Duluth office-to-apartment conversion sparks downtown revitalization hope A Duluth developer announced plans this week to convert a 50-year old downtown office building into apartments. It’s the first of what the city hopes will be several office-to-housing conversions in the next several years as Duluth works to revitalize its downtown post-pandemic.
Play4min 31secDance as Archive — a new exhibition honors a north Minneapolis dance schoolArtist and curator Za’Nia Coleman presents an archival exhibition at the Public Functionary gallery in northeast Minneapolis, celebrating the history and community impact of the Hollywood Studio of Dance in north Minneapolis.
Play3min 49secIn St. Paul schools, gender-neutral bathrooms have proven safer for all studentsGender-neutral bathrooms in schools have been the focus of questions and political debate across the country. Johnson Senior High School in St. Paul, which made all of its bathrooms gender neutral in 2016, has some answers.
Kudos from U: New Minnesota apple variety is cross between Honeycrisp, ZestarMinnesota apple lovers have a reason to celebrate this fall harvest season: The famous Honeycrisp and Zestar varieties have had an apple baby named Kudos.
Early voting for November elections has begun. Here's what to knowWhile there are no statewide or federal elections on the ballot this year, cities and towns across Minnesota will vote on mayors, city council and school board members.
Play2min 04secMcKnight prize recognizes Pangea's Dipankar MukherjeeTheater maker and artistic director of Pangea World Theater, Dipankar Mukherjee of Minneapolis, has been named the 2023 Distinguished Artist Award recipient by the McKnight Foundation.
Street art from Floyd protests gets permanent homeA group that collected and preserved hundreds of plywood murals from the George Floyd protests has found a permanent home for them.
City of Minneapolis plans to sell two lots to Red Lake Nation for $1 eachPlans are moving forward for two lots that have been vacant for decades off Lake Street in south Minneapolis, where members of Red Lake Nation are working to build a healing center and garden focused on serving Indigenous people living in the city.
Minneapolis begins search for first-ever poet laureate Minneapolis is launching its first-ever poet laureate program in partnership with the Loft Literary Center, aiming to infuse arts and culture into the community through educational opportunities, city ceremonies and a civic project.
Authorities search for suspect wanted in Minnesota killing who was mistakenly released from jailKevin Mason was arrested in Indianapolis on three warrants — including murder — accused of killing Dontevius A. Catchings, 29, in June 2021 outside a Minneapolis church after the funeral of a mutual friend.
Play20min 03secParents, are you overindulging your kid? This 4-question test can help you find outGiving in to your kid too much can be harmful to their development. Take the 'Test of Four' to examine your relationship with your child — then find out how to say 'no' and enforce rules that stick.
Play4min 22secHow Delta's dominance is driving up flight prices at MSP If you’ve tried to fly out for a fall getaway, you might have noticed airline tickets out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport seem pricey. That’s no illusion, Star Tribune consumer reporter Gita Sitaramiah tells MPR News.
Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez has been indicted on federal corruption chargesThe indictment accuses Menendez and his wife of accepting "hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for using" the senator's power and influence.
Chargers-Vikings game puts Staley-O'Connell friendship on hold with both teams at 0-2Kevin O’Connell and Brandon Staley were close enough in 2020 as assistants with the Los Angeles Rams that their kids were homeschooled together during the pandemic. There’s been no space or time for sharing this week.
Play11min 17secSecuring his western flank, Zelenskyy bids to maintain his U.S. supportVolodymyr Zelenskyy says he is making an effort to answer any legitimate questions concerning his administration and its conduct during the war in Ukraine.
'Not sure where the airplane is,' pilot told 911 dispatcher after F-35 ejection4-minute recording captures bizarre circumstances for the resident explaining that a pilot parachuted into his backyard, the pilot who doesn't know what became of his jet, and a puzzled dispatcher.
NASA effort to bring home asteroid rocks will end this weekend in triumph or a crashNASA's first effort to retrieve samples from an asteroid will send a capsule that contains extraterrestrial pebbles and dust plunging towards a Utah desert on Sunday.
UAW ramps up strikes against GM and Stellantis — but not FordThe United Auto Workers union said it’s expanding its historic strike against the Big Three automakers to all parts distribution facilities at General Motors and Stellantis across the country — including two sites in the Twin Cities metro area.
Play6min 10secCube Critics discuss 'Dumb Money,' 'El Conde' and 'Red, White & Royal Blue'Cube Critics Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle and Aron Woldeslassie discuss 'Dumb Money,' 'El Conde' and 'Red, White & Royal Blue'
Biden is creating a new White House office focused on gun violence preventionGun safety measures have stalled in Congress. Advocates have long pushed for a White House office to elevate the issue and coordinate efforts. Vice President Harris will oversee the new office.
