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6 home improvement projects that give you the best return on your investment
Whether you plan to stay or sell your home during retirement, these improvements pay off.
Celebrity designer and Minnesota native Nate Berkus shares tips on making home spaces work for you
The famed interior design expert talks about tailoring space to fit your needs
How to make your business outlive you
Losing the founder or long-time owner of an enterprise can leave the business adrift and shatter family relationships, but it doesn't have to be that way
Local
St. Paul partnership brings trust, opportunities to troubled Karen youth
Minneapolis reaches $150k settlement with eyewitness of George Floyd's murder
Florian Chmielewski, former senator and Funtime Band accordion player, dies at 97
Sexually transmitted diseases in Minnesota are down, but HIV and newborn syphilis cases are up
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Sports
Vikings' strategy in aggressive first round: 'minimizing regret'
Totino-Grace's Joe Alt is taken fifth overall by the Chargers in the NFL draft
Scoggins: Third draft's the charm for Vikings' Adofo-Mensah
Five home runs, including two by Julien, power Twins past White Sox
Business
Immigrant workers sue Minnesota vegetable farm for shorted pay, 'deplorable' conditions
AG Ellison calls on UnitedHealth to provide more help in cyberattack
Xcel profits after job cuts, but Texas wildfire costs could be 'adverse'
Room & Board transfers ownership to employees with stock plan
Opinion
The best direction for gender care after the Cass Review
Turn off cellphones in state's classrooms
The tale of two cities' assessed property values
Thoughts from the Star Tribune's new community engagement director
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Variety
6 Minnesota breweries win medals at 2024 World Beer Cup
An infamous heist put this North Woods town in the global spotlight. Nervous breakdowns and Hollywood deals ensued.
Caitlin Clark helps KARE 11 and Fox 9 reporters bond with their daughters
'A Year With Frog and Toad' closes a chapter at CTC
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Chip Scoggins
Scoggins: Third draft's the charm for Vikings' Adofo-Mensah
After two years of inconsistent drafting, the Vikings GM was calculated and aggressive by trading up twice to get his men.
La Velle E. Neal III
Neal: McCarthy mania sweeps through Vikings draft party
Thousands of Vikings fans at U.S. Bank Stadium were excited to learn the identity of the team's quarterback of the future.
Jim Souhan
Souhan: In 7 possessions, Wolves' defense reaches new level
Here's how the Wolves shut down the Suns at the beginning of Game 2, a combination of preparation, anticipation and effort that needs to continue as the playoff series shifts to Phoenix for Game 3 on Friday.
Dennis Anderson
Anderson: Trailblazing sonar will be in thousands of boats for opener
The futuristic "forward-facing sonar" is here and becoming much more common in Minnesota boats. One impact: Releasing fish might become necessary as catch rates improve.
Politics
911 transcript gives more detail of Sen. Mitchell's alleged burglary
New TV ad rails against Minnesota abortion ballot initiative that hasn't passed the Legislature yet
Minnesota agencies too lax on grant safeguards, legislative auditor finds
Minnesota DFL wants faster clean energy permits, but some are wary of shortcutting public input
Nation
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by NY appeals court
Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear
USC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as anti-war protests grow
Body found in Iowa farm field confirmed as that of trucker who went missing in November
World
Venice tests a 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers as the Italian city grapples with overtourism
US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism role
2 military horses that broke free and ran loose across London are in serious condition
Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power
Curious Minnesota
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What are the financial pros and cons of retiring in Minnesota?
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How did Faribault become home to Minnesota's deaf and blind academies?
Celebs
Caitlin Clark helps KARE 11 and Fox 9 reporters bond with their daughters
Judge reject's Trump's bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
After 4 decades in music and major vocal surgery, Jon Bon Jovi is optimistic and still rocking
Correction: Emhoff-Ashley Judd-Suicide Prevention story
Inspired
Female inductee in Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame is flying high
Driver pulled from burning car on I-94 in St. Paul thanks good Samaritans for saving his life
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73 years later, St. Peter man finally getting Purple Heart
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Get paid to care for your loved one
There are a few basic steps to determine whether personal care services (PCS) is right for a loved one and whether a family member may qualify as a paid caregiver.
My half-century attempt to learn French
Kids may have an edge when learning languages, but adults also have some major advantages when they put their minds to it.
A new approach to prescribing — and de-prescribing — medications
As a pharmacist, the founder of GeriatRX wants to change the standard of practice when it comes to prescriptions and older adults
Keeping a mortgage after 65: A 'no brainer' or a big risk?
For a growing number of older Americans, signing up for a mortgage that is likely to outlive them makes good economic sense
It's never too late to be a style influencer
A five-year stint as a sought-after fashion influencer — @iconaccidental on Instagram — was a big career step for Lyn Slater, 70. Then came the identity crisis and loss of self.
The talk people over 50 should have before tying the knot
Getting married in middle age or beyond is not only a significant personal milestone, it's also one of the biggest financial decisions of your life.
To live past 100, mangia a lot less: Italian expert's ideas on aging
"For studying aging, Italy is just incredible," said Valter Longo, a youthful 56, at the lab he runs at a cancer institute in Milan
For seniors, medical care can be a slog, but there are ways to rein it in
The toll the U.S. health care system exacts is the price of extraordinary progress in medicine. But it's also evidence of the poor fit between older adults' capacities and the health care system's demands.
Caregiving hits the Black middle class hard
Many Black family caregivers may find themselves unable to tap into resources for homeownership unless they are facing abject poverty