The future of sports journalism is in great hands, as evidenced by this talented Star Tribune Sports crew covering the boys state hockey tournament: (l-r) Cassidy Hettesheimer, Alyce Brown and Jazzmine Jackson.

Photo Gallery: The promise of summer is found at spring training. #MNTwins Story by LaVelle E. Neal III startribune.com/minnesota-twin…

Breaking: Bloomington police say they have arrested GOP state Sen. Justin Eichorn for “allegedly soliciting a minor for prostitution.”

BREAKING: Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn jailed for allegedly soliciting teen for sex startribune.com/justin-eichorn…

Large protests against Hamas in areas across Gaza. Calls for additional demonstrations tomorrow. A very significant moment in the war.

Spent the last two days covering the procession, wake and memorial of Emily Pike in Globe, Peridot and San Carlos. The indigenous 14-year-old was killed and her body was found near Globe. No family, no community should ever have to go through this. Justice for Emily Pike.

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New: Minnesota Senate president has blurred the line between his legislative and private business for years, pushing funding for organizations run by his past legal clients and representing a nonprofit he had secured state funding for. Story w/Allison Kite startribune.com/minnesota-sena…

Feeding Our Future's political connections should serve as a warning to the DFL • Minnesota Reformer minnesotareformer.com/2025/04/16/fee…

The St. Louis area lost its only kosher butcher. Restaurants, pop-ups are trying to help. Via Hannah Wyman BTW I've never seen a woman so excited to get a hot dog as Erin Ribes, who started the tradition with her dad. stltoday.com/news/local/bus…

Twitch star Hasan Piker just received a glowing profile in The New York Times. He also calls Jews 'inbred,' says it doesn't matter if rape occurred on October 7, and argues that Zionists should be treated like neo-Nazis. Essential by Josh Code in The Free Press: thefp.com/p/the-handsome…

How did a Qatar-—a refuge of Islamist radicalism, a country criticized for modern-day slave labor, become the center of global politics and commerce? How did this tiny peninsular country of 300,000 citizens manage to so successfully ingratiate itself within the Trump

NEW: Gov. Tim Walz has confirmed House Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband are dead after being shot, Sen. John Hoffman and and his wife were shot but are alive: startribune.com/brooklyn-park-…

The front page of Sunday’s The Minnesota Star Tribune.

2. Public Record Media regrets to report that Mike Kaszuba, PRM’s long-time editor and chief writer, passed away on Tuesday.

A huge loss for Minnesota journalism. Mike was one of our top reporters, a dogged journalist and a good guy who cared about his newsroom colleagues as a tireless union leader. He had a remarkable 35-year career here.

Funeral services for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark are being held at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. Former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris are among those in attendance. Follow live updates:

How about that? Sarah McLellan with the words Aaron Lavinsky with the photos Julie (our former student assistant here a couple years ago and former baseball operations director) with the find!!!

Breaking: The Minnesota DFL will revoke the local party’s endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis mayor’s race, according to several sources with knowledge of the decision. startribune.com/minneapolis-ma…

Massive haboob hits downtown Chandler as its making its way north.