Lake Minnetonka’s Big Island once had an amusement park. Why did it close?
Visitors arrived by streetcar and steamboat to ride a rollercoaster, explore an aquarium and brave the old mill ride. The fun lasted only from 1906 to 1911.
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Roosevelt High School teacher files complaint against federal government over treatment during Metro Surge
A south Minneapolis teacher has filed a complaint against the federal government after he says he was assaulted and falsely arrested during Operation Metro Surge. In a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) complaint filed on Tuesday, Quentin Williams claims federal agents chased a vehic...
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Car in crash that killed 3 of 7 teens near U of M was stolen
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4 children found home alone while Florida mom was on 3-day cruise
A Florida mother is accused of leaving her four children, including a two-month-old infant, home by themselves while she went on a three-day cruise.
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No. 8-seeded Liberty sweep top-seeded Lynx 87-71 in quarterfinals, advance to WNBA semifinals
Jonquel Jones had 21 points and 13 rebounds and the No. 8 seed New York Liberty beat the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx 87-71 in Game 2 of their WNBA playoff series Tuesday night and advanced to the semifinal round. Breanna Stewart added 21 points and Sabrina Ionescu had 18 to help th...
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Lynx’s league-best season ends with historic first-round exit
The No. 1-seeded Lynx went from unexpected contender to championship hopeful, only to see their season end without a playoff win against the No. 8 Liberty....
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Senate passes bill to regulate college sports, Big Ten reacts
The U.S. Senate has passed a sweeping bill to create a national framework to regulate Name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals in college athletics.
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No. 1-seeded Lynx eliminated by Liberty in opening-round sweep
The Lynx never led Tuesday night as the No. 8 Liberty ended a Minnesota season in which Olivia Miles and Cheryl Reeve earned top WNBA honors.
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Healthcare bills could rise as Minnesota sees wave of major hospital mergers
Minnesota has seen three major healthcare mergers proposed in the last year, but what does it mean for costs for Minnesotans?
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Minneapolis educator alleges federal agents assaulted, wrongfully arrested him during ICE surge
The special education assistant says he was arrested after standing nearby as agents tackled a colleague on the lawn in front of Roosevelt High School....
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Help needed to find missing teen last seen in Minneapolis
Residents in Minneapolis are asked to be on the lookout for a missing Onamia teenager. The Onamia Police Department issued a missing person alert for Noah Cody, 17, a medicine-dependent teen who has not been seen since Monday. Cody was last seen in Minneapolis in the 2000 block o...
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Minnesota weather: Rain totals so far Tuesday
Showers rolled through Minnesota Tuesday, bringing humid but mild temperatures. Here's the latest rainfall totals.