Reid Forgrave

In Minnesota’s Jewish capital, Somali Muslim mayor reaches across lines to focus on community

Deadline to apply for innovative tax credit program that funds affordable housing is Dec. 6.

Clay County, a western Minnesota county mixing urban and rural, picked the winning candidate in every presidential election since 1992 — until this one.

From the Capitol to Minnesota City, voters expressed a jaded view of modern American politics.

One recent week before the election, Minnesota Star Tribune reporters fanned out across the state to see how — or if — religious leaders discuss the election with congregants.

Pickleball fans raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to build six courts in Red Wing’s Colvill Park.

In 2020, 881 people in Mountain Iron voted for Biden, 876 for Trump.

Its leaders hate the term megachurch. “The minute people label us ‘megachurch,’ there’s all sorts of thoughts and baggage comes with that,” said senior pastor Jason Strand.

Renewed focus on downtown Fergus Falls has enlivened the west-central Minnesota town.

Stevens County’s pod model has attracted attention as an innovative solution for a longstanding issue.