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Busload from west-central Minnesota await Trump’s visit
About 50 Trump supporters rode a charter bus from west-central Minnesota on Thursday to attend President Trump’s rally in Minneapolis.
Ask a ‘sotan: The history of living in the Boundary Waters
The Boundary Waters is revered for its pristine natural beauty that seems untouched by human interaction. But there’s a long history of people living within the lakes and forests in Northern Minnesota.
In Minnesota, a new push to fight climate change — and make money — from forests
Programs that pay landowners to keep carbon sequestered in forests are beginning to spread, now that California has a cap and trade system designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Some say Minnesota should be a bigger player in the carbon offset market.
St. Paul prepares to close an encampment near the Mississippi
St. Paul officials have ordered 16 people camped near the Mississippi River to move by Thursday, one of approximately 120 homeless encampments cleared so far this year.
Police allege cameras hid at Mall of America dressing rooms
Police are investigating a Minnesota man who allegedly hid cameras inside dressing rooms at the Mall of America in Bloomington and another Minneapolis area shopping mall.
In one Twin Cities classroom, learning in Hmong and about being Hmong
"Hmong for Native Speakers" has helped bridge Hmong family culture and classroom academics at Park Center High School in Brooklyn Park. Observers say the experiment offers a possible path to boosting achievement for students of color.
Trump visit: Minneapolis road closures, lots of cops and more
Traffic snarls and crowds will extend from the international airport to downtown Minneapolis where President Trump hosts a campaign rally at the Target Center Thursday night.
Minnesota Attorney General Ellison sues Minneapolis landlord
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has sued a Minneapolis landlord, charging the property owner with failing to keep rental units livable, retaliating against tenants contacting housing inspectors and scheming to profit from evictions.
After day of legal threats, Trump campaign says Target Center rally is ‘fully approved’
President Trump’s campaign manager said Tuesday afternoon that the president’s rally at Target Center would go on as planned, and that the campaign would not pay more than $500,000 Minneapolis officials had demanded.