Minneapolis Star Tribune: Local
- Life before the virus: See the best Minnesota photos from February
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 05:50 PMThere was snow. There were sports. There were protests, and dances, and public life. See scenes from the way we were in February.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Husky Energy halts $400 million project to rebuild Superior, Wis., refinery
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 07:57 PMThe refinery was damaged in a 2018 explosion and fire.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Request to Vatican to investigate Archbishop Nienstedt in limbo
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 08:16 PMIt's a test case of new Vatican rules to discipline bishops.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Downtown Minneapolis parking business at a standstill because of coronavirus
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 02:22 PMDrivers can cancel downtown parking contracts, but few have
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Workers at Kim Bartmann restaurants went unpaid after closures
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 01:53 PMEmployees are circulating a petition to demand they be paid for their work.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Authorities ID man shot dead in Eau Claire home invasion
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 08:01 AMPolice also say 3 children in the home at the time were not physically harmed.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Charges: Pot, medication, alcohol mix suspected in crash that killed teen on bike in Blaine
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 10:23 PMA mixture of alcohol, pot and prescription drugs are suspected.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Minnesota families face test shortages, isolation as pandemic hits home
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 09:28 PM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gov. Walz announces halt to eviction proceedings amid coronavirus
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 09:17 PM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Superior mayor says 'do not go shopping today' as COVID-19 cases spread
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 02:49 PMWisconsin's Douglas County now has four cases.
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- Man, 63, dies in northern Minnesota house fire
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 06:23 PMAuthorities have yet to say how the fire started.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Science Museum of Minnesota, Children's Museum temporarily lay off most staff in wake of COVID-19
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 06:56 PMCultural nonprofits lose critical admission revenue.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Weeks of social distancing, isolation because of coronavirus would take toll on Minnesotans with mental illness
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 12:44 PMThe pandemic has upended the availability of treatment, activities, routines, and access to people that help Minnesota residents cope with mental illness.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Woman arrested after standoff at St. Louis Park apartment
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 11:38 AMA dispute between two residents over loud music set off the chain of events Monday night
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Virus throws 2020 census into 'uncharted territory'
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 12:15 PMEvents, early counting delayed as leaders respond to growing pandemic restrictions.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Virus fears prompt Minnesotans to spread rumors, misinformation
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 10:10 PM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Private and tony North Oaks struggles with final chapter of growth
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 09:13 PMDevelopment of the last parcel riles advocates for its outdoor sanctuary.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Minnesota Attorney General: State could see uptick in charity scams during COVID-19 crisis
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 05:28 PM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - It's too close for comfort on wildly popular Minneapolis park paths
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 03:01 PM"There are so many people out on them that people aren't self social-distancing," a spokeswoman said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - FBI names agency veteran to lead Minneapolis field office
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 11:52 AMRainer S. Drolshagen, a veteran of the agency, will replace Jill Sanborn.
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- Driver hits, kills woman walking on Sherburne County shoulder with longtime partner
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 05:53 PMThe motorist is jailed on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 2 teens charged after man shot in face in Bloomington drug deal
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 07:59 PMThe court has been asked to certify as an adult a 16-year-old charged with attempted second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree assault.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Twin Cities refugees feel 'panic' for families to reunite after flights canceled
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 01:32 PMRefugee flights have been suspended, leaving their families in Minnesota distraught.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - As Great Lakes shipping starts, extra precautions for COVID-19
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 01:48 PMSoo Locks open up Lake Superior for shipping on Wednesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man fatally pinned trying to repair piece of logging equipment in NW. Wisconsin woods
Tuesday - 03/24/2020 - 11:45 AMThe woods on that parcel had suffered a blowdown during a storm last year, according to authorities.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Friends: North Minneapolis homicide victim slain while celebrating birthday
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 10:17 PMPolice said their preliminary investigation has produced leads but no arrests yet.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Metro Transit to cut service by 40% starting Wednesday
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 09:26 PMService will resemble the days following a major holiday, like Thanksgiving
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - One person fatally shot in apparent home invasion in north Minneapolis
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 09:31 PM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Minnesota Appeals Court rejects PolyMet air permit, new setback for the planned mine
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 03:44 PMThe MPCA needed to clearly address whether PolyMet was "engaged in sham permitting," court said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Minnesota's coronavirus case numbers jump to 235, up 66
Monday - 03/23/2020 - 02:07 PMIt is another record-setting day for confirmed cases, as health officials have consistently said more cases were expected to be discovered and many other cases are undetected.
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