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New legislation falls short of extending the “Rule of 90″ but aims to ease inequities in the two-tiered teacher pension system.
INTRODUCING 'WORTH IT'
Each Friday, our cast of locals who know Minnesota inside and out share the places worth a look, stories worth attention and events worth your time and money.
![Hundreds of trees stand after being charred by the Camp House wildfire in Brimson, Minn. on Thursday, May 15, 2025. ]
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Many evacuation orders and road closures are lifted, but the challenging Jenkins Creek blaze is just one-third under control.
Culture doesn’t have to come from a screen or empty your wallet — it pours from the woods and waters of the beautiful place where we live.
Excerpt: Former Star Tribune writers’ poetic book views what’s happening to American prairie
Nonfiction: Decisions made there have an impact far beyond the prairie.
djoles@startribune.com Urban Ventures has partnered with the University of Minnesota to train low-income women to become beekeepers. They already have six women who a](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/HKMA4IRNKDP32RRXFWTZAKJQDY.jpg?&w=80&ar=1:1&fit=crop)
Prosecutors say the charges are in connection with the real estate fraud perpetrated by former Mayo nurse anesthesist Matthew Onofrio.
![Michael Fiddelke, Target CFO, at the downtown Target store Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, MN.] DAVID JOLES • david.joles@startribune.com Three years ago, Target laid out a bold plan to invest $7 billion into its business that paid off better than anyone could have imagined. Executives will head back to New York this week to lay out the next iteration of their strategy.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/SVPXUQT5IMZ577JHGLS5NYAPFI.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
