TODAY'S COLUMN
Minneapolis and St. Paul face a financial reckoning as commercial property values decline, operating expenses rise and taxpayers confront another round of substantial property tax increases.
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Across the country, declining enrollment and mounting financial pressures are forcing school districts to reconsider their futures. But the price of closing a neighborhood school cannot be measured in dollars alone.
Monticello takes down No. 1 Elk River; Blaine, Rosemount and Luverne deliver major upsets in regular-season finale
By Howie Hanson EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings have reached their first bye week undefeated, leading the NFC North at 5-0 behind a defense
By Howie Hanson ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild return home Thursday night against the St. Louis Blues with one of the NHL'
By Howie Hanson MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves scored 38 first-quarter points Wednesday night, then watched their offense unravel in a 128-106 preseason
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