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U-led vaccine project seeks to counter federal inaction, misinformation

Health Care

U-led vaccine project seeks to counter federal inaction, misinformation

Irrespective of guidance by the CDC and Trump administration, the Vaccine Integrity Project analyzed data on vaccine safety, efficacy ahead of the flu season.

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Minneapolis City Council member makes expletive-laden attack on Frey, Trump, fascism at Uptown music fest

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Medtronic’s sluggish growth falls under spotlight as activist investor takes stake

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Minneapolis car break-in sprees return, this time in North Loop and other neighborhoods

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Chef Jorge Guzmán exits Chilango, steps away from Minneapolis restaurants

Eat & Drink

Chef Jorge Guzmán exits Chilango, steps away from Minneapolis restaurants

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Minnesota native, one of world’s top trail runners, to give asphalt a go in Twin Cities Marathon

Outdoors

Minnesota native, one of world’s top trail runners, to give asphalt a go in Twin Cities Marathon

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In diverse, conservative Willmar, immigration debate gets complicated quickly

Greater Minnesota

In diverse, conservative Willmar, immigration debate gets complicated quickly

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New Shakopee concert venue will be named Mystic Lake Amphitheater

Twin Cities Suburbs

New Shakopee concert venue will be named Mystic Lake Amphitheater

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Group looks to protect — rather than develop — Grand Marais bluff

Greater Minnesota

Group looks to protect — rather than develop — Grand Marais bluff

A property owner has given first dibs on 80 acres overlooking Lake Superior to a community-led group hoping to keep the land free of housing.

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St. Cloud mayor eyes 4.5% tax increase to chip away at neglected expenses

St. Cloud

St. Cloud mayor eyes 4.5% tax increase to chip away at neglected expenses

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Minnesota native, one of world’s top trail runners, to give asphalt a go in Twin Cities Marathon

Outdoors

Minnesota native, one of world’s top trail runners, to give asphalt a go in Twin Cities Marathon

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Group looks to protect — rather than develop — Grand Marais bluff

Greater Minnesota

Group looks to protect — rather than develop — Grand Marais bluff

A property owner has given first dibs on 80 acres overlooking Lake Superior to a community-led group hoping to keep the land free of housing.

Rochester

Woman who slashed baby’s face with pizza cutter in Rochester gets prison time

Duluth

Duluth man was recorded saying he killed his mother, charges say

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Woman and man identified in suspected murder-suicide in Moorhead apartment

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Readers Write: Minneapolis lakes, National Guard in D.C., a Lake Superior Coast Guard rescue

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Readers Write: Minneapolis lakes, National Guard in D.C., a Lake Superior Coast Guard rescue

Our public waters still need care. We’re working on it.

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Opinion | What we really inherit ― and what that American Eagle ad about 'great jeans' got wrong

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Readers Write: Minneapolis lakes, National Guard in D.C., a Lake Superior Coast Guard rescue

Readers Write

Readers Write: Minneapolis lakes, National Guard in D.C., a Lake Superior Coast Guard rescue

Our public waters still need care. We’re working on it.

Commentaries

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‘It’s a bummer’: Twins’ Roden discusses season-ending thumb injury

Alan Roden, after a dozen games with the Twins, was shut down for the rest of the season with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb.

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See it live: No. 1 Marshall vs. No. 3 Willmar, girls volleyball rivals, is first Strib Varsity livestream

Sports

Reusse: A brief encounter in Istanbul produces a libero for the Gophers

Patrick Reusse

Vikings

Vikings feel great about D-line depth, face tough decisions ahead of roster cuts

Strib Varsity

Strib Varsity

See it live: No. 1 Marshall vs. No. 3 Willmar, girls volleyball rivals, is first Strib Varsity livestream

Strib Varsity

See it live: No. 1 Marshall vs. No. 3 Willmar, girls volleyball rivals, is first Strib Varsity livestream

The season begins with a match right off the top of the rankings and continues with more volleyball and lots of Week 1 football.

Strib Varsity

Meet the Minnesota high school boys soccer 2025 preseason Dream Team

Strib Varsity

Meet the Minnesota high school boys soccer 2025 preseason Dream Team

Strib Varsity

Boys basketball coach with a state title on his résumé leaving Park Center to become assistant at Hopkins

Strib Varsity

Boys basketball coach with a state title on his résumé leaving Park Center to become assistant at Hopkins

Strib Varsity

See it live: No. 1 Marshall vs. No. 3 Willmar, girls volleyball rivals, is first Strib Varsity livestream

Strib Varsity

See it live: No. 1 Marshall vs. No. 3 Willmar, girls volleyball rivals, is first Strib Varsity livestream

The season begins with a match right off the top of the rankings and continues with more volleyball and lots of Week 1 football.

