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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 8h

Minneapolis police say several more children were wounded than initially reported during the fatal mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church. The number of victims rose from 23 to 30.

Police: Casualty total from Annunciation mass shooting rises after new victims accounted for

Along with the two children who were killed, there are now 28 who were injured while in the church sanctuary.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 12h

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he's "surprised" more people aren't standing up and speaking out right now.

Watch the recap from the North Star Summit: Walz, Pritzker discuss National Guard moves into Democratic-led cities www.startribune.com/walz-pritzke...

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 12h

Despite seven mass shootings in Minneapolis this year, the city remains on track to see a reduction in all categories of major crime this year.

Minneapolis crime is falling in 2025, but mass shootings and ongoing issues fuel fear

Most crimes are down, but it doesn’t alleviate concerns for some wary residents amid high-profile violence.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 13h

Watch live at 4 p.m.: Gov. Tim Walz and Gov. JB Pritzker will join Lisa Lerer (The New York Times) at the North Star Summit to debate state and federal leadership in this pivotal moment.

Walz, Pritzker on what they think their states are doing better than Washington

Governors of Democratic-leaning states have emerged as key voices of opposition to the Trump administration.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 13h

Chi-Chi’s is back. The Midwestern Mexican restaurant opened Monday to an onslaught of diners eager for fried ice cream and chimichangas, and curious about whether reality can live up to fond memories.

Chi-Chi’s is back, but is it as good as we remember?

What to expect as you head to St. Louis Park for fried ice cream, chimichangas, margaritas and free chips with salsa.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 16h

Questions about how to best manage booming development and address rising costs are driving election contests this fall across the Twin Cities suburbs.

Debates over development, taxes drive suburban Twin Cities election contests

Voters will cast ballots Nov. 4 for city leadership in several cities, including Bloomington, Lino Lakes, Minnetonka and White Bear Lake.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 19h

The University of Minnesota is slated to sell its historic Eastcliff mansion, which has served as the U’s presidential residence for six decades.

University of Minnesota to sell Eastcliff to U Foundation for $2.2 million

The U considered in 2022 selling the historic mansion that has housed university presidents for decades and, most recently, Gov. Tim Walz.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 20h

A group of school board members from more than 40 districts have signed a letter urging Minnesota officials to comply with federal policy that would block transgender students from competing in girls sports.

More school board members urge Minnesota to comply with federal transgender athlete policy

As deadline lingers for policy change, school board members from more than 40 districts have signed a letter saying failure to comply with federal policy will threaten the integrity of their athletic programs.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 1d

Angela Davis, a talk show host at MPR since 2018, has announced that she has stage 1 breast cancer.

MPR host Angela Davis has breast cancer

The broadcaster is taking a leave of absence.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 1d

"Once public companies fold past the event horizon into the black hole of private ownership, they do not come back," columnist Aaron Brown writes.

Brown: Minnesota Power takeover opens Wild West fight over energy future

"Once public companies fold past the event horizon into the black hole of private ownership, they do not come back," Aaron Brown writes.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 1d

A federal judge ordered the jailing of a man accused of attempting to pressure a witness to not testify against him at his impending trial in the massive Feeding Our Future fraud case.

Judge jails Feeding Our Future defendant accused of trying to pressure witness from testifying

Abdiwahab Mohamud will remain in federal custody until his fraud trial begins Oct. 14.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 1d

Minnesota’s immigration attorneys are struggling to keep pace with ballooning workloads and shifting legal interpretations as they navigate President Trump’s push for mass deportations.

‘Up to our eyeballs’: Immigration lawyers struggle to keep up during Trump’s crackdown

Attorneys at three Minnesota nonprofits are juggling a flood of new cases and facing changing interpretations of existing laws.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 1d

Serious crime is down on Metro Transit, but riders continue to report “quality of life” crime that makes some feel unsafe on light rail.

What a week’s worth of rider text messages reveals about Metro Transit’s problems

Serious crime is down on Metro Transit, but riders continue to report “quality of life” crime that makes some feel unsafe on light rail.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 1d

Finding great fall color doesn’t have to mean a road trip out of the Twin Cities.

To find the best urban fall colors, we looked at more than 340,000 trees and 342 species to find the highest tree density and species mix.

The best fall color in the Twin Cities? We mapped 340,000 trees to find it

Minneapolis and St. Paul’s tree inventory shows where density and color collide.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 2d

Candidates running in the few crowded suburban contests say national political divides and culture war debates that have heated up since the start of the pandemic are still coloring their races.

Politics splits some Minnesota school board races this fall

In an odd-year election, some school board candidates are trying to maintain a tradition of nonpartisanship. Others are leaning into national political divides.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 2d

About two hours into the race, rain began falling near Lake Nokomis, around the halfway point, before sweeping into St. Paul as the lead runners approached the finish line.

Will Norris, Jane Bareikis win Twin Cities Marathon

Among those running in the 43rd annual Twin Cities Marathon is Courtney Dauwalter, the Hopkins native who became a trail-running superstar and one of the best ultramarathon trail runners ever.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 2d

Without increasing funding or making cuts, the county can’t afford HCMC and its worsening financial problems. It also can’t afford to lose the urban medical center and its unmatched expertise in areas such as wound and burn care.

Can HCMC survive — and could Minnesota survive without it?

Closure of taxpayer-supported HCMC “ain’t happening,” Hennepin County says, but changes are needed to stem financial losses.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 2d

“These leaked messages make it blatantly clear that the decision to send troops to Portland is based on political optics, not safety,” said U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore.

‘Dangerous and un-American’: Politicians deride Trump administration over leaked messages on deploying Army to Portland

Several Democrats in Minnesota and Oregon criticized the administration this weekend, responding to an exclusive report by the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 3d

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 3d

Courtney Dauwalter sees any event as an opportunity to test herself in new ways. On Sunday, that opportunity is the Twin Cities Marathon.

Ultramarathoner Courtney Dauwalter redefined her sport. Now she’s taking on the Twin Cities Marathon

The trail-running superstar who grew up in Hopkins loves jelly beans and baggy shorts. What she hates: losing.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 3d

The flying billboards, the work of a young entrepreneur with a pilot’s license, have become a common sight in Twin Cities skies. The flapping banners have sky-printed everything from auto dealership ads to marriage proposals.

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s actually a plane pulling a banner and you, too, can rent it.

The flying billboards, the work of a young entrepreneur with a pilot’s license, have become a common sight in Twin Cities skies. The flapping banners have sky-printed everything from auto dealership ads to marriage proposals.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 3d

State parks such as Tettegouche are seeing double their typical weekend visitors.

‘More and more and more’ leaf-peepers stress state parks along North Shore

State parks such as Tettegouche are seeing double their typical weekend visitors.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 4d

Golden Valley Police Chief Virgil Green resigned Friday, following a city investigation that found multiple instances of alleged misconduct.

Golden Valley police chief resigns following findings of alleged misconduct

City officials put three documents online detailing alleged misconduct that the city investigated regarding Virgil Green.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 4d

The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 4d

The flight was diverted after a passenger who was ranting about the LGBTQ community said the plane was going down.

Unruly passenger forces Sun Country flight from MSP to Newark to land in Chicago

The flight was diverted after a passenger who was ranting about the LGBTQ community said the plane was going down.

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