Ramstad: The maddening economics of Trump’s $496M Minnesota prison
ICE’s purchase of Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton is the biggest real estate transaction in state history.
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Our new Minnesota Manners columnist answers pressing questions for this weekend’s Twin Cities spectators.
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What’s the deal with Scheels, the destination-worthy sporting-goods superstore?
Midwest-based Scheels takes “retail-tainment” the whole 9 yards, with golf simulators, Ferris wheels and fudge.
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How Lynx veteran Natasha Howard defied the odds — in her own words
Howard’s new memoir traces the experiences that shaped her, from a tumultuous childhood to three WNBA championships and 13 seasons in the league.
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Demuth and Tafoya would make history, but race and gender aren’t their pitch
The Republican nominees for governor and Senate describe racism and sexism as formative experiences but reject the idea that race or gender should determine voters’ choices....
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Minnesota hospitals chase strength through size
A cluster of three major health system mergers in Minnesota this year reflect urgency among providers to grow and generate efficiencies that shield them from looming federal cutbacks....
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Opinion | DOJ attack on Minnesota judges takes page from authoritarian playbook
In their interviews with the New York Times, U.S. District Judges Patrick Schiltz and John Tunheim stood up for judicial independence ― which is what they’re supposed to do....
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2 people shot at Eden Prairie homecoming game, stadium evacuated
People shot suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The shooting happened in the second half of the football game outside the stadium on the north side of the high school....
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Watch the replay: ‘Strib Varsity Live With Randy Shaver’ covers Week 5 action
Hermantown running back and North Dakota State commit Martin Sleen and Moorhead wide receiver and Gophers commit David Mack were among the guests who chatted with Randy Shaver on Week 5 of the Minnesota high school football season....
