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Walker Art Center acquires artworks by Interact artist
Whenever Victor Van completes an artwork, he exclaims, "I won!"Visit Van in the studio at the Interact Center in St. Paul, where the prolific artist is surrounded by stacks of his recent paintings and...
Mar 24, 2026
Medicare billing snafus hurt Minnesota rural hospitals
Medicare payment problems are generating steep financial hardships for some of Minnesota's rural hospitals at a time when many are struggling to stay afloat.State hospital leaders and officials at sev...
Mar 24, 2026
Rural Minnesota populations are growing, for now
Rural Minnesota populations were shrinking for decades. But with more people migrating to those counties, that trend is reversing, for now.The Center for Rural Policy and Development produces a report...
Mar 24, 2026
UCLA beats Oklahoma State, will face Minnesota Gophers in Sweet 16
The top-seeded UCLA Bruins will face the fourth-seeded Minnesota Gophers Friday in the third round of the women's NCAA Tournament.UCLA beat No. 9 seed Oklahoma State Monday night 87-68 to reach t...
Mar 23, 2026
The gamble with sports betting and prediction markets
From online sports betting to so-called prediction markets, it's never been easier to gamble. What was once a thrill one could find in casinos is now available on their phones. But with more entry poi...
Mar 23, 2026
Minnesota moose population holds steady
Minnesota's once-beleaguered moose population continues to hold steady at nearly 4,500 animals, according to the most recent population survey released this week by the Minnesota Department of Natural...
Mar 23, 2026
ICE officers at TSA checkpoints, long waits persist
Armed federal immigration officers in tactical gear moved through terminals at some of the busiest U.S. airports Monday, standing near security lines and checkpoints after President Donald Trump order...
Mar 23, 2026
U of M promotes Greg May to women's hockey head coach
Minnesota has promoted Greg May to head coach of the women's hockey team, after he spent the past three seasons as an assistant under Brad Frost.May, who was introduced at a news conference on Mo...
Mar 23, 2026
Defendants in church protest suspect others may also be wrongfully charged
The federal government is facing pushback for failing to tell the judge overseeing the cases of 38 defendants charged for a protest at a St. Paul church in January that they'd wrongly charged one woma...
Mar 23, 2026
No Kings rallies planned across Minnesota, Twin Cities
Organizers of Saturday's planned No Kings rally in St. Paul say they expect more than 80,000 people to march and gather at the Minnesota Capitol.The St. Paul event - featuring local officials and acti...
Mar 23, 2026