Burcum: An iconic part of rural Minnesota’s landscape is in danger. What can be done?
Succumbing to time and the elements, barns are rapidly disappearing from the Midwest landscape.
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Molly says if you’ve been hoping for a Fall-like feeling weekend, this forecast is for you
The rain has exited eastward, leaving some impressive rainfall totals for the southern tier of the state. Your Saturday looks to be gloomy, damp and cool with afternoon highs only climbing into the mid 60’s. The clouds will hang and we continue to dry out for your Sunday with hig...
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Police looking for car linked to Uptown Minneapolis mass shooting
Minneapolis police are asking for help finding a car tied to a mass shooting outside the Reign Event Center two months ago. In a social media post , the Minneapolis Police Department shared a photo on Friday of a vehicle connected to the shooting that injured nine people on July ...
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Ramstad: How race-neutral solutions can help fix Minnesota’s racial inequities
A workshop in Minneapolis earlier this year mapped out why efforts to reduce poverty and racial barriers in Minnesota haven’t worked.
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St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her’s leadership style is intense, personal — and often tests boundaries
The mayor built her historic career on close relationships. But her behavior has also blurred workplace lines and made some colleagues uncomfortable.
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Fall Parade of Homes
Fall Parade of Homes The post Fall Parade of Homes first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News .
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Twin Cities Light The Night
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Minnesota’s next governor promises a better relationship with the White House
Both Republican Lisa Demuth and Democrat Amy Klobuchar say they want a reset with the Trump administration, but they differ on what that would look like....
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An immigration crackdown, a tragic death and an impossible goodbye
A family faced an agonizing choice after their teenage daughter died: accompany her body to Mexico and give up their asylum claim or stay in the U.S. and miss her burial....
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Bob Dylan’s paramour auctions his rare, handwritten-in-Minnesota lyrics
She was with him while he crafted “Blood on the Tracks,” including a song she inspired.
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Yuen: Every sports parent wants the best. That’s the trap.
A baseball fight in St. Louis Park exposes how families’ reasonable choices are intensifying youth sports, sorting children earlier and erasing the middle ground....
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Will Vikings start 2-0 in NFC North? Here’s what could decide their road test against Bears.
As Carson Wentz replaces Kyler Murray for the Vikings, we break down Sunday’s matchup — from injuries and betting odds to our prediction, fantasy football insight and more....
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Where to find fall colors, from the northwoods to the Big Woods to the prairie
The best autumnal tones in Minnesota depend on the biome you’re exploring: deciduous woods, coniferous forest or grassland?