Rod Johnson outdoor business endeavors became Twin Cities staples that others have tried to replicate since Midwest Mountaineering closed in 2023.

The state cited Care Crossings for more than 100 breaches of state law or rules. Whistleblowers say the business has long had issues.

Ramsey County switched to electronic ranked-choice tabulation software this year. In Minneapolis, coordination with the county and a city ordinance make the process lengthier.

So far, canceled destinations are heavy in the Midwest: Rochester and Duluth in Minnesota, Aberdeen and Sioux Falls in South Dakota, Madison in Wisconsin and Minot in North Dakota. Flights to Delta hubs such as Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles and New York-JFK are being spared so far.

Travelers were prepared for frustrations at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Friday as the federal government’s mandate to cut 10% of the air traffic went into effect amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

As Minneapolis prepares to start ticketing speeders where the city installed cameras to catch leadfooted drivers, preliminary data shows they are working.

"On election night 2025, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter III gave a masterclass on how to lose and still win," writes columnist Jennifer Brooks.

Madeline Kingsbury was murdered by the father of her children in their Winona home in March 2023. Her friends want to help others escape her fate.

Airline passengers are entitled to a full refund if their flight is canceled.

Our columnist spoke to Metro Transit riders to find 10 things they like about the Twin Cities' buses and trains.

"A lot of voters who ranked Frey as their first choice mentioned that he was the most moderate candidate and their top priority was public safety," writes columnist Eric Roper about his bike tour of Minneapolis' 13 wards.

"I don’t know if Trump read F. Scott Fitzgerald — or reads at all — but he’s clearly mastered one of Gatsby’s tragic flaws: pretending glitter is gold," columnist Ka Vang writes.

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is among the 40 airports nationally slated to see air traffic reductions because of the ongoing federal government shutdown, a move analysts predict will cause massive disruptions.

The new Minneapolis City Council is a slightly different crowd, with four new faces on the 13-member panel, and the progressive bloc will be vulnerable to defections among its members.

New Park Board could be friendlier to labor, bikes and other progressive platform issues.

The majority of Minnesota school districts asking for tax hikes to fund day-to-day expenses received voter support.

Kaohly Her will be the first Hmong mayor of St. Paul. We asked her how she wants people to pronounce her name.

See which areas of St. Paul supported Kaohly Her's historic victory over Mayor Melvin Carter.

See how your precinct voted in the Minneapolis mayoral election.

Second-round choice votes put relative moderate Democrat Pearll Warren over the top in the vacant north Minneapolis seat.

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Frey fended off a challenge from democratic socialist Omar Fateh and an alliance of more-progressive challengers.

A one-day strike by as many as 600 Allina Health doctors and primary care practitioners on Wednesday is making history as the first such labor action of its kind in Minnesota and one of the largest in U.S. history.

"Her knows every corner of St. Paul, and she will show up. Don’t expect a learning curve from her at City Hall," Rochelle Olson writes.

Despite a wave of fundraising for their opponents and strong challenges in several wards, the progressive bloc on the Minneapolis City Council survived election night.

The city of Minneapolis will begin working its way through rounds of vote reallocation at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Previous vote reallocation rounds offer clues as to how long it will take before a winner is declared.

St. Paul voters on Tuesday handed a historic election victory to state Rep. Kaohly Her, who will be the first woman and first Hmong person to serve as mayor. Her upset her former boss, two-term Mayor Melvin Carter, to win the election.

On a night when Minnesota voters kept the DFL in control of the state Senate, and Minneapolis voters sent a mixed message about how their city will be governed, Kaohly Her’s victory in St. Paul was a seismic result on the state’s political landscape.

Carter reflected on the challenges he faced during his time in office, from the murder of George Floyd and the COVID-19 pandemic to the recent city cyber attack.

Here’s what you need to know about Tuesday’s results.

In a room filled with teary supporters, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter stood arm-in-arm with his wife and conceded the election to Kaohly Her after midnight Wednesday.

Kaohly Her has won the St. Paul mayor’s race in an historic upset. Here's our profile of Her from October: www.startribune.com/kaohly-her-s...

Rep. Kaohly Her has upset St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter after reallocation of voters' other choices gave her more votes. Her will be St. Paul's first Hmong mayor, and the first woman mayor in

The school district pitched a $37.2-million-a-year tax increase to stabilize finances, while the city sought to levy fines against those who break laws.

After St. Paul counted first-choice ballots, Mayor Melvin Carter had 27,261 first-choice votes to challenger state Rep. Kaohly Her's 25,658, but neither achieved the threshold to win the election outright. www.startribune.com/election-min...

Voters favored the status quo in two special elections in the Minnesota Senate on Tuesday, sending a Democrat and a Republican to St. Paul and locking in a one-seat Democratic majority for the upcoming legislative session.

The new right-to-repair law will allow renters to initiate small fixes without involving city inspectors, and with an assurance that landlords pay.

In the first round of counting, Mayor Jacob Frey won 42% of the votes, followed by Sen. Omar Fateh with 32%, former pastor DeWayne Davis with 14% and entrepreneur Jazz Hampton with 10% of first-choice votes, with 99% of precincts reporting.

Soren Stevenson wins the Ward 8 Minneapolis City Council seat he narrowly lost two years ago, taking 56% of the vote with all precincts reporting. Stevenson got 6,685 votes; Josh Bassais 4,594.

Mayor Jacob Frey has 42% of first-choice votes in Minneapolis, followed by Sen. Omar Fateh with 32%, former pastor DeWayne Davis with 14% and Jazz Hampton with 10%, with 99% of precincts reporting in unofficial results. www.startribune.com/election-min...

Minneapolis City Council member Robin Wonsley wins a third term representing Ward 2 after defeating opponent Shelley Madore 3,825 votes to 2,069, with all precincts reporting.

Minneapolis Council member Aisha Chughtai wins re-election with 59% of the vote in Ward 10 with all precincts reporting. She beat challenger Lydia Millard, 6,358 votes to 4,011.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter are battling challengers in races dominated by debates over public safety, housing and downtown revitalization.

Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old state lawmaker, who was set to become the city's most liberal mayor in generations.

The Minnesota Star Tribune uses vote counts from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office to report outcomes in local elections.

Polls have now closed in Minnesota. Track tonight's results here.

The outcome of many contests, especially those that use ranked-choice voting, may not be certain on Tuesday.

We're biking across Minneapolis to talk to voters today. Columnist Eric Roper is on a mission to get to all 13 wards before polls close.

Star Tribune columnist Eric Roper is biking to all 13 wards of Minneapolis to talk to voters about today's local elections.