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Rick Spielman declares no decision has been about whether to place the franchise tag on Case Keenum.

He had been a fugitive since he failed to report to his probation agent in early February.

Minnesota Vikings center Joe Berger (61) runs during an NFL football training camp Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Mankato, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)Vikings guard Joe Berger, who had said at the end of last season he was leaning toward retiring at age 35, appears to be having a change of heart. A league source said Berger — who played all but two of the Vikings’ 1,115 snaps last season — is planning to play in 2018, and will explore free agency after the conclusion of his deal with the Vikings. Читать дальше...

North Score: After a downturn in Carolina and New York, the veteran center is lighting lamps again — and making Minnesota’s $10.5 million deal seem like a steal.

Slugger will add pop to the middle of the Twins batting order

Rival teams of security guards grappled in a stairwell Tuesday as a business dispute for control over the Trump luxury hotel in Panama mounted.

A survivor and family members of the man who were killed said they forgave the driver, who was traveling close to 100 mph.

If you are looking for a defining date in this whole confusing and wonderfully speculative Vikings QB situation, try this one: Nov. 8, 2017. Here in late February, any Vikings comments about Case Keenum, Teddy Bridgewater, Sam Bradford or Kirk Cousins are either held tightly like state secrets or — in the case of Cousins — would amount to tampering before NFL free agency begins March 14. GM Rick Spielman did the delicate tap dance at the scouting combine Tuesday, saying a lot but not really saying anything (which is his specialty... Читать дальше...

Funding woes shut down the glitzy annual show after 13 years.

Life hasn’t gotten any easier for the characters on “Atlanta” — or the Emmy winner who created them.

Theater review: But Open Eye’s trippy show has bright spots – especially the inventive Maren Ward.

Twin Cities foodies are fortunate to be living in the Tim McKee era.

The crash at Hwy. 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue closed the highway for several hours Tuesday

A growing number of brands offer upscale versions of this drugstore standby.

A federal audit says the HMO didn’t comply with rules related to prescription drug coverage.

Milk jugs elbow cereal boxes as Olympic honor comes to dairy cases.

The former Tampa Bay Rays slugger will wear No. 99 and is eager to join the lineup.

The shift by Dick’s Sporting Goods on its gun-sales policies reflects an evolving societal stance on guns. Hear the “Playing Politics” analysis from WCCO Radio’s Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board’s John Rash and D.J. Tice.