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Hungarian immigrant worked as IBM engineer, jewelry appraiser and volunteer.

One arrest made in connection with a police officer being injured, authorities said.

G. Kent Gardner, longtime Star Tribune city editor, dies at 80 "He was as pure a newspaper guy for spot news as you will ever see."  May 7, 2021 — 10:29am Text size Copy shortlink: Like any tough-minded editor, Kent Gardner expected the reporters he supervised at the Star Tribune to produce stories. If they came back empty-handed, it could be an uncomfortable conversation. Dick Meryhew, who was covering St. Paul, recalls returning ...

Relief mixes with vigilance as state eases mask rules for outdoor youth games, practices Relief mixes with vigilance as state eases mask rules for outdoor youth games, practices While concerns remain, Minnesota high school officials expressed support for no longer requiring that masks be worn during competition or practice outdoors  Text size Copy shortlink: The underlying reason that brought it about hasnt gone anywh...

Copy shortlink: Health officials are recommending changes for youth sports across Minnesota after identifying COVID-19 case clusters in Carver County that involve a more contagious form of the pandemic virus. Since late January, at least 68 coronavirus cases have been connected to participants in school-sponsored and club sports, the Minnesota Department of Health announced Friday. Whole genome sequencing has confirmed that 24 of the cases were caused by the variant know...

Copy shortlink: Uma Corniea won two consecutive girls hockey state championships with Breck before losing last year with Edina. Even worse, the sophomore goaltender feared, was the prospect of no state tournament this season — a real possibility after the Minnesota State High School League canceled fall state tournaments. Corniea and thousands more winter sports athletes received the opposite news Thursday, when the leagues board of directors approved state tournament ...

Copy shortlink: One week into an abbreviated winter sports season, the wearing of masks by Minnesota high school athletes has generated frustration from schools and officials about uneven compliance during games. The Minnesota State High School League addressed the issue during a virtual meeting Thursday with school representatives. League officials reiterated that the mask mandate is accompanied by expectations of 100% compliance by the hundreds of teams and thousands o...