The 5 best things our food writers ate in Minnesota this week
Cinnamon rolls, French toast and pastas with a twist, East Coast-style pizza slices and a bowl of pho topped our list of memorable dishes.
Summary by The Minneapolis Editorial Desk · As published by Star Tribune · · 1 min read
Cinnamon rolls, French toast and pastas with a twist, East Coast-style pizza slices and a bowl of pho topped our list of memorable dishes.
schools
She helped transform how schools teach reading. Now, Emily Hanford is challenging the way we teach just about everything.
Star Tribune · Oct 26, 2026

safety
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy has been charged in a weekend shooting that wounded 11 people at Florida A&M University following the school’s homecoming football game, police said Monday. Investigators say a fight broke out before the shooting Saturday night, and it a...
KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Oct 26, 2026

safety
Alaska Democratic Senate candidate nominee Mary Peltola and her family were injured in a two-vehicle collision in Anchorage Saturday night, prompting her campaign to adjust upcoming schedule commitments in the final stretch of the midterm race....
FOX 9 KMSP (FOX) · Oct 26, 2026

business
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic filed papers Monday for what could be the biggest initial public offering of stock ever even as its top executive warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat to humanity. The filing sets up the San Francisco...
KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Oct 26, 2026

government
On November 3, Minneapolis voters will fill five seats on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education. Most of the choices will be unfamiliar. School board candidates don’t run TV ads. They rarely make the news. And when voters list what’s driving their choices, education u...
Sahan Journal · Oct 26, 2026

News
Good Monday morning! Rain is finally falling across much of Southern MN this morning. The rain is of the showery type and not steady. Steadier rain is on the way this afternoon. The roads are wet this morning, but the rain hasn’t been heavy enough to cause any puddles. This after...
KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) · Oct 26, 2026

News
A wet, chilly Monday is ahead across Minnesota as scattered morning showers give way to steadier afternoon rain, with temperatures mostly in the 40s.
FOX 9 KMSP (FOX) · Oct 26, 2026
government
Democrats and outside watchdogs are planning a massive presence at the polls on Election Day driven by concerns that President Donald Trump will further leverage the vast resources of the federal government to interfere with a midterm that could hobble his final two years in offi...
Star Tribune · Oct 26, 2026
Local
County sheriffs are adding more license plate readers, creating friction over how the technology is used across jurisdictions.
Star Tribune · Oct 26, 2026
business
After years of sold-out pop-ups, Sushi by Baaska is ready to open a Mill District restaurant with omakase, wagyu and enthusiasm.
Star Tribune · Oct 26, 2026

schools
Sahan Journal · Oct 26, 2026
News
The Lynx have an estimated $355 million valuation, but experts say shared ownership with the Timberwolves and limited financial transparency complicate things....
Star Tribune · Oct 26, 2026