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Twin Cities gun sales spiked as federal immigration crackdown intensified

Editor's Pick

Twin Cities gun sales spiked as federal immigration crackdown intensified

Applications for permits were up sharply in January, the highest since 2021. The increase was largely driven by first-time buyers.

Case dismissals, hastened plea deals follow U.S. Attorney staffing exodus in Minnesota

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Vikings

Analysis: Which Vikings players are likely to stay or go this offseason?

Ben Goessling

The Vikings have a number of key decisions to make under Rob Brzezinski, who is leading the front office after General Manager Kwesi-Adofo Mensah was fired.

Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Travel

Delta to revive nonstop flights from MSP airport to Maui

It’s the airline’s second attempt at connecting Minnesotans to the Hawaiian island, after plans were scuttled by the Lahaina wildfires.

Sharyn Jackson/The Minnesota Star Tribune

5 Best Things

The 5 best things our food writers ate this week

Delectable Greek, Tibetan and Mexican bites, plus off-script pizza and snack finds.

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Culture

Yuen: Weeks into dating ‘Love is Blind’ alum, chef Yia Vang knew she was the one

Laura Yuen

Their love story started with cheese curds and tough questions — and led to an engagement one year later.

News & Politics

Judge rules Whipple detainees must have access to attorneys, private calls

Minneapolis

Court ruling means Minnesota immigrants sent to Texas may have little chance of returning

Minneapolis

DOJ moves to drop charges against men arrested after ICE shooting in north Minneapolis

Twin Cities

The latest: Don Lemon to be arraigned over church demonstration

News & Politics

Why is Minnesota so vulnerable to Medicaid fraud?

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Vikings

Analysis: Which Vikings players are likely to stay or go this offseason?

Ben Goessling

The Vikings have a number of key decisions to make under Rob Brzezinski, who is leading the front office after General Manager Kwesi-Adofo Mensah was fired.

Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Travel

Delta to revive nonstop flights from MSP airport to Maui

It’s the airline’s second attempt at connecting Minnesotans to the Hawaiian island, after plans were scuttled by the Lahaina wildfires.

Sharyn Jackson/The Minnesota Star Tribune

5 Best Things

The 5 best things our food writers ate this week

Delectable Greek, Tibetan and Mexican bites, plus off-script pizza and snack finds.

Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Culture

Yuen: Weeks into dating ‘Love is Blind’ alum, chef Yia Vang knew she was the one

Laura Yuen

Their love story started with cheese curds and tough questions — and led to an engagement one year later.

2026 Olympics

Minnesota's Winter Olympians

Whether you’re checking in for the morning highlights or tuning in for the gold medal rounds, we've got full coverage of Minnesota’s Olympic athletes in the Milan-Cortina Games.

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Greater Minnesota

Outdoors

Hunter’s night rescue illuminates a unique Minnesota emergency team

Courtesy of Minnesota Air Rescue Team

Outdoors

Hunter’s night rescue illuminates a unique Minnesota emergency team

State Patrol pilots and St. Paul Fire specialists make up an air rescue unit that is unique in Minnesota and increasingly called in.

Greater Minnesota

Prosecutors: Minnesota man, 19, was cautioned not to drive drunk before he caused fatal crash

Dassel-Cokato Football

Greater Minnesota

Prosecutors: Minnesota man, 19, was cautioned not to drive drunk before he caused fatal crash

St. Cloud

Ex-governor candidate, wife say family is ‘struggling to comprehend’ daughter’s killing

Jenny Berg/The Minnesota Star Tribune

St. Cloud

Ex-governor candidate, wife say family is ‘struggling to comprehend’ daughter’s killing

Outdoors

Hunter’s night rescue illuminates a unique Minnesota emergency team

Courtesy of Minnesota Air Rescue Team

Outdoors

Hunter’s night rescue illuminates a unique Minnesota emergency team

State Patrol pilots and St. Paul Fire specialists make up an air rescue unit that is unique in Minnesota and increasingly called in.

Duluth

Duluth man fatally shot by deputies was suspect in homicide from earlier in the day, authorities say

News & Politics

Red Lake mom on trial, accused of murdering two sons, fleeing with youngest son in case that sparked Amber Alert

Duluth

Duluth curling fans celebrate Team USA’s silver medal, a historic one for Cory Thiesse

St. Cloud

Charges filed in St. Cloud stabbing death of Minnesota gubernatorial candidate’s daughter

Opinion

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office has been asked to do the wrong job

Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office has been asked to do the wrong job

Over time it has been one of the most effective such offices in the nation, but recently it has been seriously diminished.

Editorial Board

Editorial | The surge is ending. The damage remains. Now what?

Editorial Board

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Editorial Board

Editorial | The surge is ending. The damage remains. Now what?

Editorial Board

Readers Write

Readers Write: The end of Operation Metro Surge, masked ICE agents, the way forward

Commentaries

Opinion | Beyond the quantifiable, the other immeasurable damages left by ICE

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office has been asked to do the wrong job

Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Commentaries

Opinion | Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office has been asked to do the wrong job

Over time it has been one of the most effective such offices in the nation, but recently it has been seriously diminished.

