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Paul Wellstone’s green bus returns to Minnesota’s Capitol

Paul Wellstone’s green bus returns to Minnesota’s Capitol

For over two decades, an iconic symbol of Minnesota has been sitting in the woods, a relic of a bygone time, but now Paul Wellstone’s iconic green bus has a fresh coat of paint and is back on the road. At the Minnesota State Capitol on Saturday,...

University of Minnesota, Teamsters reach tentative deal, Farm Aid concert is on

University of Minnesota, Teamsters reach tentative deal, Farm Aid concert is on

After a week on strike, members of the Teamsters Local 320 union have reached a tentative agreement with the University of Minnesota. “In the spirit of cooperation, Teamsters Local 320 and the University of Minnesota have put their differences...

Column: Search for COVID vaccine shows health leadership lacking

Column: Search for COVID vaccine shows health leadership lacking

The ordeal of seniors trying to get COVID vaccine shots at the Williamsburg Walgreens Sept. 4 was a clown show. Only it was not funny. New access rules by anti-vaxxer-in-chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. placed limits on who qualified for shots as new...

California could be latest state to mandate tobacco-style health labels on social media

California could be latest state to mandate tobacco-style health labels on social media

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Liberty finally at full health as WNBA title defense begins vs. Mercury

Liberty finally at full health as WNBA title defense begins vs. Mercury

The New York Liberty are healthy at the right time. The Liberty will begin defense of their WNBA title in a first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday with a full complement of players, a rarity this season. Breanna Stewart,...

Man walking 307 miles to fund mental health, addiction programs

Man walking 307 miles to fund mental health, addiction programs

MINNESOTA (WCCO) -- This fall, Jason Lennox is walking 15 to 25 miles every day for three weeks: a 307-mile journey through Appalachia from Williamson, West Virginia, to Nashville, Tennessee. His mission is to raise $307,000 to fund mental health...

"Caleb Williams was at nail salon": NFL fans react to J.J. McCarthy seemingly watching film at hospital before birth of his baby boy Rome

"Caleb Williams was at nail salon": NFL fans react to J.J. McCarthy seemingly watching film at hospital before birth of his baby boy Rome

A Minnesota Vikings fan account sparked online chatter on Friday after sharing a cropped image from J.J. McCarthy’s family photos taken at the hospital after his child's birth. The zoomed-in section appeared to show an iPad screen. The fan account...

Minnesota elementary school awarded $10,000 for heart health

Minnesota elementary school awarded $10,000 for heart health

ARGYLE – The physical education teacher of a Minnesota elementary school that was awarded $10,000 for a heart-healthy gym makeover said the money will be used to encourage physical fitness in the school and the community. Stephen-Argyle Central...

Bianchi: FSU’s Ethan Pritchard, Charlie Kirk and school kids praying in Minneapolis: Why do we keep shooting each other?

Bianchi: FSU’s Ethan Pritchard, Charlie Kirk and school kids praying in Minneapolis: Why do we keep shooting each other?

A promising young football player at Florida State shot while giving his aunt a ride home. A nation shaken by a targeted assassination of a young, charismatic political activist. Children at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, caught in a barrage of...

Minnesota school shooting heroes a reminder to hope

Minnesota school shooting heroes a reminder to hope

These amazing stories crush the head of the evil that was unleashed ... I have never been a fan of the well-intentioned saying, "Everything happens for a reason ...." Every time I hear it, I cringe and quickly replace it with Romans 8:28: "And we...

Minnesota High School Football final scores, results - September 12, 2025

Minnesota High School Football final scores, results - September 12, 2025

The 2025 Minnesota high school football season continued on Friday, and High School On SI has a list of final scores from the night. Minnesota high school football final scores, results - September 12, 2025 Academy of Holy Angels 20, Robbinsdale...

Minneapolis northside leaders react to Jeremiah Ellison being removed from committee assignments

Minneapolis northside leaders react to Jeremiah Ellison being removed from committee assignments

Minneapolis northside leaders react to Jeremiah Ellison being removed from committee assignments Long-time community leaders reacted Friday after the Minneapolis City Council removed Jeremiah Ellison from top committee assignments the day before....

Minnesota Vikings star J.J. McCarthy and his childhood sweetheart announce birth of their baby son

Minnesota Vikings star J.J. McCarthy and his childhood sweetheart announce birth of their baby son

By MAX WINTERS, US DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR Published: 18:01 EDT, 12 September 2025 | Updated: 18:09 EDT, 12 September 2025 Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy and his fiancee Katya have announced the birth of their son, Rome. She posted on...

Minnesotan's violent manifesto sparks federal investigation

Minnesotan's violent manifesto sparks federal investigation

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Robert Phillip Ivers, 72, has been federally indicted on charges of threatening to assault and murder a federal judge and a Supreme Court Justice, and for making interstate threats Ivers, previously convicted of threatening a...

Mental Health Court celebrates Recovery Month and a special graduation

Mental Health Court celebrates Recovery Month and a special graduation

DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - St. Louis County is home to two of the four mental health courts in Minnesota; those courts were modeled after drug treatment courts but provide a therapeutic approach to offenders with mental illnesses. Mental...

Minneapolis Metro High School Football Schedule & Scores - September 11-13, 2025

Minneapolis Metro High School Football Schedule & Scores - September 11-13, 2025

There are 147 games scheduled across the Minneapolis metro area from Thursday, September 11 and Saturday, September 13, including 19 games featuring statewide top 25 ranked teams. You can follow every game live on our Minneapolis Metro High School...

Minnesota Twins homestand highlights Sept. 12-21

Minnesota Twins homestand highlights Sept. 12-21

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Twins return to Target Field tonight for their 13th and final homestand of the 2025 season, a 10-game, 10-day stay against the Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians. First,...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in western Washington, talking 2026, health care

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in western Washington, talking 2026, health care

SEATTLE — Hakeem Jeffries is the likely Speaker of the House if he can convince unenthused Democrats and Independents to flip the House next fall. He spent Friday trying to rally the base in Bellevue and find a message that will resonate. He stood...

Minnesota State Mankato to Announce Future State Campaign at Sept. 24 Public Launch Celebration

Minnesota State Mankato to Announce Future State Campaign at Sept. 24 Public Launch Celebration

Minnesota State University, Mankato will announce plans for its Future State capital campaign at a public launch celebration Wednesday, Sept. 24 from 7-8 p.m. in the Taylor Center on campus. The event is free and open to the public, and all are...

University of Minnesota service workers continue strike despite University and police intimidation

University of Minnesota service workers continue strike despite University and police intimidation

Striking University of Minnesota workersOn Wednesday, University of Minnesota (UMN) police, along with Hennepin County deputies, detained and handcuffed 12 striking UMN workers outside Pioneer Hall, citing them for “gross-misdemeanor interference...

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