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Bob Dylan to play new Shakopee amphitheater July 6 with guests His Mystic Lake Amphitheater date will be his first Twin Cities headlining gig in nine years and will feature two acclaimed openers.

Well what do ya know? Bob Dylan is going to help christen Mystic Lake Amphitheater with a couple other songwriting greats for support, Lucinda Williams and John Doe.
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Coastal Seafoods St. Paul will close April 11 Plus: St. Paul’s newest cocktail lounge, dirty soda in the suburbs, a blast from the Chino Latino past, pizza awards, openings and more restaurant news.

Coastal Seafoods began in Minneapolis in 1981 and quickly became the landlocked state’s go-to spot for shopping the freshest catch of the day.

Coastal Seafoods St. Paul will close April 11 Plus: St. Paul’s newest cocktail lounge, dirty soda in the suburbs, a blast from the Chino Latino past, pizza awards, openings and more restaurant news.

Coastal Seafoods began in Minneapolis in 1981 and quickly became the landlocked state’s go-to spot for shopping the freshest catch of the day.

Gaelynn Lea writes about her pet wheelchair and why she can’t shut up about Lake Superior Local nonfiction: Add “writer” to the list of the Duluth singer/songwriter’s gifts.

Gaelynn Lea’s “It Wasn’t Meant to Be Perfect” is especially moving when she’s talking about her family and her childhood in Duluth.

Trump social media posts showing Muslim shoppers at Mall of America denounced by CAIR as racist The Council on American-Islamic Relations said the president has a pattern of “racist and dehumanizing rhetoric targeting Somali Americans and Muslims.”

In a statement, CAIR said that hateful comments about Somali people have often been followed by an increase in harassment, threats and bias against Muslim and immigrant communities.

Some Twin Cities suburbs shut off license plate cameras over data sharing concerns Residents have aired concerns about privacy at City Council meetings and raised new questions after the federal immigration enforcement surge.

More cities nationwide have deactivated Flock cameras, with some officials saying they learned their data was being shared more widely, and with more out-of-state agencies, than they realized.

Minneapolis city leaders to consider bathhouses that allow sexual activity Such men’s bathhouses were popular until the 1980s, when the AIDS epidemic led to closures. Now some want to bring them back.

The City Council will decide Tuesday, April 7, whether to have city staff research several ordinances that would allow adult bathhouses and sex venues to operate again after a 38-year ban.

See the list of Minnesota’s largest employers and Target’s new ranking This is the second consecutive year the Star Tribune has ranked companies by the number of Minnesota employees.

The 16 largest Minnesota employers employ 1% fewer workers than a year ago, and more cut jobs than added them.

New footage of nonfatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis contradicts agency’s self-defense claims City traffic-camera footage shows a short struggle before a federal agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man on the North Side.

Nearly a month after the shooting, Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor asked a judge to dismiss criminal charges against two men once it became clear that the federal agents involved lied during sworn testimony.

Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson to step down Hudson became the first person of color to lead the state’s high court when Gov. Tim Walz elevated her in 2023.

Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson will soon retire from the bench after making history as the first person of color to lead the state’s highest court.

Charge dismissed against anti-ICE activist accused of disrupting Easter service at Cities Church Police said the woman was arrested after not complying with orders to end the disruption.

Update: The 33-year-old anti-ICE activist had charges dismissed on allegations that she and others were being disruptive outside Easter morning services in St. Paul at Cities Church: www.startribune.com/protester-ar...

‘Minnesota’s Batman’ is a true-crime saga stranger than fiction Minneapolis’ vigilante superhero NoMark pursued the U’s “campus pisser.” But can a masked crusader increase safety?

The videos resemble a low-fi, micro web series. And yet, the hero’s journey seems almost too strange to script, leaving many viewers to wonder: Was NoMark manufactured for online celebrity? Or is this guy for real?

Woman jailed, charged in Easter service disruption at Cities Church, scene of earlier large protest Police said the woman was arrested after not complying with orders to end the disruption.

A woman has been charged on allegations that she and others were being disruptive outside Easter morning services in St. Paul at Cities Church.

An anti-ICE demonstration at the church in January led to numerous arrests and federal charges.

Perry: On Pete Hegseth and the right's dangerous obsession with the Crusades In a recent prayer service, Minnesota's own Pete Hegseth called upon God to help the U.S. rain down "overwhelming violence … against those who deserve no mercy," contributing columnist David M. Perry writes.

In a recent prayer service, Minnesota's own Pete Hegseth called upon God to help the U.S. rain down "overwhelming violence … against those who deserve no mercy," contributing columnist David M. Perry writes.

Use of military lawyers in Minnesota courts faces legal questioning The method was used to bolster a depleted U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota and is facing challenges.

