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John and Yvette Hoffman detail ‘that horrific night’ of shooting

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John and Yvette Hoffman detail ‘that horrific night’ of shooting

The state senator and his wife, both shot by a gunman who also killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and husband Mark, urged Minnesotans to “work together to return to a level of civility that allows us all to live peacefully.”

How did shooter find Minnesota lawmakers’ homes? It’s easier than most people think.

A timeline of the crime and manhunt

How did shooter find Minnesota lawmakers’ homes? It’s easier than most people think.

A timeline of the crime and manhunt

Greater Minnesota

At home of ‘Harvard of the Midwest,’ Trump’s populist war against higher ed hits differently

Northfield has enormous pride in its two private colleges, but class division bubbles below the surface.

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The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week

A new place with a dog-friendly patio, a peanut-butter banana muffin fit for Elvis and fresh finds at oldies but goodies.

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The Star Tribune’s new restaurant finder matches your mood with an eatery recommended by our food team.

Stage & Arts

A blowout party in the face of fear? Guthrie readies ‘Cabaret’ as its big, splashy summer musical.

Director Joseph Haj taps Broadway talent for a production that’s on the New York Times must-see list.

News & Politics

Death penalty decision against Vance Boelter in the hands of Trump administration

News & Politics

Walz says Minnesota should reconsider allowing guns at State Capitol, in wake of shootings

News & Politics

Minnesota lobbyist jailed in connection with text threatening violence at the State Capitol

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Lemon Drop Hill, an infamous spot late in Grandma’s Marathon course, lives up to its lore

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Worth It podcast: Clawcades, Grandma’s Marathon and mapping queer history

Greater Minnesota

At home of ‘Harvard of the Midwest,’ Trump’s populist war against higher ed hits differently

Greater Minnesota

At home of ‘Harvard of the Midwest,’ Trump’s populist war against higher ed hits differently

5 Best Things

The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week

5 Best Things

The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week

Eat & Drink

Feeling lost choosing a restaurant? Let our Culinary Compass lead the way.

Eat & Drink

Feeling lost choosing a restaurant? Let our Culinary Compass lead the way.

Stage & Arts

A blowout party in the face of fear? Guthrie readies ‘Cabaret’ as its big, splashy summer musical.

Stage & Arts

A blowout party in the face of fear? Guthrie readies ‘Cabaret’ as its big, splashy summer musical.

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Rochester bets big in hopes of becoming a magnet for biotech startups

Rochester

Rochester bets big in hopes of becoming a magnet for biotech startups

Destination Medical Center is putting $8 million into building out a shared lab space downtown.

Greater Minnesota

At home of ‘Harvard of the Midwest,’ Trump’s populist war against higher ed hits differently

Greater Minnesota

At home of ‘Harvard of the Midwest,’ Trump’s populist war against higher ed hits differently

Duluth

Lemon Drop Hill, an infamous spot late in Grandma’s Marathon course, lives up to its lore

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Lemon Drop Hill, an infamous spot late in Grandma’s Marathon course, lives up to its lore

Rochester

Rochester bets big in hopes of becoming a magnet for biotech startups

Rochester

Rochester bets big in hopes of becoming a magnet for biotech startups

Destination Medical Center is putting $8 million into building out a shared lab space downtown.

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U students worry tuition spike will increase loan burden

Greater Minnesota

Two people dead in Iron Range shooting that prompted shelter-in-place order

Greater Minnesota

Charges: Hours before a Duluth man was fatally shot, his apartment had been the site of a home invasion

High Schools

Hibbing trap shooters take aim at first state title

Opinion

Columnists

Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: Just cheers — no jeers — as a painful week in Minnesota comes to a close

Rochelle Olson

Columnists

Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: Just cheers — no jeers — as a painful week in Minnesota comes to a close

Rochelle Olson

Kudos to Gov. Tim Walz, Melissa Hortman’s staffers, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, local law enforcement and others for their service to Minnesotans following last weekend’s shocking tragedy.

Commentaries

Opinion: As debate rages on about trans athletes in school sports, the kids always lose

Commentaries

Opinion: As debate rages on about trans athletes in school sports, the kids always lose

Readers Write

Readers Write: Polarization, ‘divine intervention’ and enforcing immigration laws

Commentaries

Opinion: It’s time to reevaluate Minnesota’s free school lunch program

Columnists

Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: Just cheers — no jeers — as a painful week in Minnesota comes to a close

Rochelle Olson

Columnists

Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: Just cheers — no jeers — as a painful week in Minnesota comes to a close

Rochelle Olson

Kudos to Gov. Tim Walz, Melissa Hortman’s staffers, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, local law enforcement and others for their service to Minnesotans following last weekend’s shocking tragedy.

