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High water closes Stillwater Lift Bridge indefinitely
Rising waters on the St. Croix River also mean no crossings on the Stillwater Lift Bridge, which was shut down at 10 a.m. Monday between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Hennepin Co. captures one of 10 most wanted
One of the county's top 10 fugitives was arrested during a sweep of people with outstanding narcotics arrest warrants.
Derailed train climbs escalator at O'Hare
The commuter train jumped the tracks at the Chicago airport station around 3:00 a.m. injuring 32 people.
Local
St. Paul Highland Park High students hold pro-Palestinian walkout
Minneapolis announces plan to flag police officer problems early
IRS agent testifies about 'peculiar' names in food distribution sites in Feeding Our Future trial
Como Park's stinky corpse flower could bloom anytime. Here's how to watch.
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Sports
Twins smashed by Nationals. Baldelli annoyed by offense, players meet.
Souhan: For the Wolves, this is just the beginning
Baldelli says he 'wasn't expecting' Duran's comments after loss
Bring what? Did Edwards give state tourism new catchphrase?
Business
Rochester company uses AI to create virtual mannequins for hard-to-fit bodies
No one likes shopping for home or auto insurance. Here are tips to make saving less onerous.
'Peer specialists' emerge to support patients amid constrained mental health care access
Target rolling back Pride product availability is a step backward, LGBTQ advocates say
Opinion
Minnesota's legislative session: All that acrimony, so little action
More Plato and Socrates. That's what higher education needs.
Editorial cartoon: The great debate
Readers Write: Target's commitment to Pride, cell service in the Boundary Waters, the role of women
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Variety
Review: 'Furiosa' not quite as good as 'Fury Road' but it's full of energy and excitement
Minnesota's music scene is showing its love for the late Spider John Koerner
Dear Ant: Tell Sir Charles what's up with Minneapolis' dining scene
Summer movie guide: Hollywood is going big with a Marvel frenemy and two-part Western saga
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Jim Souhan
Souhan: For the Wolves, this is just the beginning
The Timberwolves won Game 7 and took down the Nuggets with their balance and depth. They might do the same to the Dallas Mavericks, and could be doing this to teams for years to come.
Laura Yuen
Yuen: Pranking the yearbook is an annual rite for these Twin Cities teachers
Brothers Jarrett and Ryan Sommers, both suburban high school science teachers, use their staff portraits to surprise their students with some end-of-year hilarity.
James Lileks
Malls are in trouble in Minnesota and beyond. Will your mall close or evolve?
We used to love our malls. They were where your mom bought your first pair of jeans, where you hung out as a teen. But their future may be in doubt.
Jim Souhan
Souhan: KAT shreds Denver, holds Wolves together on a magical night
The longest-tenured player on a team long known for failures and embarrassments cradled the ball as time ran out in Game 7. How did it feel to be the central player in the dramatic victory?
Politics
Partisan meltdown brings Minnesota's legislative session to a bitter end
Minnesota's child protection system needs fixes. Legislators are starting with these changes.
Equal rights, abortion protections move closer to landing on the 2026 ballot
Minnesota Legislature's 2024 session ends in anger and acrimony
Nation
Defense witness who angered the judge in Trump's hush money trial will return to the stand
Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Michigan
US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding
PHOTOS: At the Pet Gala, fashion goes to the dogs
World
Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran's president and others killed in helicopter crash
Israel tries to contain the fallout after some allies support ICC prosecutor's request for warrants
Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria
UK court rules that extension of police powers to intervene in protests is unlawful
Curious Minnesota
Emptying state institutions was supposed to help fix mental health care. What happened?
How did gambling develop into a major industry in Minnesota?
Introducing the Curious Minnesota Collection. Every question we've answered — now in one place
Why did the Minneapolis Lakers basketball team move to Los Angeles?
Celebs
Scarlett Johansson says a ChatGPT voice is 'eerily similar' to hers and OpenAI is halting its use
Diddy admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie, says he's sorry, calls his actions 'inexcusable'
Review: Rob Schneider shows Mystic Lake crowd there's humor outside the liberal bubble
Minnesota music legend Spider John Koerner dies at 85
Inspired
St. Paul club offers 'a lot of fun stuff' for people with developmental disabilities
73 years after he was wounded in Korea, Minnesota man receives his Purple Heart
Lotto-winning Tennessee ex-monk helped bring Guthrie's epic Shakespeare History Plays to the stage
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Apple's iPhone 6 helps boost earnings
Columnist Lee Schafer analyzes Apple's earnings and why no one is surprised.
Fire hits businesses on W. Broadway in north Mpls.
Firefighters were forced from the building's interior in the wake a second-floor collapse.
Kids board plane to see Santa
A Sun Country airplane brought a special group of kids on board to fly to see Santa.
Creative ideas for wrapping your holiday gifts
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What's eating Minnesotans? #grapegate uproar
A New York Times article says "Grape Salad" is Minnesota's quintessential Thanksgiving recipe. Minnesotans beg to differ.
Paul Douglas: Chilly trick-or-treater's forecast
This could be the chilliest Halloween since 2006 in Minnesota, according to meteorologist Paul Douglas.
Time lapse of St. Paul Saints stadium turf installation
Watch as the turf gets installed in the new CHS Field. Opening day for the St. Paul Saints is in May 2015.
Paul Douglas' fall break forecast
Minnesota kids are ready to enjoy a 4-day weekend. Chief meteorologist Paul Douglas says one of those days will be picture perfect.
Target launches two new apps, updates others
One new app is a gift registry, and the other is for health products. New smartphone and tablet apps are coming in the next few weeks.
Maple Grove: Best places to live list
Money magazine ranks Maple Grove No. 2 on its "Best places to live" list.