These Minnesotans celebrated the new flag with costumes, laser loon earrings and Lutheran sushi (www.mprnews.org)
History was made in Minnesota on Saturday. The state’s new flag rose for the first time, just in time for Statehood Day....
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins DFL endorsement on first round of balloting (www.mprnews.org)
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar won the endorsement of the state DFL party in her re-election bid for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district in a first round of balloting. The backing unlocks resources from the state party ahead of the August primary race....
Minneapolis approves plan to redevelop area where Kmart store blocked Nicollet Ave. for decades (www.mprnews.org)
The Minneapolis City Council approved a plan Thursday designed to correct what many longtime city residents have called one of the worst development decisions in the city’s history....
Odchodząca na emeryturę entomolożka z Uniwersytetu Mentomolog Marla Spivak zastanawia się nad swoją długą karierą pszczelarki (www.mprnews.org) Polish
Po ponad 30 latach badań nad sposobami poprawy zdrowia pszczół Marla Spivak z Uniwersytetu Minnesota przechodzi na emeryturę jeszcze w tym roku. Jest prawdopodobnie najbardziej znana ze swojej pracy nad opracowaniem odpornych na choroby szczepów pszczół zwanych pszczołami higienicznymi. W naturalny sposób chronią one...
Report finds Minnesota outpacing the country in carbon-free electricity (www.mprnews.org)
For the fourth straight year, Minnesota produced more than half its electricity from carbon-free sources in 2023, helping lead to a 10 percent annual drop in climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector....
‘We’re not going to stop’: Protests continue at the University of Minnesota campus (www.mprnews.org)
‘We’re not going to stop’: Protests continue at the University of Minnesota campus (www.mprnews.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/university-of-minnesota-protest…
Art and history come together in ‘Fur Trade Nation: an Ojibwe’s Graphic History’ (www.mprnews.org)
On the outskirts of Two Harbors just north of Duluth artist Carl Gawboy sits in an overstuffed leather chair inside his light-filled studio. He’s sharing his space with a rack of young plants his wife Cindy has started in anticipation of spring planting. Half a dozen of Gawboy’s watercolor paintings line the walls....
Walz appoints Theodora Gaïtas and Sarah Hennesy to Minnesota Supreme Court (www.mprnews.org)
Walz announced the appointments of Theodora Gaïtas and Sarah Hennesy — both judges on lower courts — to replace retiring justices Margaret H. Chutich and G. Barry Anderson....
Minnesota says 4-year graduation rates slipped, but that’s not the case (www.mprnews.org)
The Minnesota Department of Education in March reported four-year graduation rates were down in 2023, renewing concerns about the direction of the state’s public schools and the lingering effects of the pandemic....
House OKs Minnesota elections bill addressing voter lawsuits, deep fake penalties (www.mprnews.org)
The broader election policy bill approved by the House also:...
Lead in the drinking water is still a problem in the U.S. — especially in Chicago (www.mprnews.org)
In Chicago, about 400,000 homes still get their tap water through lead service lines — pipes that connect individual homes to the main water line....
On Trans Day of Visibility, Rep. Leigh Finke reflects on first year in Legislature and what’s ahead (www.mprnews.org)
DFL Rep. Leigh Finke of St. Paul has had a busy first year as a legislator and her second year is set to build upon the work of the last....
19 Bar, a Minneapolis gay bar open since the 1950s, closes after crash sparks fire (www.mprnews.org)
Minneapolis’ 19 Bar is shuttered after a fire burned through the building on Friday....
‘Forever chemicals’ prompt new, stricter advice for eating fish from Mississippi (www.mprnews.org)
Concerns about pollutants including "forever chemicals” have prompted state health officials to issue new guidelines for eating fish from a stretch of the Mississippi River between St. Paul and Wabasha....
Police reform is coming to Minneapolis. Here’s what implementing the consent decree will look like (www.mprnews.org)
An independent organization will soon begin work to oversee the city of Minneapolis’ court-enforced settlement agreement with the state over Minneapolis police. The nonprofit Effective Law Enforcement for All (ELEFA) will be known as the “independent monitor” in this situation....
How high blood sugar, hypertension and obesity can add up to cancer risk (www.mprnews.org)
About a third of Americans have metabolic syndrome. It’s a cluster of conditions that can include hypertension, high blood sugar and a large waistline, and together increase your risk of heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes....
Legislation would create temporary licenses for cannabis businesses in Minnesota (www.mprnews.org)
Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management is proposing changes to the state’s marijuana law, including one that would allow the issuance of a set number of temporary licenses....
Legislative proposal would transfer a Minnesota state forest to the White Earth Nation (www.mprnews.org)
State Sen. Mary Kunesh, DFL-New Brighton and Rep. Aisha Gomez, DFL-Minneapolis are sponsoring legislation to transfer state-owned land from the 160,000-acre White Earth State Forest to the White Earth Nation by the end of the decade....
Organizers scramble to induce ‘uncommitted’ votes in Minnesota presidential primary (www.mprnews.org)
Older U.S. adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend (www.mprnews.org)
Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, U.S. health officials said Wednesday....
Violent crime is dropping fast in the U.S. — even if Americans don't believe it (www.mprnews.org)
In 2020, the United States experienced one of its most dangerous years in decades....
Summer-like conditions with record temperatures lead to first Wisconsin tornado in February (www.mprnews.org)
At least one tornado was confirmed south of Madison and the National Weather Service was investigating reports of several more spawned from storms that swept across the southeastern part of the state around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, said meteorologist Taylor Patterson.
Minnesota museums adapt to new federal rules regarding Native objects and remains (www.mprnews.org)
Shaping Minnesota’s cannabis industry: How regulations will be set and where the process stands (www.mprnews.org)
The cannabis office won’t likely have a director until mid-February at the earliest, and expungements aren’t expected until late summer. Minnesota officials have always been vague about exactly when retail sales of recreational cannabis would start, but predict it will be on store shelves sometime in the first quarter of...
