Dannah Nephew, a member of the White Earth Nation, is working on a project to make ribbon skirts for incoming Native medical students at the University of Minnesota.

The May Day Cafe in Minneapolis, a longtime community hub, will reopen on Friday, Feb. 7 as the worker-owned May Day Cafe Workers Cooperative, after raising over $100,000 in small donations and securing city funding, ensuring the beloved cafe remains in the hands of its workers and the community.

Mille Lacs County Sheriff Kyle Burton said the bus driver’s action “undoubtedly saved many lives.”

A New York-based art research firm believes a painting purchased from a garage sale in Minnetonka for $50 is by the famous Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. But the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has twice denied its authenticity.

The Princeton-based company exports about 5 percent of its products, including vodkas, brandies and liqueurs, to Canada. There, the company’s Butter Ripple Schnapps is used in a drink named after American actor Burt Reynolds. 

Alysha Clark wants to end the narrative that Athletes Unlimited and Unrivaled pits women’s basketball players against each other or forces them to make an either or decision. She believes the two leagues simply give players more options during the WNBA offseason to play basketball closer to home in order to supplement their WNBA salaries.