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Agency identifies officers, shares details of Minnesota police shooting

MINNEAPOLIS — New details released Saturday by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension allege that the man killed in a New Auburn police shooting swung a knife at officers, striking one of them, before he was hit with Tasers and shot.

Tribune News Service · Dec 18, 2022

In Minnesota, 'ghost paper' serves a community of 200,000 with a staff of 2

With falling circulation and a news staff that's been slashed almost to nonexistence, the St. Cloud Times is a ghost of the publication that was once one of the best small daily newspapers in Minnesota.

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022

Goldfish the size of FOOTBALLS are taking over lakes and rivers in the US

Warnings have been made telling people not to release pet goldfish into the wild as they can grow to massive sizes, wreaking havoc with the ecosystems in lakes and rivers

Daily Mirror · Dec 10, 2022

Metal detectors added at one Mall of America entrance after gunfire, robbery

MINNEAPOLIS — The Mall of America now is using metal detectors at one of its entrances on a trial basis, a move taken after two incidents of gunfire within the past year, and nearly eight weeks after a man with a rifle allegedly robbed two retailers and forced a lockdown…

Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022

Anthony Edwards’ words ‘demoralizing’ to LGBTQ Timberwolves fans

MINNEAPOLIS — Jenna Wegner is a lifelong Timberwolves fan who, in the past few trying and tumultuous years, realized "once and for all" she was a woman. She began taking steps to live as her true self and began the process of medically transitioning.

Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022

EXPLAINER: How alleged plot exploited pandemic to net $250M

The Department of Justice has charged 47 people in what prosecutors have called a scheme to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud the U.S. government of $250 million

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

Minnesota Poll: Narrow majority opposes overturning Roe v. Wade

MINNEAPOLIS — Slightly more than half of Minnesotans oppose the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and think abortions should be legal in most or all cases, according to a new Star Tribune/MPR News/KARE-TV Minnesota Poll.

Tribune News Service · Sep 19, 2022

Jim Souhan: Right response to Edwards’ homophobic words? Education.

MINNEAPOLIS — Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards will probably be fined by the NBA for making homophobic comments on social media. The penalty may even amount to what he earns by playing a quarter of one basketball game.

Tribune News Service · Sep 17, 2022

Thousands of Minnesota nurses launch 3-day strike over pay

Thousands of nurses in Minnesota have launched a three-day strike over pay issues and understaffing worsened by the strains of the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022

Five years after largely exiting ACA markets, UnitedHealthcare to expand in more state exchanges

UnitedHealthcare is seeking regulatory approval to begin selling coverage to individuals in four new states in 2023, expanding the insurer's return to a market it largely abandoned five years ago.

Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022