Stage & Arts
Bloomington's Artistry theater struggles to meet $600,000 shortfall
The Bloomington arts center has postponed "Godspell" and put future productions on hold.
Local
With nurses strike reaching its final day, what comes next?
Union will assess whether walkout and high-visibility pickets built public support and weakened hospital resolve over staffing, pay.
High Schools
Two Holy Family basketball stars say they'll play in college for Butler
Kapke, a 6-11 center, is ranked third in the state among 2023 boys' recruits. Land, a 6-foot forward, averaged a double-double last season.
High Schools
Friday Night Lights? Thursdays, Saturdays feature top games, too
There are four games Thursday, one featuring No. 7 Woodbury and another at TCO Stadium, and we have a list of 10 sweet Saturday match-ups this season — and a reason this is happening.
High Schools
Meet six high school athletes whose recent numbers add up to success
A soccer standout who scored early and one who scored often spice a list of accomplishments.
High Schools
This Twin Cities goalkeeper doubles as a goal-scorer for her No. 1 team
Chloe Sandness, the goalkeeper for Academy of Holy Angels, has scored twice for the Stars on free kicks, once from 50 yards out — and then from 70.
High Schools
Bloomington freshman football player off ventilator, says 'Roll Tide'
Ethan Glynn had watched an University of Alabama football game on Saturday and spoke the team's celebratory cheer. The 15-year-old was injured in a Jefferson High School game on Sept. 2.
High Schools
Best Friday football matchup comes from top of the latest Metro Top 10
Lakeville South will travel to Eden Prairie for a game pitting teams that have been No. 1 and No. 2 since the preseason.
High Schools
Northfield ends Wayzata's 65-match streak, is new volleyball No. 1
The Trojans had last lost in 2019 until the Raiders got to them at the Southwest Minnesota Challenge over the weekend in Marshall. "I was shaking at the end," their coach admitted.
Local
Man wins new murder trial because eyewitness failed to testify in person due to COVID-19 concerns
Court of Appeals ruled his constitutional right to confront accuser was violated.
West Metro
Hopkins man sentenced for selling fentanyl that killed 11, including U prof
One victim was a 41-year-old agricultural economist who was found dead in his University of Minnesota office in 2016.
High Schools
Choosing Michigan: Benilde star Olivia Olson explains her call
The junior guard is the No. 3-ranked prospect in the Class of 2024. The Gophers were on her list, but Olson said she want to try something new while remaining close to home.
Minneapolis
Hennepin County invests $10M to boost minority businesses, nonprofits
The county-backed projects will create more than 400,000 square feet of commercial and nonprofit space, support more than 550 local business owners and employ more than 1,000 people.
Local
Troubled nursing home ordered to pay millions in neglect cases
The Estates at St. Louis Park has been cited nearly 50 times in recent years for violating federal health standards
Obituaries
Minneapolis pediatrician Ronald Glasser, who chronicled horrors of Vietnam War, dies at age 83
Ronald Glasser trained as a doctor but left greatest mark as a writer who documented the physical toll of war.
High Schools
Chanhassen gets the best of the Battle for the Jug
The annual intradistrict rivalry game against Chaska, pitting former schoolmates, is usually close and always important.
High Schools
Elk River runs — and passes, too — past Andover, piling up 67 points
Gavin Schmidt scored three touchdowns, one of them on a pass play that was outside the rushing norm for the Elks.
Local
Task force urges Minneapolis to be more aggressive against violent crime
The city has solved just 38% of homicides and 12% of carjackings, according to a new report
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