Nancy Yang
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Senior editor for audience engagement at @startribune.com. Nap advocate. Send me your k-drama recs. Always looking for spicy food. She/her.
In the 50 years since their arrival, Hmong Americans have reshaped Minnesota. The Twin Cities now boasts the nation’s largest metro population of Hmong, at 90,000 and growing. www.startribune.com/first-hmong-...
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
In the 50 years since their arrival, Hmong Americans have reshaped Minnesota. The Twin Cities now boasts the nation’s largest metro population of Hmong, at 90,000 and growing. www.startribune.com/first-hmong-...
Take a look inside one of Minnesota’s largest legal marijuana harvests to date. www.startribune.com/prairie-isla...
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Take a look inside one of Minnesota’s largest legal marijuana harvests to date. www.startribune.com/prairie-isla...
Waymo said it will test the technology with people stationed behind the wheel in Minneapolis, even if they aren’t really driving. Ultimately, though, the company plans to launch driverless robotaxis.
Is that legal in Minnesota? That’s not really clear. www.startribune.com/waymo-autono...
Is that legal in Minnesota? That’s not really clear. www.startribune.com/waymo-autono...
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Waymo said it will test the technology with people stationed behind the wheel in Minneapolis, even if they aren’t really driving. Ultimately, though, the company plans to launch driverless robotaxis.
Is that legal in Minnesota? That’s not really clear. www.startribune.com/waymo-autono...
Is that legal in Minnesota? That’s not really clear. www.startribune.com/waymo-autono...
The new order came hours after WaPo reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The new order came hours after WaPo reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
Team Fries! Fries should come with burgers, no ifs and or whats about it.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Team Fries! Fries should come with burgers, no ifs and or whats about it.
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NEW: The leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota enabled a child abuser by pressuring his victims to forgive and forget his sins — so that they could never speak of them again.
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Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
NEW: The leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota enabled a child abuser by pressuring his victims to forgive and forget his sins — so that they could never speak of them again.
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It's heeeeeeeeeere
Waymo, the driverless ride-hailing company, is bringing its fleet of autonomous electric vehicles to Minneapolis.
Ridesharing without a driver? It's coming to Minneapolis
Testing will begin Thursday morning. No date has been set to start offering rides to passengers.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It's heeeeeeeeeere
In his head, he heard a voice: Be a helper. And so children and teachers saw Devin O’Brien lead the charge, sprinting toward the danger — just like his uncle 24 years before, on the September morning that forever changed O’Brien’s life and the arc of US history.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In his head, he heard a voice: Be a helper. And so children and teachers saw Devin O’Brien lead the charge, sprinting toward the danger — just like his uncle 24 years before, on the September morning that forever changed O’Brien’s life and the arc of US history.
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Minnesota’s Republican House members joined their colleagues in overwhelmingly approving a petition to release government files on deceased sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Minnesota House Republicans vote to release Epstein files
Tom Emmer, the House majority whip, said he decided to vote in favor of it to let the “facts speak for themselves.”
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November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Minnesota’s Republican House members joined their colleagues in overwhelmingly approving a petition to release government files on deceased sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.
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Update on the federal operation at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul, including an interview with Erik Alarcon, who says his family members were taken into custody.
Video by Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Video by Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Update on the federal operation at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul, including an interview with Erik Alarcon, who says his family members were taken into custody.
Video by Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Video by Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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France Avenue near Southdale in Edina was designed for cars.
But that easy access for drivers zipping in and out of the shopping district increasingly collides with the city’s hopes to build apartments in the area and make it friendlier to walkers and cyclists.
But that easy access for drivers zipping in and out of the shopping district increasingly collides with the city’s hopes to build apartments in the area and make it friendlier to walkers and cyclists.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
France Avenue near Southdale in Edina was designed for cars.
But that easy access for drivers zipping in and out of the shopping district increasingly collides with the city’s hopes to build apartments in the area and make it friendlier to walkers and cyclists.
But that easy access for drivers zipping in and out of the shopping district increasingly collides with the city’s hopes to build apartments in the area and make it friendlier to walkers and cyclists.
Hundreds of people have seen their immigration case dismissed, only to be arrested outside a Fort Snelling courtroom and placed in expedited removal.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Hundreds of people have seen their immigration case dismissed, only to be arrested outside a Fort Snelling courtroom and placed in expedited removal.
