From space to Stevens County: Object in Minnesota cornfield likely from Chinese rocket
Experts point to a September Chinese launch as the likely source of the 11-foot-wide debris found near Morris.
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Minnesota weather: Beautiful, warm Thursday before a breezy Friday
Another beautiful Thursday in Minnesota brings sunshine and above-average temperatures ahead of a breezier but still warm Friday.
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Memo to bosses: Be funnier
The Second City’s director of comedy studies shares how business leaders can lighten up their acts.
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Five takeaways from the Klobuchar-Demuth governor debate
Plus: A census proposal that could have big consequences for Minnesota.
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At Gus Gus, becoming a regular is part of the appeal
The St. Paul neighborhood restaurant makes a compelling case for consistency, from caviar-topped chips to smash burgers and Hamm’s.
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Rosemount’s Channing Goodwin and Avery Hanowski commit to St. Thomas after historic hockey season
Hockey Across Minnesota: Irish senior Channing Goodwin and junior Avery Hanowski announced their commitments to the University of St. Thomas this fall after a summer competing with USA Hockey....
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Ken Barlow is forecasting more warm days and then October weather returns
Good Thursday morning! Skies are mostly clear to start the day but t here are areas of fog in spots this morning. Overall, we can expect more sunshine and warm temperatures today. In fact, a fternoon temperatures through Saturday will remain 15-20 degrees above the normal—in the ...
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RandBall: Wolves didn’t get Giannis — and it looks like they’re better for it
The Timberwolves’ season-opening rout of Miami offered a glimpse of what they might have lost in a trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo: a young, deep roster built around Anthony Edwards....
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Trump administration again shuts down evidence sharing in Good, Pretti killings
The federal government’s reversal raises questions about potential criminal charges against federal agents.
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Feds wrongly listed Red Lake Nation boy as dead in child welfare takeover
The family of the boy, whose brother died over the summer, is asking what the mistake by the Bureau of Indian Affairs says about its takeover of Red Lake’s child welfare program....
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Verizon wants to hang up on landlines, but some Minnesotans aren’t so sure
In areas from Scandia to northern lakes country, copper landlines remain a viable alternative to spotty cellular. That could change for 20,000 Minnesotans if Verizon carries out plans to ditch its copper network....
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Counterpoint | Halting Minneapolis school closures prevented a financial death spiral
Many families, including my own, were planning to leave the district had Minneapolis Public Schools gone through with the plan to close schools.