley Taylor Schlitz

Wolves

Neal: Despite a hiccup, Julius Randle sparked the Timberwolves to victory

La Velle E. Neal IIIColumnist

Commentaries

Counterpoint: Minnesotans, ophthalmologists are trying to pull the wool over your eyes

multiple authors

Sports

Wolves

Neal: Despite a hiccup, Julius Randle sparked the Timberwolves to victory

La Velle E. Neal III

Briefly benched in the second quarter, Randle regained his composure with a strong all-around game.

Daily Delivery

Podcast: Wolves cruised in Game 2, but next three vs. Golden State are critical

Gophers

Gophers men’s basketball lands Maryland transfer Stephens, adding to the backcourt depth

High Schools

One-handed lacrosse player Hollen Thompson an inspiration on the field

Food & Culture

Culture

A CIA military base was their home during the ‘Secret War’ in Laos. Now Hmong Americans can finally see it again.

Culture

A CIA military base was their home during the ‘Secret War’ in Laos. Now Hmong Americans can finally see it again.

Long Tieng once housed one of the busiest air hubs in the world in the 1960s, but it was closed to the public for decades after the war.

Eat & Drink

Going to Montreal? Dine at these 13 great restaurants.

Eat & Drink

Going to Montreal? Dine at these 13 great restaurants.

Eat & Drink

Montreal is about to get a Michelin guide. What do they have that Minnesota doesn’t?

Eat & Drink

Montreal is about to get a Michelin guide. What do they have that Minnesota doesn’t?

Culture

A CIA military base was their home during the ‘Secret War’ in Laos. Now Hmong Americans can finally see it again.

Culture

A CIA military base was their home during the ‘Secret War’ in Laos. Now Hmong Americans can finally see it again.

Long Tieng once housed one of the busiest air hubs in the world in the 1960s, but it was closed to the public for decades after the war.

News & Politics

News & Politics

National Weather Service issues fire weather watch for much of Minnesota

Near record high temperatures and low humidity and strong winds are raising the risk of wildfires this weekend.

Minneapolis

MPD leader to pay $75,000 in attorney fees to ‘Fall of Minneapolis’ creators after losing lawsuit

St. Cloud

YMCA in central Minnesota to pay $140K to settle claims manager sexually harassed workers

Twin Cities Suburbs

Valleyfair opens this weekend. Who checks to make sure the rides are safe?

Things To Do

Games & Comics

Super Quiz

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer.

Daily Games

Explore Popular Picks: Dive into Exciting Games Now!

Arlo and Janis

Daily comic from Jimmy Johnson

Baby Blues

Daily comic from Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

Featured Videos

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Pope Leo XIV conducts his first mass at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in Sistine Chapel.

Pope Leo XIV conducts his first mass at the Vatican

Cardinals attend final Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica before conclave to elect next pope

Outta Control: Battle of Minneapolis' Juicy Lucy kings

The best Met Gala looks

Business

Business

Medtech firms accused of changing spine devices, causing added pain and electric shocks

Business

Medtech firms accused of changing spine devices, causing added pain and electric shocks

Medtronic and Boston Scientific are facing product liability lawsuits that will face a significant legal hurdle in federal courts.

Business

St. Cloud space shuttle project goes on, despite financial woes of its guiding force

Business

St. Cloud space shuttle project goes on, despite financial woes of its guiding force

Home Gazing

Luxe Chaska house overlooking Hazeltine golf course listed for nearly $1.6M

Home Gazing

Luxe Chaska house overlooking Hazeltine golf course listed for nearly $1.6M

Business

Medtech firms accused of changing spine devices, causing added pain and electric shocks

Business

Medtech firms accused of changing spine devices, causing added pain and electric shocks

Medtronic and Boston Scientific are facing product liability lawsuits that will face a significant legal hurdle in federal courts.

Outdoors

Outdoors

Show us your fish

Fishing Opener weekend is big in Minnesota. We’d love your photos.

Midwest Travel

Trolls, trails, birds and nature art converge in Detroit Lakes

Environment

Talon Metals steps up exploratory drilling for a nickel mine in Minnesota, cites ‘exceptional’ find

Outdoor Activities

Fed up with high-tech fishing? This central Minnesota lake is for you.

Elections

Minneapolis council candidate apologizes for saying she lacks ‘the desired amount of melanin’

How many married women in Minnesota may not be able to vote under proposed federal voting changes?

Joe Biden blames Kamala Harris' loss on sexism and racism and rejects concerns about his age

Curious Minnesota

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

Why doesn’t Minneapolis’ Tangletown follow the grid?

Why are there two seafood plants in the small Minnesota town of Motley?

Culture

A CIA military base was their home during the ‘Secret War’ in Laos. Now Hmong Americans can finally see it again.

Luxe Chaska house overlooking Hazeltine golf course listed for nearly $1.6M

Minnesota visual arts organizations feel the impact of NEA and NEH grant cuts

Travel

A CIA military base was their home during the ‘Secret War’ in Laos. Now Hmong Americans can finally see it again.

Trolls, trails, birds and nature art converge in Detroit Lakes

Travel Troubleshooter: Airline changes her arrival time without notice

Health Care

Solventum, facing tariffs of up to $100 million, raises sales guidance

Medtech firms accused of changing spine devices, causing added pain and electric shocks

Blue Cross of Minnesota CEO saw 34% pay increase to $4.3 million

Outdoor Activities

Show us your fish

Trolls, trails, birds and nature art converge in Detroit Lakes

Annie Battle Lake inside Glendalough State Park has been designated a heritage fishery -- no boat motors allowed, no electronic fishing devices. DNR is concentrating on improving the bluegill fishery.