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For Duluth area ultra runner Michael Koppy, age is irrelevant
At 74, Hermantown ultra-athlete Michael Koppy is aiming to become the oldest runner ever to finish the Arrowhead 135 — a grueling race, longer than five marathons back-to-back, across northern Minnesota through the dead of night, often in subzero temperatures.
Extreme cold leads to school delays, cancellations Tuesday across Minnesota
The arctic cold snap that remains entrenched across the Upper Midwest has prompted some school districts in Minnesota and neighboring states to cancel or delay the start of classes on Tuesday.
Photos: Sculptures from artists in Stillwater for the World Snow Sculpting Championship
Twelve teams from around the world finished their chiseling and carving on Saturday, where they on the banks of the St. Croix River since Wednesday. Team Mongolia, also known as Team Falcon, won with their sculpture titled “Voice.”
Thousands march in anti-Trump protests just days before former president returns to power
Demonstrators rallied in St. Paul on Saturday afternoon, braving single-digit temperatures to protest ahead of President-elect Donald Trump inauguration. Trump takes the oath of office on Monday. 
Minneapolis police union seeks voice in federal reform plan
The Minneapolis Police Federation is seeking a voice in the latest plan for court-ordered reforms of the police department. The union on Friday filed a motion to intervene in the proposed federal consent decree.
Sprinklers installed at first Seward Towers high-rise building in Minneapolis
After five residents died in a fire in a Minneapolis high-rise building in 2019, the Minnesota Legislature allocated $10 million in 2024 to help retrofit high-rise residences with sprinkler systems. Nearby Seward Towers received $4 million of that funding.
50 years of hair-raising fun and science at the Bakken Museum
The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis is celebrating 50 years of bringing electricity and science education to life. The museum has become a hub for scientific research, exhibition and record.
Minneapolis police chief reiterates policy prohibiting officers from enforcing immigration law
With days to go before president-elect Donald Trump returns to office with mass deportation plans, the Minneapolis Police Department issued a statement this week reiterating its policy which forbids officers from asking people about their immigration status in most cases.