This poll came together on a much tighter timeline than we are used to after NBC reached out and asked us to partner with them. The folks at NBC and esp the polling unit were great to work with, they genuinely wanted our input and incorporated a ton of it while we were developing the questionnaire.

Five mountains (and one notable hill) that define Lindsey Vonn’s career and comeback

The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:

I somehow missed this piece earlier in the week but it is excellent: "The work of observers and photographers in Minneapolis right now is as dangerous as it is crucial, because ICE’s presence in Minneapolis is provoking not only physical conflict but an informational conflict."

In his most direct protest song in a long career of activism, Bruce Springsteen is singing about the ICE occupation in an incendiary new tune “Streets of Minneapolis."

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

"I find myself wondering if I still have a home here in Minnesota, in America, in the world of the people who get to decide who is valuable and who is not, who belongs and who does not, who lives and who dies." - Kao Kalia Yang, one of the best writers in MN and in the rest of the universe

Important lesson for reporters coming to Minnesota in the winter: Bring a pencil

"A document that once made me proud of all the places I’ve traveled is now a badge to prove I belong," writes columnist Laura Yuen. "It speaks volumes that a person like me is scared — somebody with so many privileges, including my perfect American English." "Aren’t you scared, too?"

"ICE OUT" on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, as seen from my flight leaving MSP airport

Sunday morning in my neighborhood, by me and Eleanor Hildebrandt. www.startribune.com/whittier-sou...

From food shelves to community days and comedy shows, Minnesotans are organizing care during chaos.

Federal agents pinned a man to the ground in south Minneapolis and sprayed him with chemical irritants directly in the face. Minnesota Star Tribune photographer Rich Tsong-Taatarii did not witness the man put his hands on agents.

Reporters Liz Sawyer and Susan Du will be answering questions in a live Q&A on Wednesday from noon-1 p.m.

Fitzgerald is nearing the end of her life. The Giant Pacific octopus at the Great Lakes Aquarium has begun laying eggs and hunkering in her nest, which she will do until her last days.

Obsessed with this Curious Minnesota by @ericapearson.bsky.social. It's a perfect Halloween read. Ten minutes ago I didn't even know Tippi Hedren was from Minnesota. www.startribune.com/tippi-hedren...

Economy reporter Emma Nelson wants to hear if and how AI is showing up in your work, and how you’re feeling about this technology. Are you a fan? Are you worried? Share your experience to help inform our reporting.

We spent an entire paddling season researching and paddling across the Twin Cities to create this guide. The Star Tribune has never put out a guide this comprehensive. Get out on the water, people. It's really the best thing you can do this summer. www.startribune.com/canoe-kayak-...

Listen now to the first episode of our new podcast, "Worth It." On this week's episode: Tips for buying a new home, the best pho and thrifting for crafters in Minnesota.

Good morning. I love this story by @ericapearson.bsky.social . www.startribune.com/minnesota-uf...

The Sax-Zim Bog in northern Minnesota is considered to be one of the world’s most interesting natural places where you can easily see the inner workings of a boreal forest.

I found out what's up with that glowing, 17-foot ice tower in the Longfellow neighborhood www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

Episodes 1 and 2 of the @startribune.com's first narrative podcast are out today and I'd be recommending it to you even if it weren't created by my amazing colleagues - check it out!

Had fun working on this one!

In our new podcast “Ghost of a Chance,” reporter Eric Roper traces the lives of a Black couple who owned his house in 1917, revealing a history of race in Minneapolis. Episodes 1 and 2 are available Jan. 13 wherever you get your podcasts.