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Tuesday is the first day of school for many students across the state as class work continues on reading and math instruction amid stagnant test scores. There will also be expanded cultural ...

Grocery prices are up 25% since 2020; it had taken 16 years for the previous 25% rise in prices. (Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Before joining the Star Tribune, Yuen spent 13 years at MPR News, most recently as editor of a team of reporters who covered race, class, communities and education. She also reported for the St ...

DULUTH — Everyone loves their vacations here, the regional center on Lake Superior rich with extraordinary scenery, breweries and trails. The 86,000-ish number on the city’s green population ...

The Summit Hill and Ramsey Hill house tours, which were started in 1972, are combining this year to add oomph. We asked some homeowners why they invite the public in. The homeowners took their ...

Karen Tolkkinen is the Star Tribune's greater Minnesota columnist. She has more than three decades of experience in local journalism, most recently serving as a reporter, copy editor, and ...

He was charged Wednesday with two gross misdemeanors in Anoka County. (Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune) Prosecutors are accusing a Minneapolis police sergeant who once worked as ...

Started in 1972, the Summit Hill and Ramsey Hill house tours are combining this year to add oomph. We asked some homeowners why they invite the public in. The homeowners took their time designing ...

(The Minnesota Star Tribune) As Minnesotans go about their day in the treacherous, baby-step conditions of winter, who bears the burden of responsibility when someone gets injured slipping on ice ...

Since being acquired from the Mystics on Aug. 20, Hines-Allen has bolstered the Lynx's depth, defense and rebounding in the post. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Israeli strike kills 4 Palestinians in an aid convoy to a Gaza hospital. Israel says men were armed. Minnesota-based insurer said he owed $275. The surgery center in St. Cloud wanted another $ ...