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Stage & Arts

Hollywood star Amy Adams on late theater director Michael Brindisi: 'Chanhassen was my home'

Famous alums reflect and remember as Chanhassen Dinner Theatres plans a Monday memorial.
April 4, 2025
Artistic director and co-owner of Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Michael Brindisi watched a recent performance of Holiday Inn from the back of the room at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres in Chanhassen, Minn., on December 5, 2018. ] RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER • renee.jones@startribune.com

Twin Cities Suburbs

Stillwater disciplines four teachers over literacy training shortcuts

Four Stillwater school teachers are suspended and three others leave the district after questions arose over state-mandated literacy training.
April 4, 2025

Minneapolis

HCMC’s interim CEO hoped to make it harder to change hospital’s oversight

Dr. Thomas Klemond, president of the medical staff, spoke out last year about union leaders’ demand the Hennepin County Board take back control of the hospital.
April 4, 2025
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Inspired

Can AI save turtles? These Minnesota sisters think so.

Kelly Olson and Katie O’Halloran will soon launch TurtlTracker, an app that uses artificial intelligence to track turtle migration and mortality.
April 4, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION: Medina, MN - May and June are the months when turtles in Minnesota emerge from their wetland homes, searching for a dry spot to lay their eggs. Unfortunately this trip often means crossing busy roads, and many turtles are killed by automobiles each year. IN THIS PHOTO: A snapping turtle about the size of a Frisbee sits on the side of the Highway 24 in Medina, attempting to cross the busy road either to lay its eggs on the other side or returning from laying its eggs on the s

Twin Cities Suburbs

Burnsville’s police dog sniffs out stress, offers comfort

Duke joined Burnsville police’s behavioral health unit to sniff out cortisol levels and offer comfort and support in high-stress situations.
April 4, 2025

Stage & Arts

Solving a 1960 St. Paul home’s nature mural mystery brings more lost art to light

Forgotten Minnesota artist Henry Hayek’s paintings and murals have popped up in Bloomington, Brooklyn Park and Shoreview.
April 4, 2025

Twin Cities Suburbs

Minnesota school districts warn of budget cuts, teacher layoffs

Districts say they are struggling amid extra budget uncertainty this year, and some, like Robbinsdale, have already sent layoff notices to staff.
April 4, 2025
School districts across Minnesota are announcing their plans to reopen for the new year. Here, students walked between the portable classrooms and the main school building between the bell at Champlin Park High School in 2018.

Sports

Women's Final Four brings powerhouses UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina to Tampa

Three of four teams in the women's Final Four are No. 1 seeds. None of the four have lost more than three games this season. All but one have been the top-ranked team in the country at some point.
April 4, 2025

Twin Cities Suburbs

Twin Cities hotel found not at fault for giving key to woman who broke into room, filmed guests

A Minnesota woman was seeking $2 million in damages after another woman broke into her room and filmed her in bed with a man.
April 3, 2025

Twin Cities Suburbs

Tesla vandal is spared charges after inflicting thousands of dollars of damage in Twin Cities lot

“We need our leaders to start leading and stop feeding this rhetoric,” said Police Chief Booker Hodges.
April 3, 2025

Eat & Drink

Historic Roseville Dairy Queen has a new owner, but it won’t be a DQ

There will still be soft serve and malts, but restaurateur Tim Hughes said Dairy Queen was ‘uninterested’ in keeping the franchise going.
April 3, 2025

News & Politics

Major traffic disruptions are coming as I-94 bridge work begins in Minneapolis

The work beginning with a weekend closure of eastbound I-94 near the Mississippi River and University of Minnesota is one of 180 projects MnDOT will carry out this season.
April 2, 2025
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