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Sticker Shock In Twin Cities: $33K A Year Just To Raise One Kid

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Sticker Shock In Twin Cities: $33K A Year Just To Raise One Kid

Jul 22, 2026

SmartAsset ranks Minneapolis–St. Paul 8th‑most expensive to raise a child in 2026: families face about $33,307 a year, with childcare costing nearly $19,509.

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Jul 22, 2026
Sticker Shock In Twin Cities: $33K A Year Just To Raise One Kid
Jan 20, 2026
Saint Paul Parks and Rec Offers Free Programming and Lunch for Kids During School Break
Jan 04, 2026
St. Louis Park Rolls Out Youth Dance and Gymnastics Series with Dance Unlimited
Dec 28, 2025
Champlin Opens Registration for Winter Taekwondo Classes for Kids

National

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

Fresno Prosecutor Stabbed in Courthouse Park, Officials Blame Parole System

Fresno Prosecutor Stabbed in Courthouse Park, Officials Blame Parole System

Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

OpenAI Pauses Frontier Training, Says Its Models Are Getting Too Good at Hacking

OpenAI Pauses Frontier Training, Says Its Models Are Getting Too Good at Hacking

Angel Island Burn Sends Smoke Over Richmond, East Bay Wednesday Burns Paused

Angel Island Burn Sends Smoke Over Richmond, East Bay Wednesday Burns Paused

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

Redwood City Police Say Liquor Store Manager Chained Himself, Set Fatal Fire That Killed Two

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

Nashville Pizza Thief Burns Hand Grabbing Pie From 550°F Oven

Nashville Pizza Thief Burns Hand Grabbing Pie From 550°F Oven

TikTok Army Invades Pacific Heights Estate Sale as Young San Franciscans Hunt Discounted Treasures

TikTok Army Invades Pacific Heights Estate Sale as Young San Franciscans Hunt Discounted Treasures

Politics

Appeals Court Revives Scott Jensen's Free Speech Suit Against Minnesota Medical Board

Minneapolis

Appeals Court Revives Scott Jensen's Free Speech Suit Against Minnesota Medical Board

Jordan De La Cruz

About 4 hours ago

Saint Paul Council Revives Street Co-Naming to Honor Educator Mahmoud El-Kati

Saint Paul Council Revives Street Co-Naming to Honor Educator Mahmoud El-Kati

About 8 hours ago

St. Paul Weighs $15 Cigarette Floor, Following Minneapolis's Lead

St. Paul Weighs $15 Cigarette Floor, Following Minneapolis's Lead

Jordan De La Cruz

Sep 14, 2026

Sauk Rapids Eyes Smallest Tax Levy Hike In Years, But Bills Still Climb

Sauk Rapids Eyes Smallest Tax Levy Hike In Years, But Bills Still Climb

Sep 14, 2026

Real Estate

Edina's Sirkel Kjøre Home Opens Doors on Statewide Architects Tour

Minneapolis

Edina's Sirkel Kjøre Home Opens Doors on Statewide Architects Tour

About 6 hours ago

Central Minnesota Builders Open 17 Homes for Free Fall Tour, Golf Simulators Included

Central Minnesota Builders Open 17 Homes for Free Fall Tour, Golf Simulators Included

Sep 14, 2026

Gale Island listed for $7.25M after 53 years with the Naas family

Gale Island listed for $7.25M after 53 years with the Naas family

Sep 13, 2026

Fall Parade of Homes Opens More Than 270 Homes Across Twin Cities and Rochester as Buyers Face a Wide Price Range

Fall Parade of Homes Opens More Than 270 Homes Across Twin Cities and Rochester as Buyers Face a Wide Price Range

Jordan De La Cruz

Sep 12, 2026

Crime

Saint Paul Man, 41, Accused of Beating Another Man With Bent Metal Baton

Minneapolis

Saint Paul Man, 41, Accused of Beating Another Man With Bent Metal Baton

About 5 hours ago

KARE 11 Anchor Julie Nelson Returning to Desk Months After Balsam Lake Boat Crash

KARE 11 Anchor Julie Nelson Returning to Desk Months After Balsam Lake Boat Crash

Jordan De La Cruz

About 6 hours ago

Man Critically Wounded in Near North Shooting, Gunman Flees by Car

Man Critically Wounded in Near North Shooting, Gunman Flees by Car

About 8 hours ago

Clarissa Man Gets 30 Years for Abusing Six Sisters Over Seven Years

Clarissa Man Gets 30 Years for Abusing Six Sisters Over Seven Years

About 9 hours ago

Arts & Events

First Avenue’s Sixth Dolly Parton Tribute Connects a Growing Concert Tradition With Local Book Access

Minneapolis

First Avenue’s Sixth Dolly Parton Tribute Connects a Growing Concert Tradition With Local Book Access

Jordan De La Cruz

About 5 hours ago

The Format schedules Minneapolis shows and benefit release for immigrant-rights groups

The Format schedules Minneapolis shows and benefit release for immigrant-rights groups

About 6 hours ago

David Strathairn Makes Guthrie Debut in Godot's First Revival Since 1973

David Strathairn Makes Guthrie Debut in Godot's First Revival Since 1973

Jordan De La Cruz

About 8 hours ago

Seward's Saturn Video Set to Become Twin Cities' Only Video Store

Seward's Saturn Video Set to Become Twin Cities' Only Video Store

Sep 14, 2026