Readers Write

Readers Write: The end of Operation Metro Surge, masked ICE agents, the way forward

Commentaries

Opinion | Beyond the quantifiable, the other immeasurable damages left by ICE

Strib Voices

RandBall

RandBall: What is going through J.J. McCarthy’s head right now?

Michael Rand

Sports

Memories of 'Bull' will bounce around for a long time

Patrick Reusse

Vikings

Analysis: Which Vikings players are likely to stay or go this offseason?

Ben Goessling

Strib Varsity

Strib Varsity

North Dakota State’s FBS move excites Minnesota recruits

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

North Dakota State’s FBS move excites Minnesota recruits

The Bison have 11 players from Minnesota in its incoming recruiting class.

STRIB VARSITY

Does Minnesota have the best tourney?

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STRIB VARSITY

Does Minnesota have the best tourney?

Strib Varsity

Hill-Murray trips Woodbury, and Andover’s headed to state again

Cassidy Hettesheimer

Strib Varsity

Hill-Murray trips Woodbury, and Andover’s headed to state again

Strib Varsity

North Dakota State’s FBS move excites Minnesota recruits

Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Strib Varsity

North Dakota State’s FBS move excites Minnesota recruits

The Bison have 11 players from Minnesota in its incoming recruiting class.

Food & Culture

Things To Do

Cabin fever? Burn off energy at these indoor attractions.

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Things To Do

Cabin fever? Burn off energy at these indoor attractions.

Keep toddlers to tweens entertained and escape the winter elements at these indoor playgrounds.

Travel

Delta to revive nonstop flights from MSP airport to Maui

Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Travel

Delta to revive nonstop flights from MSP airport to Maui

Music

Musicians are now uniting against ICE via compilation albums

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Music

Musicians are now uniting against ICE via compilation albums

Things To Do

Cabin fever? Burn off energy at these indoor attractions.

Provided by Urban Air Adventure Park

Things To Do

Cabin fever? Burn off energy at these indoor attractions.

Keep toddlers to tweens entertained and escape the winter elements at these indoor playgrounds.

Games & Comics

Super Quiz

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Daily Games

Explore Popular Picks: Dive into Exciting Games Now!

Arlo and Janis

Daily comic from Jimmy Johnson

Baby Blues

Daily comic from Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

Business

Real Estate

After $96M remodel, Northstar Center owner looks to sell downtown Minneapolis offices

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Real Estate

After $96M remodel, Northstar Center owner looks to sell downtown Minneapolis offices

New York-based investment firm Taconic Capital and developer Polaris Properties were optimistic after the 17-story west tower’s renovation completed in late 2024. But tenants were hard to land.

Health Care

Hennepin County medical center to stop accepting most out-of-county patient transfers

Anthony Soufflé/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Health Care

Hennepin County medical center to stop accepting most out-of-county patient transfers

Health Care

Minnesota, other states win order blocking Trump administration health grant cuts

Jeremy Olson/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Health Care

Minnesota, other states win order blocking Trump administration health grant cuts

Real Estate

After $96M remodel, Northstar Center owner looks to sell downtown Minneapolis offices

Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Real Estate

After $96M remodel, Northstar Center owner looks to sell downtown Minneapolis offices

New York-based investment firm Taconic Capital and developer Polaris Properties were optimistic after the 17-story west tower’s renovation completed in late 2024. But tenants were hard to land.

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Canoe, kayak or paddleboard: Your ultimate guide to getting connected to the water in the Twin Cities metro area, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro.

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Elections

A group of children patiently played with dinosaurs during a GOP precinct caucus for precinct 3 at South View Middle School on March 1, 2016, in Edina, Minn.

Minnesota’s big election year begins: What to know about 2026 precinct caucuses

Why Democrats see Amy Klobuchar as such a formidable candidate for governor

Read Gov. Tim Walz’s statement on his decision to not run

Curious Minnesota

What’s the story behind the abandoned Cold War station in Finland, Minn.?

What’s the history of the Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory and the Whipple Building?

Why is Minnehaha Falls so much narrower than it used to be?

Culture

Musicians are now uniting against ICE via compilation albums

Yuen: Weeks into dating ‘Love is Blind’ alum, chef Yia Vang knew she was the one

WCCO’s Jonah Kaplan is moving to CBS News

Travel

Delta to revive nonstop flights from MSP airport to Maui

Find world-class shelling and birdwatching on Florida’s Sanibel Island

Southwest Airlines has ditched its longtime open seating policy

Health Care

Hennepin County medical center to stop accepting most out-of-county patient transfers

Minnesota, other states win order blocking Trump administration health grant cuts

Hennepin Healthcare Clinic and Specialty Center,l 8th Street between Park Av and Chicago Av.

Minneapolis’ public hospital plans to eliminate 100 beds in latest HCMC budget cuts

Outdoor Activities

Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier, and that could lead to their extinction

Bald eagles congregate on the ice, near an open stretch of the Mississippi River, below Lock and Dam No. 4 on Jan. 2, 2021, in Alma. During winter, much of the river freezes up and so bald eagles congregate near areas where the water is not frozen in order to hunt for food, including fish, which are a large part of their diet.