While Minnesota isn’t subject to the raging wildfires in the West or the hurricanes of the Gulf Coast, our seasons are changing. Snow is becoming wetter and heavier and melts more frequently in winter.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
While Minnesota isn’t subject to the raging wildfires in the West or the hurricanes of the Gulf Coast, our seasons are changing. Snow is becoming wetter and heavier and melts more frequently in winter.
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Ngl anytime a store worker anywhere starts talking to me inside the store, I think they think I'm shoplifting
Brooks: Smile! Time for mandatory fun on your Target run
Why would Target force Minnesotans to make prolonged eye contact?
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November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Ngl anytime a store worker anywhere starts talking to me inside the store, I think they think I'm shoplifting
Bankruptcies are up across the U.S., a sign Americans are running out of road as the cost of living continues to rise. Filings in Minnesota have jumped more than 20% each of the past three years, outpacing the country as a whole.
More Minnesotans file for bankruptcy than U.S. average, a recession red flag
As high prices persist and wages fail to keep up, consumers are dealing with mounting debt in an already slowing economy.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Bankruptcies are up across the U.S., a sign Americans are running out of road as the cost of living continues to rise. Filings in Minnesota have jumped more than 20% each of the past three years, outpacing the country as a whole.
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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.
MSP targeted for flight reductions amid federal government shutdown
Delta is starting to scale back operations at the airport, but uncertainty lingers about who will be affected and how
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November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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.
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Kaohly Her will be the first Hmong mayor of St. Paul. We asked her how she wants people to pronounce her name.
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Kaohly Her will be the first Hmong mayor of St. Paul. We asked her how she wants people to pronounce her name.
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Frey fended off a challenge from democratic socialist Omar Fateh and an alliance of more-progressive challengers.
Mayor Jacob Frey declared winner of Minneapolis election, earning a third term
Frey fended off a challenge from democratic socialist Omar Fateh and an alliance of more-progressive challengers.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Frey fended off a challenge from democratic socialist Omar Fateh and an alliance of more-progressive challengers.
I've popular on the other place, y'all
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I've popular on the other place, y'all
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.
Democrats hold on to one-seat majority in Minnesota Senate
Two seats became open in the narrowly divided chamber after one senator died this summer and another was convicted of burglary.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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.
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Polls have now closed in Minnesota. Track tonight's results here.
Live Minnesota election results 2025
Track results in Minneapolis, St. Paul and around Minnesota, including mayors, city councils, and other local leadership.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Polls have now closed in Minnesota. Track tonight's results here.
Reminder: If you are in line waiting to vote at 8 p.m. when polls close, stay in line! Under state law, polling places must stay open to accommodate anyone who is already there.
Live: Local races drawing strong voter turnout across Minnesota
The two biggest contests are the races for mayor in Minneapolis and St. Paul. St. Cloud voters are also weighing in on local races while two special elections mean control of the state Senate is up fo...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Reminder: If you are in line waiting to vote at 8 p.m. when polls close, stay in line! Under state law, polling places must stay open to accommodate anyone who is already there.
And Joe Klecker, a Minnetonka native and former Olympic middle-distance runner, finished 10th (2:10:37) in New York!
Minnesotan Joel Reichow claims top U.S. men’s finish at New York City Marathon
Minnesotan Joel Reichow claims top U.S. men’s finish at New York City Marathon
‘The best runner no one has ever heard of’ won Grandma’s Marathon last June.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
And Joe Klecker, a Minnetonka native and former Olympic middle-distance runner, finished 10th (2:10:37) in New York!
New data shows that in broad swaths of MN, a potential buyer would need to make more than $100,000 to afford a median-priced home.
The median household income in MN is more than $10,000 less than that, meaning many are priced out of the housing market and a key part of the American dream.
The median household income in MN is more than $10,000 less than that, meaning many are priced out of the housing market and a key part of the American dream.
In Minnesota, it now takes a six-figure income to buy a home
House prices in the state are rising faster than incomes, making homeownership — long a marker of middle class status — out of reach for many.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New data shows that in broad swaths of MN, a potential buyer would need to make more than $100,000 to afford a median-priced home.
The median household income in MN is more than $10,000 less than that, meaning many are priced out of the housing market and a key part of the American dream.
The median household income in MN is more than $10,000 less than that, meaning many are priced out of the housing market and a key part of the American dream.