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Minnesota returns state park to Dakota tribe
Gov. Walz signed the deeds to transfer Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the Upper Sioux Community.
Minnesota returns state park to Dakota tribe
Gov. Walz signs the deeds to transfer Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the Upper Sioux Community.
Gallery: Class 4A semifinals girls basketball
The girls basketball 4A state semifinals at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Benilde-St. Margaret wins 75-40 against Minneapolis Roosevelt
The teams faced off in the opening Class 3A quarterfinal at the Maturi Pavilion.
Photos: Law enforcement, first responders and community mourn the loss of Burnsville shooting victims
Burnsville Police officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, and Fire Department paramedic Adam Finseth were shot and killed after an hours-long standoff following a domestic abuse call.
Photos: March honors missing and murdered indigenous relatives.
Demonstrators joined for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relative which included speakers such as Senator Mary Kunesh.
Gallery: Vikings fall to Packers 33-10
The NFL Week 17 home loss puts Minnesota's playoff bid nearly out of reach, but not impossible.
Gallery: Lions beat Vikings 30-24 to clinch NFC North title in NFL Week 16
The loss knocks the Vikings down into eighth place in the NFC playoff race
Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration honors Mexico's patron saint in St. Paul
Hundreds of people made their way to Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Shrine on Monday and Tuesday to pay homage to the Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Guadalupe, a Marian apparition in 1531, holds a special place in the religious life of Mexico and is one of the most popular devotions. The image has played an important role as a national symbol in Mexico and Latin America.
Gallery: Vikings defeat Falcons 31-28
Joshua Dobbs played three quarters at quarterback after Jaren Hall suffered a concussion, finding Brandon Powell for a go-ahead touchdown pass with 22 seconds left.
Gallery: Vikings stomp Packers at Lambeau, Cousins out with foot injury
It was a bitter-sweet win for the Vikings over rival Green Bay Packers this weekend. The purple and gold won 24-10, but starting quarterback Kirk Cousins came out with a potential Achilles injury in the fourth quarter. Vikings advance to 4-4.
Brian Bruess is inaugurated as the president of two colleges
Bruess was presented with Presidential medals from the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University, Bruess is the first joint president of both schools and the first person in Minnesota to serve as president of two four-year private colleges.
Minnesota Wild practice ahead of season opener
The Wild will have their first preseason game Sept. 24 against the Avalanche.
Thomas Søndergård conducts his first Minnesota Orchestra concert
Thomas Søndergård came to Minneapolis to be the music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. During Søndergård's debut, he conducted works by Richard Strauss and a Mozart oboe concerto.
The State 4-H Horse Show concludes
Monday's events included the hunt seat pleasure, the saddle seat pleasure and a miniature horse category. About 600 students participated in the 76-year-old 4-H horse show which includes students in every county in Minnesota from 6th grade to one year past high school.
Ed Sheeran's puppy party
Sheeran's crew got a puppy party before Minneapolis show
Gallery: First round of PGA Tour's 3M Open
Thursday is the first round of four for the 3M Open at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine.
DOLLHAUS ⏤ A Malibu Dreamhouse Rave at the Fine Line
First Ave. presented a Barbie-themed rave at the Fine Line in Minneapolis Saturday night.
Family members of Leneal Frazier deliver victim impact statements at his killer's sentencing
Ex-Minneapolis police officer Brian Cummings pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and was sentenced to workhouse for nine months.
Edina's Independence Day parade celebrates July 4th
After a rain delay, the hour-long parade featured veterans, marching bands, floats, horses, musicians, clowns and more. The parade started at the Edina City Hall and ended near France Avenue.
Summer horse camp for kids
Photo Gallery: Westwood Farm in Plato hosts their summer horse camp for kids.
Funeral for the five young women killed in a car crash on Lake Street
Five women young women killed in a car crash on Lake Street were remembered at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, followed by their burial at the Garden of Eden Islamic Cemetery in Burnsville.
Justice Department finds pattern of discriminatory policing in MPLS
Photo Gallery – Reactions to Justice Department finding a pattern of discriminatory policing in Minneapolis.
Vikings practice on Tuesday
Minnesota Vikings practice on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at TCO Performance Center in Eagan.
Minnesota Vikings Cheerleader Auditions
68 finalists competed to become Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders at the Mall of America.
Photos: Vikings offseason practice Tuesday
The Vikings held an open practice Tuesday at TCO Performance Center in Eagan.
Gallery: Live racing season begins at Canterbury Park
Live horse races are back for the season at Canterbury Park
Gallery: Reynoso practices with the Loons
Emanuel Reynoso practiced with the Loons at the National Sports Center in Blaine on Thursday.
Spring Bird Hike at Veterans Park
A group took a guided spring hike through Veterans Park in Richfield, Minn., looking for both migrating and resident birds Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
Vikings hold rookie minicamp
Vikings rookie minicamp begins Friday May 12, 2023 at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minn.
