Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here . ••• By my measure, the gloom that has settled this month into the psyches of a sizable share of Minnesota democracy lovers is uncommonly deep.

Bleu Duck Kitchen owners Jennifer Lester and Erik Kleven behind the oyster bar in the restaurant’s kitchen in Rochester. Three years after they began cultivating thousands of their own oysters off the coast of Maine,

Minnesota, and Pennsylvania — have stopped publicly funding these anti-abortion centers, according to Equity Forward, an abortion rights group. Abortion access in Maine is less restrictive than ...

The national honor bestowed upon the official state bird of Minnesota earlier this month confirms what Minnesotans already know well — just how special the loon is. The common loon is known for its haunting call as well as its spots and stripes in black and white.

Conference tournament championship games are scheduled for March 22, with the NCAA tournament selections to be announced March 23. Regionals will be held March 27-30, with the Frozen Four on April 10 and 12.

Phyllis M. Loubier of Reading, Massachusetts passed away on January 22, 2025 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Phyllis was

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's freeze of federal funding. Will Medicare, Social Security or Medicaid be affected? Here's what to know.

As blue state governors and lawmakers propose making their states more costly places to live and work, their red state counterparts are seeking to do the opposite.

The FBI says it arrested a 21-year-old Washington state woman in the fatal shooting of Minnesota native Chris Maland, a U.S. Border Patrol agent working in Vermont.

Super Bowl LIX, which stands for 59, will be shown on FOX and livestreamed on FOX Sports App. Kendrick Lamar will headline the Super Bowl halftime performance in the Caesars Superdome. Alongside the "Not Like Us" rapper will be multi-Grammy winner SZA.

The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending

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