The Latest Breaking News from Minneapolis

Monkeypox adds to the stakes for University of Minnesota special pathogen training

MINNEAPOLIS -- Dr. Jeff Dichter has placed central venous catheters in the veins of hundreds of patients, but it was an extra challenge Wednesday when trying to do it while wearing puffy protective gowns, three pairs of gloves and a respirator on his head.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022

Twins manage one hit in 11-0 blowout loss to White Sox heading into All-Star break

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins failed to enter the All-Star break on a high, dropping 11-0 to the White Sox on Sunday at Target Field.

Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2022

Jorge Polanco, Carlos Correa, Luis Arraez power Twins to 6-3 victory over White Sox

MINNEAPOLIS — After bad back-to-back losses at home to the White Sox, the Twins rebounded Saturday with a 6-3 victory.

Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2022

Jim Souhan: Golf pro knows, Tiger’s comeback is painful and impressive

MINNEAPOLIS — Roger Fahrenkrug attended the first round of The Masters this year, then headed to Augusta's small airport. A flight attendant correctly guessed that the longtime teaching pro at Braemar Golf Course in Edina, Minn., had an interest in golf, and asked on which side of the plane he…

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

Twins throttled by White Sox in series opener

MINNEAPOLIS — Sonny Gray took a 100 mph screamer off his pitching shoulder in the fourth inning Thursday, a scary moment that caused the game to be delayed for several minutes while he was checked out.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

Minneapolis police fatally shoot man during standoff

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police officers shot and killed a man early Thursday after an overnight standoff that began after reports that he had fired shots inside an apartment building on the city's South Side, according to city and state officials.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

Paul Sullivan: It’s a big weekend between Cubs catcher Willson Contreras’ potential swan song and the underperforming White Sox

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras’s audition for the New York Mets begins Thursday night at Wrigley Field, just as the White Sox arrive at a fork in the road in Minneapolis.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 14, 2022

Man shot to death during police standoff in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — An hourslong standoff between law enforcement and a man who allegedly fired shots inside a south Minneapolis apartment building ended early Thursday when he died after being shot by police, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022

Minn. parents who left US after suspicious death of son, 7, have returned years later

MINNEAPOLIS -- A former Plymouth, Minnesota, couple who moved to New Zealand after their 7-year-old son died of suspected neglect have returned to the U.S. more than five years later.

Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022

District court rules many Minnesota abortion restrictions unconstitutional

MINNEAPOLIS — A district court judge has ruled many Minnesota laws restricting abortion access violate the state Constitution, a significant victory for abortion rights groups just weeks after the fall of Roe v. Wade.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022