Editor's Pick

Twin Cities gun sales spiked as federal immigration crackdown intensified

Editor's Pick

Twin Cities gun sales spiked as federal immigration crackdown intensified

Border czar Tom Homan: Minnesota ICE surge to end

Case dismissals, hastened plea deals follow U.S. Attorney staffing exodus in Minnesota

Border czar Tom Homan: Minnesota ICE surge to end

Case dismissals, hastened plea deals follow U.S. Attorney staffing exodus in Minnesota

Analysis: Which Vikings players are likely to stay or go this offseason?

Analysis: Which Vikings players are likely to stay or go this offseason?

Delta to revive nonstop flights from MSP airport to Maui

Delta to revive nonstop flights from MSP airport to Maui

The 5 best things our food writers ate this week

The 5 best things our food writers ate this week

Yuen: Weeks into dating ‘Love is Blind’ alum, chef Yia Vang knew she was the one

Yuen: Weeks into dating ‘Love is Blind’ alum, chef Yia Vang knew she was the one

Judge rules Whipple detainees must have access to attorneys, private calls

Court ruling means Minnesota immigrants sent to Texas may have little chance of returning

DOJ moves to drop charges against men arrested after ICE shooting in north Minneapolis

The latest: Don Lemon to be arraigned over church demonstration

Why is Minnesota so vulnerable to Medicaid fraud?

Analysis: Which Vikings players are likely to stay or go this offseason?

Analysis: Which Vikings players are likely to stay or go this offseason?

Delta to revive nonstop flights from MSP airport to Maui

Delta to revive nonstop flights from MSP airport to Maui

The 5 best things our food writers ate this week

The 5 best things our food writers ate this week

Yuen: Weeks into dating ‘Love is Blind’ alum, chef Yia Vang knew she was the one

Yuen: Weeks into dating ‘Love is Blind’ alum, chef Yia Vang knew she was the one

Minnesota's Winter Olympians

Greater Minnesota

Hunter’s night rescue illuminates a unique Minnesota emergency team

Hunter’s night rescue illuminates a unique Minnesota emergency team

Prosecutors: Minnesota man, 19, was cautioned not to drive drunk before he caused fatal crash

Prosecutors: Minnesota man, 19, was cautioned not to drive drunk before he caused fatal crash

Ex-governor candidate, wife say family is ‘struggling to comprehend’ daughter’s killing

Ex-governor candidate, wife say family is ‘struggling to comprehend’ daughter’s killing

Hunter’s night rescue illuminates a unique Minnesota emergency team

Hunter’s night rescue illuminates a unique Minnesota emergency team

Duluth man fatally shot by deputies was suspect in homicide from earlier in the day, authorities say

Red Lake mom on trial, accused of murdering two sons, fleeing with youngest son in case that sparked Amber Alert

Duluth curling fans celebrate Team USA’s silver medal, a historic one for Cory Thiesse

Charges filed in St. Cloud stabbing death of Minnesota gubernatorial candidate’s daughter

Opinion

Opinion | Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office has been asked to do the wrong job

Opinion | Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office has been asked to do the wrong job

Editorial | The surge is ending. The damage remains. Now what?

Editorial | The surge is ending. The damage remains. Now what?

Readers Write: The end of Operation Metro Surge, masked ICE agents, the way forward

Opinion | Beyond the quantifiable, the other immeasurable damages left by ICE

Opinion | Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office has been asked to do the wrong job

Opinion | Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office has been asked to do the wrong job

Readers Write: The end of Operation Metro Surge, masked ICE agents, the way forward

Opinion | Beyond the quantifiable, the other immeasurable damages left by ICE

Strib Voices

RandBall: What is going through J.J. McCarthy’s head right now?

Memories of 'Bull' will bounce around for a long time

Analysis: Which Vikings players are likely to stay or go this offseason?

Strib Varsity

North Dakota State’s FBS move excites Minnesota recruits

North Dakota State’s FBS move excites Minnesota recruits

Does Minnesota have the best tourney?

Does Minnesota have the best tourney?

Hill-Murray trips Woodbury, and Andover’s headed to state again

Hill-Murray trips Woodbury, and Andover’s headed to state again

North Dakota State’s FBS move excites Minnesota recruits

North Dakota State’s FBS move excites Minnesota recruits

Wayzata's Golomb, St. Paul Academy win Nordic state championship

Hopkins junior joins elite club with third Nordic title

One of Minnesota's best teams attempts to leave legacy with trip to state

Watch live Friday: Edina and Benilde-St. Margaret's fight for one state tournament berth

Food & Culture

Cabin fever? Burn off energy at these indoor attractions.

Cabin fever? Burn off energy at these indoor attractions.

Delta to revive nonstop flights from MSP airport to Maui

Delta to revive nonstop flights from MSP airport to Maui

Musicians are now uniting against ICE via compilation albums

Musicians are now uniting against ICE via compilation albums

Cabin fever? Burn off energy at these indoor attractions.

Cabin fever? Burn off energy at these indoor attractions.