Readers Write

Readers Write: Polarization, ‘divine intervention’ and enforcing immigration laws

Commentaries

Opinion: It’s time to reevaluate Minnesota’s free school lunch program

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Columnists

Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: Just cheers — no jeers — as a painful week in Minnesota comes to a close

Rochelle OlsonEditorial Columnist

Commentaries

Opinion: As debate rages on about trans athletes in school sports, the kids always lose

Ron Way

Music

Review: High emotions, big crowd fill Lowertown Sounds’ opening night with the New Standards

Chris RiemenschneiderCritic / Reporter

Sports

Wolves

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Tim Connelly has been a wheeler and dealer in his first three drafts as Timberwolves president.

Sports

Vikings legend Adrian Peterson reportedly gets in fistfight in Texas social club

Duluth

Lemon Drop Hill, an infamous spot late in Grandma’s Marathon course, lives up to its lore

High Schools

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Food & Culture

Eat & Drink

Feeling lost choosing a restaurant? Let our Culinary Compass lead the way.

Eat & Drink

Feeling lost choosing a restaurant? Let our Culinary Compass lead the way.

The Star Tribune’s new restaurant finder matches your mood with an eatery recommended by our food team.

5 Best Things

The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week

5 Best Things

The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week

Music

Review: High emotions, big crowd fill Lowertown Sounds’ opening night with the New Standards

Chris Riemenschneider

Music

Review: High emotions, big crowd fill Lowertown Sounds’ opening night with the New Standards

Chris Riemenschneider

Eat & Drink

Feeling lost choosing a restaurant? Let our Culinary Compass lead the way.

Eat & Drink

Feeling lost choosing a restaurant? Let our Culinary Compass lead the way.

The Star Tribune’s new restaurant finder matches your mood with an eatery recommended by our food team.

News & Politics

Twin Cities Suburbs

Patrol: Street racers’ crash in Eagan leaves driver dead, passenger near death

Three drivers in all were going more than 100 mph in a 45 mph zone before two of them crashed, according to new court filing from the State Patrol.

News & Politics

John and Yvette Hoffman detail ‘that horrific night’ of shooting

Twin Cities Suburbs

Read John and Yvette Hoffman’s full statement on shooting

Sports

Vikings legend Adrian Peterson reportedly gets in fistfight in Texas social club

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Games & Comics

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Business

Agriculture

High bean costs hitting Bizzy’s Brooklyn Center coffee brewery at busy time

Agriculture

High bean costs hitting Bizzy’s Brooklyn Center coffee brewery at busy time

In this end-of-week roundup of Minnesota food and agriculture news, take a wild guess how high coffee prices are affecting a company that plans to brew 66 million cups of cold brew this year.

Health Care

Supreme Court ruling could strain Minnesota's providers of transgender care for minors

Health Care

Supreme Court ruling could strain Minnesota's providers of transgender care for minors

MN Fortune 500

Minnesota’s Hormel sues Wisconsin’s Johnsonville alleging stolen sausage secrets

MN Fortune 500

Minnesota’s Hormel sues Wisconsin’s Johnsonville alleging stolen sausage secrets

Agriculture

High bean costs hitting Bizzy’s Brooklyn Center coffee brewery at busy time

Agriculture

High bean costs hitting Bizzy’s Brooklyn Center coffee brewery at busy time

In this end-of-week roundup of Minnesota food and agriculture news, take a wild guess how high coffee prices are affecting a company that plans to brew 66 million cups of cold brew this year.

Outdoors

High Schools

Hibbing trap shooters take aim at first state title

Trap Shooting tournament features fun-loving Hibbing team loaded with top guns.

Real Estate

Minnesota lake houses getting more expensive as rest of market stalls

Outdoors

Report: Minnesota’s leading banks increased their lending to fossil fuel companies last year

Outdoors

Potential fee hike for Boundary Waters trips has campers wondering: How much is too much?

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Canoe, kayak or paddleboard: Your ultimate guide to getting connected to the water in the Twin Cities metro area, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro.

Explore

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Minneapolis City Council candidate discovers real identity behind fake campaign site

Minnesota schools are gearing up to ask voters for more money

FILE - In this Friday, May 29, 2020 file photo, law enforcement officers stand in formation along Lake Street near Hiawatha Avenue as fires burned after a night of unrest and protests in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)

Fact check: Did Tim Walz ‘let rioters burn down Minneapolis’?

Curious Minnesota

What was the Twin Cities like in the Gilded Age?

How did hundreds of ‘Old Order’ Amish wind up in Minnesota’s Driftless Area?

What happened after a Granite Falls man found ancient bison bones in his pasture?

Culture

Review: High emotions, big crowd fill Lowertown Sounds’ opening night with the New Standards

A blowout party in the face of fear? Guthrie readies ‘Cabaret’ as its big, splashy summer musical.

Anchor and reporter Pauleen Le announces departure from WCCO

Travel

The north terminal at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage.

Travel Troubleshooter: Thrifty billed me $2,212 for rental car damage, but I didn’t do it!

A sweet and savory road trip in northern Michigan

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)

Travel Troubleshooter: Glacier hotel closure due to childbirth costs Minnesotan $169

Health Care

Rochester bets big in hopes of becoming a magnet for biotech startups

In this image from video, presiding officer Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts speaks during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)