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Marooned motor yacht removed from St. Croix’s Beer Can Island
The boat named Sweet Destiny had been beached on the island in the St. Croix River near Hudson, Wis., since last summer.
May 16, 2025
High Schools
Boys basketball: Albany, Lakeville North announce head coaching changes
The reigning Class 2A state champs and a Class 4A state tournament regular will have new leaders next season.
May 16, 2025
Politics
Claiming there is ‘no real plan’ to close Stillwater prison, union leaders blast politicians
Labor leaders at the state’s second-largest prison said they were not consulted on the plan to shut it down. They argued at the Capitol that this will harm public safety and corrections operations throughout Minnesota.
May 16, 2025
Health Care
Could North Memorial close? Hospital issues a warning, a glimpse of what’s at stake.
CEO claims Robbinsdale trauma center is “uniquely” vulnerable unless state pursues directed-payment scheme to max out federal support.
May 16, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
AP tests are now mostly online. Here’s what some Minnesota schools have noticed.
Students can use their laptops and no longer fill out paper bubble sheets to take Advanced Placement exams.
May 16, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Hopkins renames itself for a day to celebrate Paige Bueckers’ WNBA debut
A watch party and events around the city will honor Bueckers as she plays the Minnesota Lynx on Friday.
May 16, 2025
Weather
Thousands without power after tornadoes, powerful storms hit Minnesota
Wildfire-battered area in northeastern Minnesota got rain but also wind.
May 16, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Hearing more airplane noise? Blame it on construction at MSP.
The closure of a runway at the airport is routing more planes over some south metro suburbs and south Minneapolis.
May 16, 2025
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Roper: I will be obsessively curious and occasionally crusading about Twin Cities issues
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May 16, 2025
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Minnesota will close Stillwater prison, state’s second-largest correctional facility
Staff and inmates have long complained the 111-year-old prison is outdated, but it plays a critical role in Minnesota’s prison ecosystem.
May 15, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Twin Cities middle school staffer repeatedly sexually assaulted student near gym, charges say
Joshua James Moton, 23, of Bloomington was charged with one count each of first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
May 15, 2025
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