Jeff Hargarten

More than 60 people have died in mass shootings in Minnesota over the last decade.

Various sources yield everything from maximalist expanses to tightly bound to W. Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue.

The hot spots highlight the factors that can cause crashes across the suburbs, including road design, speeds and driver behavior.

Law enforcement credits the gunshot detection system with reducing response times, aiding investigations and tracking automatic gunfire. Critics claim it’s unreliable and leads to overpolicing.

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

Track the popularity of any first name in Minnesota over the past century.

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

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.

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

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

DFL Gov. Tim Walz won re-election in part by winning strong support in areas of the Twin Cities and its suburbs — further cementing Minnesota's urban-rural political divide.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Voter turnout reached new heights, continuing a trend that's reversed years of declining engagement.

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

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

Biden recaptures lost ground as many Minnesota counties move left