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Chaotic Care: 'Geography is destiny' for Minnesota families coping with disabilities
With families desperate, thousands are uprooting themselves in Minnesota because they can't get the help they need where they live.
Warm Front: As ice cover thins, waterways and ways of life are altered
It’s a telling symptom of climate change, and just one of countless ways that rising temperatures are altering the lives of Minnesotans and the landscape of their state.
Proving Ground: Midwest remakes American politics
A growing Dakota County could be a bellwether in 2020.
Local
College graduations will be twice as sweet for class whose high school celebrations happened online
Minnesota eyes 'sprint' paramedics to ease rural shortages, lagging emergency response
See stunning photos of the northern lights from across Minnesota
New battered women's shelter to break ground in Bemidji this week
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Sports
Neal: Can the Wolves recover? Here are 5 things that must happen.
Wolves backfire: Meltdown before halftime lets Denver tie series
Souhan: Only one Timberwolves player showed up ready for Game 4
Ober spectacular, Santana homers again in 5-1 Twins win
Business
Piecing together the puzzle of college financial aid
Bethel University invests in emerging leaders
Polar Semiconductor lands up to $120 million from CHIPS program
IVF made motherhood possible for these Minnesotans. They want to protect that for others.
Opinion
Minnesota bill would do more harm than good to kids' online safety
Streamline the college application process
Gene therapy provision would make life-saving treatment more accessible and equitable
Readers Write: Gun control, Israel/Gaza war, Uber and Lyft drivers, Minneapolis
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Variety
Guthrie's 'Skeleton Crew' interrupted by medical emergency on opening night
These 12 home designs by Minnesota architects are winners in Home of the Month contest
Yuen: Before she became known as Joe Mauer's mom, Teresa Mauer was a standout athlete
Review: Conductor Richard Egarr leads the SPCO in a concert filled with gravitas and joy
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Neal: Can the Wolves recover? Here are 5 things that must happen.
The Wolves haven't lost three in a row all season. If they keep that record intact Tuesday in Denver, they'll be playing for a spot in the Western Conference finals Thursday.
Jim Souhan
Souhan: Only one Timberwolves player showed up ready for Game 4
From topping the scoresheet to talking trash after the game, Anthony Edwards stood alone. For the Wolves, that's a problem to fix.
James Lileks
Lileks: What's your snack-food zodiac sign?
Check out your daily hunger scope.
Patrick Reusse
Reusse: Gophers honor coach with retired number, then big number
The Gophers baseball team beat Michigan State 21-3 after a ceremony to honor retiring coach John Anderson.
Politics
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins DFL endorsement over Don Samuels at Minneapolis convention
Minneapolis rideshare controversy shows growing power of progressive Democrats
'Watching history happen': New Minnesota flag flies at Capitol
Kaleena Burkes is head of Minnesota's new Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls
Nation
Trump's hush money trial arrives at a pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen takes the stand
Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements
US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more
Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry
World
Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza
Russian President Putin appoints Sergei Shoigu as secretary of Russia's national security council
Wildfire in Canada's British Columbia forces thousands to evacuate. Winds push smoke into Alberta
Switzerland's Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over Gaza war
Curious Minnesota
How did gambling develop into a major industry in Minnesota?
Why did the Minneapolis Lakers basketball team move to Los Angeles?
Introducing the Curious Minnesota Collection. Every question we've answered — now in one place
Listen: What Minnesota inventions have shaped modern life?
Celebs
Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and 'King of the Bs,' dies at 98
Switzerland's Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over Gaza war
Duchess of Sussex, called 'Ifeoma' in Nigeria, speaks with women about her Nigerian roots
Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks judge to dismiss 'false' claim that he, others raped 17-year-old girl
Inspired
Volunteering in hospice helps Macalester students contemplate death's mysteries up close
North High teacher who resurrected dance program gets surprise visit from 'GMA'
Nadia Cakes baker writes 'Minnesota spicy' romance novels with 'cinnamon roll' heroes
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Organics detective: U.S. farmers stalk fraudulent imports to save their markets
Consumers pay more for organic foods but may be buying products that were tainted in their growing and feeding.
Rural medicine: Minnesota's small-town hospitals are hanging on — for now
As small-town medicine faces pressure nationwide, Minnesota hospitals struggle to adapt and survive.
Denied Justice: When rape is reported and nothing happens
How Minnesota’s criminal justice system has failed victims of sexual assault.