How the most closely divided Legislature in Minnesota history came together to pass a state budget

Speaking to reporters in front of the House chamber Monday night, House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman teared up as she discussed a bill that stripped health care coverage from adult undocumented immigrants. Tight majorities forced Hortman and DFL Senate …

Letter: Protect Minnesota’s peatlands before they go up in smoke

DETROIT LAKES — As we rebuild from recent Minnesota wildfires, and are smothered daily by smoke from Canadian fires, we must recognize an often-overlooked casualty in all of this: our peatlands. These ancient wetlands, saturated with layers of decomposed …

'I am illegal': Democrat makes stunning revelation on Minnesota House floor

Rep. Kaohly Her, DFL-St. Paul, revealed a stunning detail about herself during a debate on the Minnesota House floor Monday: She came to the United States as a child illegally. “I am illegal in this country. My parents are illegal here in this country,” …

Meet Andrew Gette, Mounds View pitcher and the All-Minnesota Player of the Year

Mounds View coach Nik Anderson saw Andrew Gette throw for the first time when he was a freshman. Anderson knew right away he had something special coming down the Mustangs’ pipeline.“I was thinking this kid has a feel for the baseball that you can’t teach …

All you need to know about the 2025 Minnesota baseball state tournaments

A breakdown of the Class 1A, 2A and 3A baseball tournaments beginning Wednesday at various sites in St. Cloud and around the Twin Cities. When, where: The quarterfinals will take place on Wednesday, June 11 and the semifinals will be Thursday, June 12. …

Minnesota legislature finalizes budget, cutting healthcare for immigrants and funding statewide bonding bill

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (GRAY) – Minnesota’s legislature adjourned sine die Tuesday morning following a roughly 15-hour special session. The session sought to, and accomplished, a final version of the state’s budget. Now off to the governor’s desk, the roughly …

John Jefferson: A wanted man in Minnesota

We spent a Christmas week in Minnesota, once. My wife is from there. The newspapers said five cars had fallen through the ice on lakes due to warm temperature. If that was “WARM”, how cold is COLD? I had taken cameras, tripod, my electronic game caller, a …

Minnesota House Adjourns Special Session

(File image)   (KNOX) –  The Minnesota Legislature convened a special session and completed its work of balancing the state budget for the next two years. Information about the bills passed during the special session, including bill language and …

Meet the 2025 Star Tribune All-Minnesota high school baseball team

These Minnesota cities named best places to raise children

WalletHub ranked St. Paul 33rd and Minneapolis 34th nationwide for raising a family. Rankings considered cost of living, education, health care, recreation, and family proximity. Fremont, California, topped the list due to high median income and low …