Chairman Adam Duininck to leave Met Council; Alene Tchourumoff appointed to top post
Tchourumoff has been the state’s rail director.
Tchourumoff has been the state’s rail director.
The move follows that of neighboring suburb Edina, which approved the increase last month.
The Eagan High School teacher had no known medical problems, according to the medical examiner’s office.
The Minneapolis City Council will vote this week on a $15 minimum wage.
Prosecutors plan to certify a 17-year-old as an adult in the case.
Bud Grant is among those leading the push to get the former Vikings defensive end into the Pro Football hall of Fame. “It’s one of the big injustices in football,” Grant said.
A new and highly virulent outbreak of data-scrambling software caused disruption across the world, paralyzing some hospitals, governments and firms.
Timberwolves first-round pick Justin Patton — you know, the 7-footer and the other guy they got in last week’s massive trade that also netted Jimmy Butler — was introduced in person to the Twin Cities media on Tuesday and seems generally as affable and likable as his social media would indicate. He even landed a couple successful attempts at humor without trying too hard. The first: when talking about selling funnel cakes at baseball’s College World Series in Omaha just three years ago, he said, “it was nachos, too. Читать дальше...
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The Vikings and Michael Floyd got good news Monday afternoon, when a judge in Arizona opted to sentence the big wide receiver to only one day in jail as punishment for violating the terms of his house arrest. After Floyd, who could have been jailed for an extended period of time, caught that break, G.M. Rick Spielman issued a statement in support of Floyd that said the Vikings “expect him to be with the team at the start of training camp in Mankato when the players report on July 26.” While Floyd is not a lock to make the final roster... Читать дальше...
Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau said GM Scott Layden came back from early-season scouting trip and said there was "a big guy from Creighton" they needed to keep their eyes on.
The Gophers had a break from their routine during football conditioning recently.
If you’ve got miles of open road ahead, these podcasts will get you there.
“Row The Boaters” are trying to keep workouts interesting by looking for variety.
The MLB All-Star Game, dubbed the midsummer classic, is two weeks away. This means a lot of things, and one of them is WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY SUMMER? IS IT ALMOST HALFWAY OVER? Another one of the things it means is that the rosters for the American League and National League teams will be decided very soon. Voting for the teams ends Thursday, and the teams — except for one player on each side who wins the Final Vote — will be announced Sunday. You can’t have your summer back (and really, there’s a lot of it left. Читать дальше...
Baseball's web site has a massive database on, among other things, the fastest baserunners in the game. Find out who's No. 1 -- and then take our Twins' speed quiz.
The new NHL franchise in “Sin City” could be a boon to youth programs.
HBO's 'Last Week Tonight' took aim at Minnesota in Sunday's show
REVIEW: Park Square Theatre's latest Nero Wolfe adaptation is an entertaining whodunit.
The drama of searching for a reclusive bird is good enough to make a movie — or two.
REVIEW: Neither the action nor the music ever stops in "Baby Driver," a tire-screeching adventure.
The real radicals today aren’t the ones who dress the part.
Frequent swing voter Anthony Kennedy is still around. The travel ban still looks imperiled. Support for equal funding for a religious institution was qualified. And, coming full circle, gay-rights advocates still have Kennedy.