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Recipe: Red Beans and Rice

Mette Nielsen • Special to the Star TribuneA lighter version of traditional red beans and rice can be made with or without sausage.

Recipe: Steak, Mushroom and Poblano Fajitas

Meredith Deeds • Special to the Star TribuneCooking steak, mushrooms and peppers over high heat results in flavorful fajitas.

Sunday Supper: Peanut Noodle and Pork Satay

Peanut Noodle and Pork Satay has the flavors of traditional satay.

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ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@startribune.com Meredith Lyon, facilities event coordinator, gives a tour of The Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park on

New Waite Park amphitheater to finally open this summer — hopefully

Floyd family attorneys disappointed with limited courtroom seating

Freighter from 1903 catches fire in Duluth harbor

1 killed, another hurt in head-on crash on snowy Scott County road

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Vikings release tight end Rudolph

Neal: It's time for Berrios to become Twins ace

Reusse: It's early, but Twins need to check Sano's timing on fastballs

Kaprizov's hot start means Wild gets a thrill from 'Dollar Bill Kirill"

Business

The Ultimate Scraper is made in North Dakota and Minnesota. (Provided photo)

Minnesota company's product trick to scraping ice from your driveway

Target's sales grew $15B last year, more than last 11 combined

Shoreview company's 'Small Business Revolution' comes home to help Black-owned firms

Mayo Clinic posts $728 million in income despite pandemic

Opinion

Crime in north Minneapolis has been high for months and many residents feel unsafe.

I live in a cemetery called north Minneapolis

Don't be picky if you're offered a vaccine

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Temporary hair loss results from fever, illness and severe stress.

You're not imagining it: The pandemic is making your hair fall out

Adult Minnesotans have rediscovered the comfort of snow pants: 'Warmth is cool'

Pyrex and Pink Daisies: Midcentury cookware is fab again

Here comes yet another streaming service

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Politics

Drew Evans, Superintendent of the BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, stood in space originally designed as a gun range. He hopes to expand the Minn

To stop domestic terror threat, Walz looks to BCA team

FBI chief warns violent 'domestic terrorism' growing in US

Budget nominee Tanden withdraws nomination amid opposition

South Dakota House Speaker plans delay in AG impeachment

Nation

To prevent the spread of Covid-19, travelers wear masks at Love Field Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Dallas.

Texas becomes biggest US state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate

Kentucky seeking federal help as floodwaters cause damage

Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, dies at 85

California crash kills 13 of 25 people crammed into SUV

World

Some of the students who were abducted by gunmen from the Government Girls Secondary School, in Jangebe, last week waited for a medical checkup after

Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed

US sanctions Russian officials over nerve-agent attack

Dutch bar owners, sex workers protest against virus lockdown

Indonesia's Sinabung Volcano spews high column of ash

Curious Minnesota

Because of Minnesota’s harsh climate, MSP is one of the busiest airports in the country for de-icing operations.

What happens to all of the de-icing fluid sprayed on planes at MSP airport?

What does it take to become a police officer in Minnesota?

Listen: How Ford made millions of windows from St. Paul sand

Why does I-35E through St. Paul have a 45-mph speed limit?

Duluth

Jeremy Lambert, in his popular 1957 Chevy, took the checkered flag to win the feature race at the Lake Superior Ice Racing Association’s weekly even

On Lake Superior bay, ice racing puts a frozen twist on NASCAR

Freighter from 1903 catches fire in Duluth harbor

Enbridge's Line 3 deal-making divides Ojibwe bands in Minn.

Man killed in Duluth standoff is identified

Celebs

Dolly Parton, seen in 2019, modified her song “Jolene” to celebrate getting her first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

'Vaccine, vaccine': Dolly sings 'Jolene' rewrite before shot

Kayleigh McEnany signs on as Fox News contributor

Prince Harry: Split from royal life 'unbelievably tough'

Jodie Foster fulfills promise to thank Packers QB at Globes

Inspired

Born in Minnesota, a child of immigrants: 'The story of my life is the product of my parents' dreams'

Co-op supporting immigrant farmers in Minnesota gives back with food boxes for families in need

Teacher called to protect Capitol holds class from Humvee

In COVID reality, daydreaming offers a healthy and freeing opportunity to get through hard times

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Recipe: Golden Beet Soup

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Sunday Supper: Easy Salmon en Croûte

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Recipes: Midnight Pasta With Garlic, Anchovy, Capers and Red Pepper; Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Cups; Tuna and Bean Salad

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