8 Minnesota hikes to fall for this autumn
Local experts suggest trails for brilliant color, sweeping views, restorative solitude and just the right amount of challenge.
Summary by The Minneapolis Editorial Desk · As published by Star Tribune · · 1 min read
Local experts suggest trails for brilliant color, sweeping views, restorative solitude and just the right amount of challenge.

News
As gas prices continue to rise across the United States, Minnesotans are waking up on Thursday with another record high as drivers can now expect to pay $4.38 a gallon on average for regular gas, according to AAA. The 14 cent jump from Wednesday’s average comes as the price of ga...
KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Sep 17, 2026
News
The Eden Prairie-based health care giant called the report “flawed” and defended risk calculation practices that have stoked controversy across the industry....
Star Tribune · Sep 17, 2026
schools
All three of Minneapolis Public Schools’ proposals include closing more than a dozen schools and changing attendance boundaries across the city.
Star Tribune · Sep 17, 2026
government
In Wheaton, the seat of Traverse County, the school district was pushed to the brink before voters saved it.
Star Tribune · Sep 17, 2026
News
Democrats wanted to get something done before the House breaks until after the midterms.
Star Tribune · Sep 17, 2026
business
Behind the understated food at Karyn Tomlinson’s St. Paul restaurant lies a complex network of farmers, teamwork, butchery, preservation and exacting technique....
Star Tribune · Sep 17, 2026
News
O’Connell’s recognition of new GM Nolan Teasley and 28-year Vikings executive Rob Brzezinski offered an early glimpse of how the franchise’s new leadership dynamic is taking shape....
Star Tribune · Sep 17, 2026

News
Good Thursday morning! We can expect our morning clouds and fog to give way to some sunny breaks later today. Temperatures will slowly rise into the 70s today. Another round of showers will move into the state Thursday late at night. The showers developing tonight will be the fir...
KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Sep 17, 2026
schools
Acknowledging the laws of mathematics requires courage ― leadership did the right thing.
Star Tribune · Sep 17, 2026

safety
GENEVA (AP) — Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab. The international fact-findi...
KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Sep 17, 2026

News
Good Wednesday night! Heavy rain and thunderstorms are actively moving across parts of the area tonight, with pockets of very heavy rainfall producing quick downpours. This activity will gradually weaken and become more scattered overnight, with most of the rain winding down towa...
KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Sep 17, 2026

safety
Los Angeles has been viewed from above by news helicopters for nearly seven decades. When there was a wildfire, a mudslide or O.J. Simpson fleeing the police across its ribbons of highway, an “eye in the sky” tracked it and advised millions how to keep out of harm’s way. On Tuesd...
KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Sep 17, 2026