Meet the Minnesota legend in everything from ‘Chinatown’ to ‘Seinfeld’
A memoir by 97-year-old James Hong, “You’ve Seen Me Before,” is on bookstore and library shelves now.
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Trump in address to world leaders at the UN defends his decision to start the war against Iran
President Donald Trump returned to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday at a tumultuous moment for the world — and for his presidency — and made the case that he's shown fortitude while other leaders have equivocated as he defended his decision to start a war with Iran....
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Man charged in shooting outside Blaine gun shop
A man charged in connection with a shooting that wounded one person outside a Blaine gun shop had rented a shooting lane prior to the assault, a criminal complaint states. D’Marco Shane Buckney Jr., 20, of Minneapolis, faces counts of second-degree attempted murder and second-deg...
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Alcohol suspected in semi rollover crash in northern Minnesota
The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says investigators believe alcohol contributed to a rollover crash involving a semi tractor-trailer that was transporting large railroad ties late on Monday night in Embarrass Township. Courtesy: St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. Courtesy: S...
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Live: Sports execs and Minneapolis mayor chart a path to new downtown arena
The future of the city-owned Target Center is a big question that was explored at the North Star Summit, the Minnesota Star Tribune’s second ideas festival....
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RandBall: Wolves addressed their power forward problem. But trading Naz Reid left another hole to fill.
Rudy Gobert’s backups are second-year centers Joan Beringer and Rocco Zikarsky, who have 350 combined NBA minutes. How much risk are the Wolves taking with so little experience behind Gobert?...
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Willmar shooting kills 2 near Rau Park, third victim in critical condition
Two young men from Willmar are dead, and a third Willmar man was airlifted to a nearby hospital after a shooting near Rau Park in Willmar on Monday evening, according to police. Willmar police responded to the 1000 block of 7th Street Northwest at around 8 p.m. for a report of gu...
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Grand jury declines criminal charges in Nolan Wells death
A Mississippi grand jury will not indict anyone in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black man whose body was found after a boating trip with friends during the Fourth of July weekend....
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Gunfire in Willmar park kills 2 men and wounds another, police say
The shooting occurred Monday night, according to police, who have yet to make any arrests.
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Vandalism involving spray paint, baby oil causes 'widespread' damage at Albert Lea HS
Classes at Albert Lea High School were moved online Monday after apparent vandalism at the school left "widespread" damage, according to school officials....
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Willmar shooting kills 2 men, leaves another critically injured
A shooting near Rau Park in Willmar, Minnesota left two young men dead and another critically injured on Monday night.