Minneapolis
Minneapolis mailman retires after years of walking route, heads out on 2,650-mile mountain hike
Scott McLaughlin retired from his Minneapolis mail route, only to tackle a massive new challenge for his feet: Hiking the West Coast, bottom to top, through mountain ranges. Oh, and he can’t see out of one eye.
March 3, 2025
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March 1, 2025
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Edina artist making new ketubahs for families who lost everything in L.A. fires
Judy Freeman’s artful Jewish wedding contracts were among the prized possessions destroyed.
February 28, 2025
Greater Minnesota
When a farm accident stole the legs of a Minnesota pro snowmobiler, he had to relearn everything. Even his sport.
The Cottonwood County farmer had daredevil hobbies. He was determined that wouldn’t stop.
February 28, 2025
Business
Ramstad: Minnesotan who completed world’s hardest triathlon says we all ‘have capacity to do great things’
Norseman finisher Susanne Blazek, a behavioral scientist in Pine Island, Minn., has learned how to drive herself and others to do difficult things.
AuthoredEvan Ramstad
AuthoredEvan RamstadFebruary 22, 2025
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February 22, 2025
Twin Cities
Muslim women open door for more female-only fitness spaces in the Twin Cities
New fitness clubs accommodate the needs of Muslim women who want spaces where they can work out with or without a hijab.
February 15, 2025
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February 15, 2025
Rochester
A letter to the editor and a message in a bottle led to 40 years together
Stephen MacLennan proposed to his late wife, Mai, after declaring his love in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune in 1983.
February 14, 2025
Culture
Minnesota shop owner is a jukebox hero: ‘My whole world is the physical media’
Dan Coulter, of Vintage Gameroom in Newport, keeps the machines going that can spin a real record.
February 12, 2025
High Schools
A Cloquet constant: Friends make high school hockey rink their gathering place
Donny Lamirande, Kenny Limmer and Dick Millen have been attending Lumberjacks games for decades.
February 8, 2025
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February 8, 2025