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    September 16, 2017
    Minnesota Golden Gophers running back Shannon Brooks (23) carries the ball during the first half against the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium last weekend. Troy Wayrynen / USA TODAY Sports
    It took a village to change the life of Gophers running back Shannon Brooks
    MINNEAPOLIS—Melissa Weeks needed a quick respite from her roles as a seventh-grade science teacher and sole guardian to the teenage Brooks...
    sportsSeptember 16, 2017 - 1:01pm
    September 14, 2017
    University of Minnesota to examine its 1930s-era discrimination
    ST. PAUL—The University of Minnesota will confront the sins of its past after a library exhibit highlighted a troubling era of discrimination against African-American and Jewish students. President Eric Kaler announced Wednesday he will appoint a committee to "guide our thinking...
    newsSeptember 14, 2017 - 9:11pm
    Minnesota Gophers Coach P.J. Fleck File photo
    Middle Tennessee sees victory over Gophers as branding opportunity
    MINNEAPOLIS—Middle Tennessee State wants to spoil a pair of Gophers seasons in 2017. After the 12th-seeded Blue Raiders toppled No. 5 Minnesota...
    sportsSeptember 14, 2017 - 6:59pm
    September 7, 2017
    U of M to seek $235 million from state for buildings
    MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota will hold off on higher-profile construction projects in hopes the state will pay for overdue...
    newsSeptember 7, 2017 - 8:33pm
    TCF Bank Stadium. Photo by St. Paul Pioneer Press
    Gophers, TCF Bank amend stadium naming rights after private contributions falter
    MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota and TCF Bank have amended their naming-rights deal on TCF Bank stadium. The deal includes new branding...
    sportsSeptember 7, 2017 - 11:16am
    September 5, 2017
    Court rejects attempt to unionize all U of MN faculty
    ST. PAUL — University of Minnesota part-time and contingent faculty may not join the same union as those on the tenure track, the state Court...
    newsSeptember 5, 2017 - 7:18pm
    August 29, 2017
    Welcome Week Leader Jordyn McClain points out where incoming freshman Lillian Smith of Maple Grove should go to check in, as parents Dennis and Sandra Smith unload their vehicle near Territorial Hall at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on Monday, Aug. 28. Scott Takushi / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    Down one dorm, U of M makes room for huge freshman class
    MINNEAPOLIS—The University of Minnesota's largest freshman class since 1970 started moving in Monday, Aug. 28, and found they had the dorms...
    newsAugust 29, 2017 - 10:39am
    August 24, 2017
    NDSU professor Harlene Hatterman-Valenti talks about her current potato-related research during the annual Irrigated Potato Day tour held at the Forest River Hutterite colony near Inkster, N.D. on Thursday, August 24, 2017. Nick Nelson/Agweek
    Potatoes look good in ND, Minn. as crops avoid drought, deluges
    INKSTER, N.D. — Red River Valley potato growers generally have avoided drought and deluge this growing season. That bodes well for the...
    newsAugust 24, 2017 - 6:37pm
    August 16, 2017
    U of M leaders followed rules during football sex assault investigation, review finds
    MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota followed both federal law and its own policies while investigating and punishing several football players for an alleged sexual assault, an external review has found. In a report to a Board of Regents panel Wednesday, Aug. 16, lawyers with...
    sportsAugust 16, 2017 - 1:04pm
    August 11, 2017
    Minnesota Golden Gophers quarterback Conor Rhoda (15) looks to the sidelines during the game against the Maryland Terrapins at Byrd Stadium last October. Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports
    Gopher scrimmage is latest test for competing Gopher QBs
    MINNEAPOLIS—The Gophers' live scrimmage on Saturday will be the latest test for quarterbacks Demry Croft and Conor Rhoda in their battle...
    sportsAugust 11, 2017 - 9:32pm
    August 8, 2017
    Wide receiver Tyler Johnson catches a pass while being hit with pads by coaches, including Head Coach P.J. Fleck, right, during a Gophers football practice at the University of Minnesota, August 8, 2017. (Scott Takushi / Pioneer Press)
    Receiver from Minnesota turning heads with Gophers coaches
    MINNEAPOLIS—Last August, incoming freshman wide receiver Tyler Johnson made a strong first impression on Gophers coaches during his first...
    sportsAugust 8, 2017 - 9:22pm
    July 28, 2017
    Tom Cherveny / Tribune Karen Terry, University of Minnesota Extension, uses a model to show how human activities can affect streams in the region. She demonstrated the model Wednesday to the Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships executive committee in Granite Falls.
    Citizen-led partnerships take on regional challenges
    GRANITE FALLS — Most of the counties in southwestern Minnesota have seen decades of population decline, leaving employers in a fix today....
    news/regionJuly 28, 2017 - 6:32am
    July 27, 2017
    Recent Minnesota Gophers basketball commits, from left, Jarvis Thomas, Daniel Oturu and Gabe Kalscheur pose for a picture after Kalscheur announced his commitment to Minnesota at DeLaSalle High School on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. All three are in-state commitments in the Class of 2018. (Jace Frederick / Pioneer Press)
    Gophers basketball team secures state's top talent
    MINNEAPOLIS—Something about Gophers home basketball games last season stood out to Jarvis Thomas. When Michael Hurt, a freshman forward...
    sportsJuly 27, 2017 - 10:46am
    July 26, 2017
    Tom Cherveny / Tribune Kernza, an intermediate wheatgrass trademarked by the Land Institute, is higher in protein than hard red wheat and has less gluten.
    Kernza field day slated Aug. 10
    MADISON — A field day for those interested in raising a perennial grain crop known as Kernza will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 10 at the...
    news/regionJuly 26, 2017 - 10:27pm
    Tom Cherveny / Tribune Kernza, an intermediate wheatgrass trademarked by the Land Institute, is higher in protein than hard red wheat and has less gluten.
    Western Minn. farmer a pioneer in raising perennial grain Kernza
    MADISON — Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak needed only a garage to develop Apple computers and change the world forever. Carmen Fernholz is...
    news/regionJuly 26, 2017 - 5:33pm
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