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"The message is clear. Everything is fine. Nothing to see. Everything is fine," Carol Becker writes. "The strategy of denial."

First responders recall the chaos and trauma of Aug. 27, when a mass shooting at Annunciation Church in south Minneapolis killed two children and wounded more than two dozen others.

The market's expansion into what used to be the Black Dog Cafe, with a commercial kitchen, could give a boost to Lowertown.

"Minnesota's iron once built America's strength. Now it can secure America's independence," Rep. Pete Stauber writes.

We walked Snelling and University avenues with Mayor Melvin Carter and challenger Kaohly Her.

New Superintendent Stacie Stanley warns of cuts to popular offerings if voters reject $37.2 million-a-year tax increase.

Rent control has brought development in St. Paul to a grinding halt and damaged the reputation of the Twin Cities around the country.

In his final game before being arrested by the FBI as part of an illegal sports gambling operation, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups lost 118-114 to the Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

Prosecutors allege Kevin Mullen, who has closed multimillion-dollar deals in the past four years, has an accrued tax deficiency that actually goes back to 2008.

Abbey Murphy scored twice and Hannah Clark made 37 saves as the Gophers women's team completed a sweep of UMD.