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Midwest Travel

Great Lakes beach-off: 6 sandy getaways (beyond Minnesota)

Midwest Travel

Great Lakes beach-off: 6 sandy getaways (beyond Minnesota)

From Lake Superior to Lake Ontario, unspoiled shorelines and fresh breezes characterize these top beachy spots.

Eat & Drink

Chef Jorge Guzmán exits Chilango, steps away from Minneapolis restaurants

Eat & Drink

Chef Jorge Guzmán exits Chilango, steps away from Minneapolis restaurants

State Fair

Selena, Jimmy Buffett and other legends live on at Minnesota State Fair

State Fair

Selena, Jimmy Buffett and other legends live on at Minnesota State Fair

Midwest Travel

Great Lakes beach-off: 6 sandy getaways (beyond Minnesota)

Midwest Travel

Great Lakes beach-off: 6 sandy getaways (beyond Minnesota)

From Lake Superior to Lake Ontario, unspoiled shorelines and fresh breezes characterize these top beachy spots.

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Minneapolis

Firefighters are at greater risk of cancer. Minneapolis hopes saunas in stations might help.

The Minneapolis Fire Department has added saunas in five of its stations so far. A study is ongoing to determine if the saunas can help remove cancer-causing compounds before they are absorbed.

Minneapolis

Minneapolis City Council member makes expletive-laden attack on Frey, Trump, fascism at Uptown music fest

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Life sentence for Twin Cities man who dismembered his mother, scattered her remains

Minneapolis

Minneapolis car break-in sprees return, this time in North Loop and other neighborhoods

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About 9 million trees were lost in the storm that devastated the Bemidji area in June

Crews clear trees on Lake Avenue in Bemidji that fell during a devastating storm in June

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Health Care

U-led vaccine project seeks to counter federal inaction, misinformation

Health Care

U-led vaccine project seeks to counter federal inaction, misinformation

Irrespective of guidance by the CDC and Trump administration, the Vaccine Integrity Project analyzed data on vaccine safety, efficacy ahead of the flu season.

Health Care

Medtronic’s sluggish growth falls under spotlight as activist investor takes stake

Health Care

Medtronic’s sluggish growth falls under spotlight as activist investor takes stake

Real Estate

House prices in Twin Cities rising more than U.S. this summer

Real Estate

House prices in Twin Cities rising more than U.S. this summer

Health Care

U-led vaccine project seeks to counter federal inaction, misinformation

Health Care

U-led vaccine project seeks to counter federal inaction, misinformation

Irrespective of guidance by the CDC and Trump administration, the Vaccine Integrity Project analyzed data on vaccine safety, efficacy ahead of the flu season.

Outdoors

Outdoors

Minnesota native, one of world’s top trail runners, to give asphalt a go in Twin Cities Marathon

Runners are buzzing about Courtney Dauwalter’s entrance and how she’ll fare on pavement. Even she is curious.

Greater Minnesota

Group looks to protect — rather than develop — Grand Marais bluff

This Week In Nature

Swallowtails flutter among seasonal flowers

Environment

Minnesota fights to keep $62 million solar grant yanked by feds

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Elections

Minneapolis City Council member makes expletive-laden attack on Frey, Trump, fascism at Uptown music fest

Online bettors think the Minneapolis mayoral race is close

Former Brooklyn Park council member wins DFL primary for slain Rep. Melissa Hortman’s House seat

Curious Minnesota

Mining created these Lake Superior black sand beaches. One’s a tourist destination, the other a Superfund site.

What’s the story behind the red rock of Minnesota’s Pipestone National Monument?

Why do so many spam calls come from Norwood Young America?

Culture

Great Lakes beach-off: 6 sandy getaways (beyond Minnesota)

Selena, Jimmy Buffett and other legends live on at Minnesota State Fair

What is ‘AI psychosis’ and how can ChatGPT affect your mental health?

Travel

Great Lakes beach-off: 6 sandy getaways (beyond Minnesota)

Travel Troubleshooter: Turo charges renter $500 for a bad paint job on rental car

Government forces Air Canada and flight attendants back to work and into arbitration

Health Care

FILE - This Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 file photo shows influenza vaccine syringes at the L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan's Community Resource Center's Free Drive-Thru vaccination event in Los Angeles. February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors' offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not in 2021. Flu has virtually disappeared, with reports coming in at far lower levels than anything seen in decades. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)