Новости за 01.09.2016

Thousands who purchase individual plans through MNSure or through brokers could face increases of 50 percent or more, if approved by regulators.

Season openers always bring extra intrigue because it’s our first look at new players, new schemes and whether returning veterans made any discernible improvement.

The sale of the 31-story office building in downtown Minneapolis is the largest such transaction in Minnesota this year.

You don't need to be a big believer in the Gophers offense to forecast a busy night for the Minnesota band.

By now, the Colin Kaepernick story has so many tentacles that it’s hard to gather them all — particularly here in Minnesota, where any potentially available quarterback is a candidate to play for the Vikings in the wake of Teddy Bridgewater’s injury. We know he has refused to stand for the national anthem during preseason games this season — and plans to continue that stance during Thursday night’s game in San Diego. We know why he is doing it, based on an interview with NFL Media after the 49ers game against Green Bay... Читать дальше...

Aviation aficionados got a treat Wednesday night when they go to see a Boeing 787 Dreamliner touch down at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. United Airlines flight 2238 was carrying the Los Angeles Rams, the team the Vikings play Thursday night at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Brett Favre will turn 47 next month. He last played in the NFL in 2010, and the season was a disaster. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer. And yet instinctively some of us STILL think of Favre whenever a team has a quarterback crisis — and that strange urge only increased this week when it happened to be the Vikings who faced a sudden need when Teddy Bridgewater was lost for the season. Logically, we all know there’s no way Favre is coming back. But just in case, there... Читать дальше...

The real story behind the "Joy of Painting" star's epic hairdo.

Afternoon Star Tribune Local Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) Weather Video Forecast

Tonight, the season will go on for the reeling Vikings, who yesterday placed their starting quarterback, Teddy Bridgewater, on injured reserve. The L.A. Rams are in town for the preseason finale, and while coach Mike Zimmer and the Vikings are not expected to play many — if any — starters, there will still be players worth watching tonight at U.S. Bank Stadium. And, yes, a quarterback is one of them. Here are five players to keep an eye on tonight if you plan on watching. Joel Stave, QB: The Vikings... Читать дальше...

If you really do, stop bragging about it. That’s not what productivity is.

The candidate reverts to his xenophobic self after a brief disappearance across the border.

Author Peter O’Toole in his Edwin Lundie-designed Cape Cod cottage in St. Paul. Buying his Lundie ignited a fascination with the architect for O'Toole, who just published a book about Lundie's work.

He was conciliatory in Mexico but used incendiary language in Phoenix.

Offering the most details yet, he spelled out a hard-line deportation policy.

With a grant from the Qatar Foundation, the district's existing Arabic program is moving into another high school.

Downturns in ag, oil and trade hurt regional growth and jobs