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Greater Minnesota
Former Minnesota principal’s claims of retaliation over LGBTQ advocacy are dismissed
Mary Kay Thomas sued the Marshall school board in 2021 over claims of discrimination after she advocated for LGBTQ rights.
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Greater Minnesota
Pequot Lake Police Chief says Rep. Josh Heintzeman pressured him for support
Heintzeman, a Republican state representative from Nisswa, is accused of violating Fair Campaign Practices. He denies the accusations.
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Greater Minnesota
Elderly Minnesotan dies of rabies after bat bite
Minnesota has reported just nine cases of the rare infectious disease in more than 100 years, and seven were fatal.
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Rochester
What’s in Rochester’s Destination Medical Center budget for 2025?
A bus rapid transit line and sewer work for several projects takes up most of the group’s annual funding.
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Culture
From a dirt road outside Duluth, Sharon McMahon expands her media empire with new book
The former government teacher’s “The Small and the Mighty” celebrates the lesser-known people who “just decide to do things.” She, too, had no grand plan.
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Greater Minnesota
Tolkkinen: Greater Minnesota really is mostly rocks and cows
Republicans got mad at Gov. Tim Walz after the 2016 elections for saying greater Minnesota is "mostly rocks and cows." Well, we've got a lot of rocks and a lot of cows and they're something to be proud of. 
AuthoredKaren Tolkkinen
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Politics
A year after his first pick resigned, Gov. Tim Walz hasn’t named a permanent cannabis director
Charlene Briner has led the Office of Cannabis Management on an interim basis for more than a year. The work to set up Minnesota’s recreational marijuana industry remains underway.
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News & Politics
Brooks: Don't abandon the small businesses caught in road construction
Big road construction projects are making it tough to get around. But small businesses need the extra effort.
AuthoredJennifer Brooks
AuthoredJennifer BrooksSeptember 27, 2024
Greater Minnesota
In southwestern Minnesota, the dream of a Buddhist temple collapses
Dozens in the Lao community in and around the small city of Jackson had pinned their hopes on a woman’s quixotic quest to rehabilitate a derelict motel.
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Greater Minnesota
When big-box stores left, a Minnesota town feared for its future. Downtown investment changed the vibes.
Renewed focus on downtown Fergus Falls has enlivened the west-central Minnesota town.
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High Schools
Midseason Report: The most surprising high school football teams and players
Star Tribune sportswriters share which teams and players have had the most unexpected and surprising season so far.
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