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Trump sets sights on Minnesota with 2020 'law-and-order' pitch

Positioning Republicans as a force for stability in the aftermath of the protests and riots that followed George Floyd's killing is central to his bet.

Local

Mayor Frey asks Black community for help after Floyd killing, unrest

Students began moving into dormitories at Minnesota State, Mankato, on Thursday. Parents Ryan and Karen Ellenbecker helped freshman Marissa Ellenbecke

Local

Minnesota colleges differ in approaches to monitoring COVID-19

Variety

Confronting the Black homeownership gap in Minn.

Politics

House passes bill to reverse changes blamed for mail delays

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Authorities ID woman who drowned in St. Louis Park pool
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Xcel looks at new nuclear options as it moves to carbon-free goals
August 22

Man injured in White Bear Lake home invasion shooting
August 22

Teen found injured outside residence after Burnsville shooting
August 22

Still fighting: Betty Folliard, former legislator and activist for the Equal Rights Amendment, sees the ERA as an extension of women’s suffrage. — Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune

For Minn. women, voting rights fight not over 100 years later

Women still struggle with sexual harassment and wage gaps while they have yet to shatter the highest glass ceiling in Minnesota and national politics.

Twins second baseman Luis Arraez (2) and center fielder Byron Buxton (25) low-fived after a Twins win on Aug. 16.

Sports

Absent their BombaSquad identity, Twins are winning anyway

Japanese stiltgrass has a white stripe on its leaves. It was discovered in Wisconsin, 20 miles from Minnesota.

Local

University of Minnesota botanist discovers feared invasive Japanese stiltgrass in Wisconsin

Pastor Paul Baudhuin in the empty sanctuary of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in St. Louis Park.

Local

Faith groups grapple with economic fallout of COVID-19

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Peter and Sandy Nussbaum collect toy soldiers and display them in elaborate scenes in their Minneapolis basement.

Minneapolis collector has thousands of toy soldiers in his basement

Peter Nussbaum has about 2,000 on display in elaborate dioramas and in groupings on shelves, plus 5,000 to 10,000 more packed in boxes.

Rick Steves stops during a hike on Italy's Cinque Terre. Provided by Rick Steves' Europe.

Variety

Why Europe guru Rick Steves wants travelers to stay home

Opinion

We live and fight and think and err today, Keith C. Burris writes. But the country goes on.

Believing in America — even if (fill in 'existential threat' here) wins

Things could change — drastically — depending on who takes the helm of the country, but does that mean the end of the republic?

Sports

St. Paul’s Tim Tschida, an MLB umpire for 27 years, now tends bar at Mancini’s in St. Paul and at Giggles’ Campfire Grill at the State Fair.

Local

Julia Rainey, 29, left, and her mother, Tonya Rainey, were among the residents of a tent compound in Powderhorn Park in July. Minneapolis park police

Business

Xcel Energy is looking at whether its Prairie Island nuclear plant in Welch, Minn., can cost effectively produce hydrogen.

Variety

For five nights each week, the chefs at Tenant serve a six-course dinner in a casual environment.

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White House Rose Garden ready for spotlight, first lady's speech

01:09 Melania Trump will deliver her Republican National Convention speech Tuesday night from the garden, which has a new look after three weeks of work.