High Schools
Friday's prep winners? We have conflict on one of the big games
Jim Paulsen and David La Vaque agreed on all three of their Day 1 picks (and were right). Nobody thought that would last — and it didn't.
Gophers
With Garcia on team, Gophers like all of their frontcourt options
Transfer Dawson Garcia teaming up with Jamison Battle will give the U one of the most dynamic frontcourt tandems in the Big Ten this season.
High Schools
Ten must-see games on the 2022 Minnesota high school football schedule
It doesn't get much better than the opener between two bitter rivals from the same school district. But you can find hot stops every week of the 2022 season. Here are 10 of the hottest.
South Metro
Kidnapping charge alleges woman fled with her baby during supervised visit in Scott County
The woman remains jailed in Wisconsin and has been charged with kidnapping. The boy was not physically harmed.
High Schools
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Catching up to the past: Five traditional high school football powers trying to bounce back
Getting to the top is one challenge, and getting back to the top is a whole different one that these teams are taking on.
South Metro
Birders asked to help find magpies that escaped from Minnesota Zoo
The four female birds escaped in July and one has been returned to the zoo so far.
High Schools
Who's No. 1? Our preseason Metro Top 10 ranks the best prep teams in town
High on staff writer Jim Paulsen's list are the 2022 big-class champion and runner-up, a perennial power and one on the rise. And there's a 5A school running with the 6A big boys.
High Schools
Live Minnesota high school football, other sports on the web. $24.99 for the year
High school football season opens Thursday — and five games are on the webstream schedule to kick off coverage by the Neighborhood Sports Network, formerly called PrepSpotlightTV.
High Schools
Best players in high school football? Meet our preseason Dream Team
Aided by video, querying coaches and using his 25 year of experience covering high school football, the Star Tribune's Jim Paulsen assembled our collection of the metro area's top players
South Metro
Mother, daughter hospitalized after Hastings dog attack
Police intervene, fatally shoot dog.
Variety
Chapel of Love closes after 8,000 weddings and 28 years
While the Mall of America's Love Chapel may have been ridiculed in its nascent days, the business became an important part of wedding lore in Minnesota.
High Schools
Running wild: 5 metro-area rushers to watch (and 4 small-town stars)
As the high school football season goes into full swing this week, here are the top rushers in the metro area — and some of the best playing for the state's smaller schools.
South Metro
New Prague post office inaccessible, cramped — and frequently closed
Attempts by local officials to contact the United States Postal Service have gone unanswered.
Love's final farewell
While the Mall of America's Love Chapel may have been ridiculed in its nascent days, the business became an important part of wedding lore in Minnesota.
High Schools
Big year for big fellas: Standout high school linemen abound in state
Three are committed to the Gophers, and a couple of others have the attention of Division I programs. Think of 2022 as a season filled with heft in high school football.
High Schools
Cut above the rest: Five metro teams to watch in high school football
The list includes a perennial power, the big-class state champ and runner-up and two squads set up to improve.
Weather
Tornado reported for second night as severe weather sweeps state
A weather spotter reported a touchdown in south-central Minnesota.
South Metro
New artwork to commemorate Black church in Hastings destroyed by arson a century ago
A thriving Black population lived in Hastings beginning in the 1850s, history many residents may not know.
Local
Minnesota students' low test scores offer glimpse of pandemic challenges
New state data provides the first substantive look at how the pandemic disrupted learning. Fewer than half of Minnesota students are proficient in math, and reading skills have declined.
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