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State made gains in health coverage

Census finds Minnesota made big gains in health insurance coverage The share of Minnesotans without health insurance fell sharply for the second straight year in 2015, ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Thursday, September 15, 2016 10:19 am

Editorials

Others’ Opinion: Anthem protests show free speech is not easy

“They say it’s not the time to do this. When is the time? It’s never the time in somebody else’s eye, because they’ll always feel ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Thursday, September 15, 2016 8:25 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

New Richland police chief dies by suicide

A southern Minnesota community is mourning the loss of its police chief after he killed himself Monday night. New Richland Police Chief Scott Eads, 40, took ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, September 14, 2016 9:53 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Disturbances at MOA lead to 10 arrests

A series of disturbance calls over the course of several hours Monday evening at the Mall of America led to 10 arrests, Bloomington police said. Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, September 14, 2016 8:57 am

Politics

DFL looked petty, harshly partisan with election lawsuit

The Minnesota Supreme Court served this state’s voters well Monday when it ruled that Donald Trump and Michael Pence will remain on the presidential election ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, September 14, 2016 8:36 am

Editorials

Others’ opinion: Candidate health is a legitimate issue

The reluctance of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to be fully transparent about their health records highlights the need for a more accountable way ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Wednesday, September 14, 2016 8:35 am

Jacob Wetterling

The final push to finding Wetterling

The investigators sifted through the black soil handful by handful, searching for small clues of the boy who had been missing for 27 years. Read more

by Tribune News Service, Monday, September 12, 2016 10:56 am

Business

Allina, nurses were so close, yet far from deal

Bleary-eyed from 22 hours of contract talks, leaders for Allina Health and its union hospital nurses appeared to be just one big issue away from ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Monday, September 12, 2016 10:44 am

News

Are we living in the tropics? Data show this was an unusually wet summer

You haven’t turned on the sprinklers since June. The mosquitoes are ferocious. Your hair has developed alarming frizz. The plantings at the State Fair looked ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Monday, September 12, 2016 10:19 am

Education

Manufacturers look for personal touch to fill jobs across Minnesota

A tour of Ultra Machining Co. last year sold Bonnie Doucette on becoming a machinist. “The industry seems to be OK, and UMC is a good ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Monday, September 12, 2016 10:17 am

Minnesota State Fair

State Fair drives $250 million in economic activity over two weeks

Mike Brennan, Linda Young and Charlie Burrows are veteran St. Paul-area bar-and-restaurant operators who just finished a third year as partners in Lulu’s Public House, ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Monday, September 12, 2016 10:16 am

Local Government

Talks resume on special session

St. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton, who declared the chances of a special legislative session nil just three weeks ago, is talking again about bringing ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Friday, September 9, 2016 11:06 am

Editorials

Others’ opinion: Wetterlings changed a culture

With the sunrise Saturday, a tortuous Central Minnesota mystery that started on the dark night of Oct. 22, 1989, came to an end. The remains ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Thursday, September 8, 2016 9:25 am

Guest Columns

Others’ opinion: Gretchen Carlson’s courage aids all women harassed on the job

In the end, it was a good Lutheran woman from Anoka who brought down Fox TV mogul Roger Ailes, and Minnesotans everywhere can take pride ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Thursday, September 8, 2016 9:24 am

Jacob Wetterling

What can you do for the Wetterlings? Patty Wetterling asking people to ‘say a prayer,’ play with children

Patty Wetterling is asking people to “say a prayer,” “play with your children” and “create joy” as she and her family grieve the news that ... Read more

by Tribune News Service, Tuesday, September 6, 2016 10:10 am

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