🏀 After a tumultuous weekend of goodbyes and hellos with free agency shaking up the league, the Lynx selected Olivia Miles in the WNBA draft Monday. The point guard is known for her stealthy passes.
The season starts in less than a month. Minnesota faces off against the Atlanta Dream on May 10.
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🏀 The W — and the Lynx — already look much different and draft night hasn't even happened yet. Get ready for more farewells and welcome homes.
Sallyforth's latest single is out now. Band members Emma Rothwell and Hattie Peach shared the story behind it and how the band discovered each other. Hear and read the story here. ⛈️🎵
Hamline University in St. Paul is one of many colleges that found itself immersed in a surrounding neighborhood impacted by ICE arrests and raids. Now, months after the height of the operation’s surge, one professor says returning to normal is not an option.
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“It feels weird, but it is March and it is tournament season. So this is what we get every year, right?” a St. Paul resident digging out of the snow said.
Best part is — the professor wore the wig for the whole seminar 🏀
Late poet and educator John Berryman is being remembered in a new jazz-infused operetta premiering at Minneapolis’ Open Eye Theatre.
I discussed with artists what it was like to explore the prolific poet's life and work. They told me they sought a dream-inspired show to honor his memory.
Wondering where your township election will be held? Find info here about registering, absentee voting and polling places.
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to chat with a player from the Harlem Globetrotters. Fatima “TNT” Lister has been apart of the team for 15 years and still adores seeing the missing-tooth smiles and gleaming eyes of the Globetrotter's youngest and more fiery fans.
Vigils were held across the state to remember Alex Pretti after he was fatally shot by a federal agent Saturday in Minneapolis. Many also gathered to protest increased federal immigration enforcement happening in Minnesota.
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Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE by state prisons before Operation Metro Surge began.
Activists allege ICE tracked and intimidated Minnesotans observing their operations using private data like license-plate and car-registration info — data that, advocates say should only be accessed during active criminal investigations. The ACLU of Minnesota calls for answers and accountability.
Can I stay silent? What kind of warrant do they need? What documents should I carry?
We asked an attorney what to do if you get stopped by ICE.
History will be made in St. Paul Friday when Kaohly Her becomes the city’s first Hmong mayor and the first woman to hold the title. With her inauguration, all of St. Paul’s elected city leaders will be women.
Minnesotans and players on Minnesota's pro teams made Team USA's hockey rosters for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Minnesota Frost players Kendall Coyne Schofield and Lee Stecklein and Wild players Brock Faber, Matt Boldy and Quinn Hughes are all in.
A company allegedly used to launder money stolen from the government in the Feeding Our Future fraud case owns at least five houses where taxpayer-funded group homes operate. Those group home businesses have collected millions of dollars from the government.
Minnesota, the land of women’s sports 🏒🏀⚽️🏈🏉🏐
What a way to spend a Saturday morning. A music legend and Minneapolis Sound mainstay, "Jellybean" Johnson's wealth of contributions were celebrated today at a remembrance.
A display at the late Minnesota House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman’s desk cropped up in the wake of her assassination. Leaders decided it should remain as a reminder of the impact of political violence.
Minneapolis musician Josh Lavonn’s “Woman” is a retro-soul record built on devotion, vulnerability and long-term partnership.
“You don't need to fix one another or have all the answers, but just being there for one another,” Lavonn said about the inspiration for his work.
Got to chat with Ryan Kemp of Chutes about one of his latest singles "Lawn." The inspiration for the song about nostalgia came out of the downtime of a season that looks much like the one Minnesota just entered. ❄️
The tournament's first round starts Thursday. The University of St. Thomas faces Iowa State Friday and the University of Minnesota will also be playing in the tournament, facing off against Fairfield.
Chatted new music with Minnesota band Sleeping Jesus. Hear the story behind their latest release 🎶
Research by the University of Minnesota's Mapping Prejudice Project has uncovered hundreds of racist property deeds in Sherburne County. Nearly all the properties were clustered around lakes, and 90 percent were added after 1948. Racial covenants became illegal in Minnesota in 1953.