While JAG lawyers historically have prosecuted crimes with a clear military connection, experts say the way the Trump administration is deploying them to handle cases enters new legal territory with no clear-cut answer.

Balancing on budget tightropes, Guthrie, Mia, Walker bounce back But the Minnesota Orchestra is contending with a $4.2 million shortfall, and Twin Cities arts groups continue to face funding and patron challenges.

“Arts institutions live on these tightropes where one little thing can be catastrophic,” said Kate Barr, an expert on nonprofit finance and governance. “The larger institutions tend to be able to bounce back, but I have deep worry about others in the ecosystem.”

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Minnesota has been under a massive spotlight in recent months after allegations of widespread fraud in social service programs. Our Essential Minnesota podcast took a closer look in a three-part series addressing how we got here, what’s really going on and what the solutions are.

After tough interviews, St. Cloud State’s new president is shaking up the campus Greg Tomso is proposing more layoffs, but also breaking ground with a new community advisory committee.

Staff, alumni, business people and boosters had dropped any pretense in describing what they wanted in a new president to revitalize St. Cloud State University, where enrollment has dropped by 8,000 since 2010.

Greg Tomso, now in the job for three months, is moving to fulfill their demands.

It’s foxes versus coyotes in a backyard battle for survival For generations, the carnivores have been claiming territory in the Twin Cities. Researchers at the University of Minnesota are working to understand the role humans play in the conflict.

In city corridors and alleys, along the slivers of woods surrounding abandoned mills and parking lots, foxes and coyotes have been surviving despite all that is stacked against them.

But there is often only room for one.

Reckoning, retribution and resistance: the behind-the-scenes story of Operation Metro Surge Minnesota leaders share new details about what happened during the largest immigration enforcement operation in U.S. history.

To get a better understanding of how Operation Metro Surge unfolded, the Minnesota Star Tribune asked nearly a dozen local leaders to share their behind-the-scenes perspective: what they saw, the decisions they made, how they experienced the federal immigration crackdown.

Minnesota schools posted a record-high graduation rate in 2025. See how your school did. It’s the second year in a row that Minnesota’s high school graduation rate hit a new record, with 84.9% of students graduating in four years.

Good news on this Friday: Minnesota’s high school graduation rate hit a record high for a second consecutive year in 2025, state data shows.

Cheers & Jeers: A first-time candidate enters the ring to take on Brad Finstad Columnist Rochelle Olson's weekly roundup covers state Rep. Walter Hudson’s brush with police, former Mayor Melvin Carter’s staff bonuses, e-moto laws and more.

Jake Johnson, a math teacher and first-time candidate, is taking a run at turning Minnesota’s southern First Congressional District blue for the first time since Gov. Tim Walz left D.C. for St. Paul, writes columnist Rochelle Olson.

A year in, Trump’s tariffs take toll on Minnesota companies Uncertainty still reigns on the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” as global economic factors affect multinational companies, small businesses, farmers and consumers.

On the anniversary of Trump's tariffs, or "Liberation Day" as he called it, the U.S. trade deficit has grown — nearly 5% in February alone to $57.3 billion.

Trump attacks Bruce Springsteen after singer’s Minnesota No Kings appearance, tour kickoff The president called on his followers to “boycott his overpriced concerts, which suck.”

President Donald Trump attacked Bruce Springsteen on social media, days after the singer appeared at an anti-Trump rally in St. Paul and kicked off his tour in Minneapolis by calling out “corruption in the White House.”

Meet Cassidy Hettesheimer, who will cover women’s sports for the Minnesota Star Tribune The Georgia native spent the past two years with Strib Varsity, which specializes in high school sport coverage.

Meet Cassidy Hettesheimer, who will cover women’s sports for the Minnesota Star Tribune

Trump says Pam Bondi, a loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as attorney general President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general.

Pam Bondi upended the Justice Department's culture of independence from the White House, oversaw large-scale firings of career employees and moved aggressively to investigate Trump's perceived enemies.

Bounty hunters seen in viral videos brandishing weapons in Minneapolis charged with felonies The two were filmed pointing weapons at protestors and firing less-lethal munitions during two incidents in Minneapolis.

Two bounty hunters seen in viral videos pointing weapons at Minneapolis protesters and firing less-lethal munitions are now facing felony charges in Hennepin County.

Misconduct complaints pile up against Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara The complaints come as Mayor Jacob Frey decides whether to renominate O’Hara for another term.

The new batch of complaints comes at a precarious time for O’Hara.

His three-year term as chief ended in December, and Mayor Jacob Frey has not yet formally nominated him for another term, even though he has put forward three of his cabinet members.