Photos: Aurora Media Day
Aurora soccer is back after a thrilling first season. They practiced at TCO Stadium on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
Blink 182 plays at Xcel
Blink 182 played at the Xcel Energy Center with Beauty School Dropout and Turnstile opening on Thursday May 4, 2023.
National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Day at Capitol
The National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) Day event was at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, May 5, 2023.
Cindy Hagen returns home after 10 months
Hagen, who is quadriplegic from a childhood car accident, had been living at the Mayo Clinic hospital in Austin since last July, even after she was deemed healthy enough to leave. She was unable to find and retain enough staff to provide care at the apartment in Mankato where she had lived for 21 years.
Gallery: Vikings' Adofo-Mensah, O'Connell address the media
Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and coach Kevin O'Connell address the media at the TCO Performance Center in Eagan.
Gallery: Twins defeat White Sox 3-1
The Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 at Target Field on Wednesday.
Twins home opener 2023
After being delayed a day, the Minnesota Twins season began at Target Field Friday.
President Joe Biden visits Minnesota
President Joe Biden stopped at a power generation facility in Minnesota on Monday.
Nellie Stone Johnson school assembly
Nellie Stone Johnson, one of the smallest Minneapolis schools by enrollment, held it's monthly assembly for student presentations and awards on March 24, 2023.
Gallery: Park Center vs. Wayzata in Class 4A state championship game
Park Center and Wayzata faced off in the Class 4A boys basketball state tournament championship game on Saturday at Target Center.
Gallery: Totino Grace vs. De LaSalle in Class 3A state championship
De LaSalle and Totino Graced faced off in the Class 3A state championship game on Saturday at Target Center. Totino Grace won 50-46.
Eastview vs. Minnetonka in class 4a basketball
Eastview won 72-68 win over Minnetonka in the Class 4A basketball state tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday, March 21.
Park Center vs. Andover in a Class 4A basketball game
Park Center played Andover in the Class 4A basketball state tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Gallery: Dawn Plitzuweit introduced as Gophers women's basketball coach
Dawn Plitzuweit was introduced as the Gophers women's basketball coach on Monday.
Stewartville edges Becker in girls 3A semifinal
Stewartville beat Becker in girls basketball 3A semifinal on Thursday, March 16, 2023.
Photos: Minnesota Pro Day
The Photos: Minnesota Pro Day took placed on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in Minneapolis.
Josie R. Johnson honored at University of Minnesota
Josie R. Johnson was awarded the Regents Award during a ceremony at McNamara Alumni Center on the University of Minnesota campus. She was a civil rights leader and a former professor.
Gallery: Iowa routs Ohio State to win Big Ten women's basketball title
Iowa beat Ohio State 105-72 to win the Big Ten women's basketball tournament championship at Target Center on Sunday.
Gallery: Big Ten women's basketball tournament Friday action
Games continued during the Big Ten women's basketball tournament, hosted at Target Center on Friday.
Wounded Knee: 50 years later
A new generation of AIM leaders make their mark in the fight for indigenous rights 50 years after Wounded Knee.
Gallery: U women's basketball season ends with loss to Penn State
The Gophers lost 72-67 to Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament at Target Center on Wednesday.
Native Americans remember Wounded Knee
Native Americans met to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation in Wounded Knee, South Dakota. The 71-day standoff with federal agents in 1973 brought international attention to the American Indian Movement, also known as AIM.
Vikings Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores introduced
Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell introduced new Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores to the media at the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center in Eagan, Minn., on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023.
Photos: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's march
Minnesota's movement to solve the cases of hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls hit a milestone last year with the opening of a first-in-the-nation office tasked with systemically trying to fix the problem.
Stillwater High students get a lesson in engineering with an assist from a three-legged dog
Students are engineering solutions for a three-legged Brittany Spaniel named Sadie, who had her leg amputated several years ago after she was hit by a car. The students are using CAD software, a 3D printer and a laser cutter to design some options for the pup, including a cart and prosthetics.
Gopher men's hockey falls to Michigan 4-5 in overtime
The Gophers hosted the Michigan Wolverines at 3M Arena at Mariucci on Saturday for the second of a two-game series. Michigan won 5-4 in overtime.
Gallery: Vikings clean out lockers
The Vikings cleaned out their lockers a day after a season-ending loss to the New York Giants.
Game-winning field goal pushes Vikings past New York Giants
Vikings kicker Greg Joseph made a 61-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to win a football game over the New York Giants on Saturday, Dec. 24 at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Minneota football wins Class A championship over Springfield
Minneota defeated Springfield 38-21 at US Bank Stadium during the Class A division Prep Bowl.
Abortion trigger laws force Red River Women's Clinic's relocation to Moorhead
Once North Dakota's only abortion healthcare provider, the Red River Women's Clinic relocated a few miles into Minnesota as a result of North Dakota's abortion trigger laws.