Jeff Hargarten

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Met Council’s latest population forecast predicts slowdown in growth, but surging diversity.

Carjackings swept across Minneapolis last year, mostly concentrated in areas around Midtown and Uptown.

A Star Tribune analysis of data from 50 Twin Cities suburbs shows violent and property crimes jumped notably in some communities last year.

Scientists know the actual number of extirpated species is much larger, but we don't have a full picture of what species have lived here.

The state’s immense forests once made it a lumber milling giant.

The pandemic caused abrupt and unusual shifts at home, at work, shopping, traveling and more. Life isn’t completely back to pre-pandemic normal — and maybe it never will be.

Farm pollution persists despite hundreds of millions spent to clean it up.

City leaders hope youth-focused initiatives will contribute further to the slowdown in crime.

New population estimates show slowed growth for the region and faster growth in farther-out suburbs.