Minnesota pool contractor sentenced to 5 years for stealing $820K from 21 customers
A Minnesota pool contractor is heading to federal prison after stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from homeowners who just wanted a backyard pool.
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Outside money pouring into Minnesota campaigns, but not as much expected
With an open U.S. Senate seat featuring a race between DFL Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Republican Michele Tafoya, many political analysts projected this could be a record-setting year for campaign cash pouring in from outside sources. Republicans were ready to tie Flanagan to ram...
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Live: New faces on Wolves and Heat make big splash early in season opener
The Wolves and the Heat each have a significant new addition in Ball and Giannis Antetokounmpo as they begin the 2026-27 NBA season.
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St. Paul approves $11M homelessness plan
“This resolution provides at least the beginning framework for a real plan, a real plan, and I applaud the City Council for taking this first step,” said Dan Krivit, who works with the unhoused living in encampments in St. Paul. He’s talking about a nearly $11 million plan that t...
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Live: Klobuchar and Demuth face off in final gubernatorial debate
With less than two weeks before the election, the candidates for governor are making their closing arguments starting at 7.
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The ICE surge shook Minnesota’s job market — but by how much?
An economist says a research report tying Operation Metro Surge to an estimated 32,000 lost jobs in Minnesota may point in the right direction but the exact number is less certain. A report from the Minnesota Budget Project and the Immigration Research Initiative estimated the pe...
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MMIR reward fund surpasses $650K as Nevaeh Kingbird disappearance reaches 5-year mark
Five years after 15-year-old Nevaeh Kingbird disappeared in Bemidji, investigators said they are still searching for answers in a case that has generated hundreds of tips but remains unsolved. RELATED: Large-scale search planned for missing Bemidji teen Nevaeh Kingbird The five-y...
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Airbnb tells hosts to stop asking guests to do time-consuming checkout chores
Airbnb is changing its guidelines to reduce guests’ checkout chores and require hosts to clearly disclose fees and house rules before booking.
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Live: Scores and updates from Week 8’s biggest games
Strib Varsity will have live reports from Elk River vs. Cretin-Derham Hall, SMB at Simley, Byron at Totino-Grace and Mankato East at Hastings
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St. Paul pays $160,000 in settlement to Summit Avenue bike lane opponents
The city agreed to pay attorneys’ fees to Save Our Street, the group of Summit Avenue residents who have advocated against an off-street bike path.
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GUILTY: Jury convicts fraudster in $1 million Feeding our Future fraud scheme
A federal jury found Muna Wais Fidhin guilty on all counts Wednesday in her nearly three-week federal fraud trial, marking the latest conviction in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud scheme....