Kate DiCamillo's "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" has grown into its title — at least when it comes to the story of the novel's pandemic-delayed operatic adaptation. It finally opens at the Minnesota Opera this weekend, and its creators believe it's now a better show for a recovering world.

Voter persuasion and mobilization collide with a desire to avoid gaffes as candidates enter the final month of campaigning.

One man decided to do something to get public health information to more communities of color who are disproportionately affected by the virus.

In earlier trials around Floyd’s police custody killing, defense attorneys had argued that Floyd’s “excited delirium” had justified the force officers used to subdue him. However, Judge Peter Cahill told attorneys Thursday he believes the concept has been “debunked.”

The International Monetary Fund is once again lowering its projections for global economic growth in 2023.

The American Craft Made marketplace opens at St. Paul’s RiverCentre, as the new version of the American Craft Council show, on hiatus since 2019. The Art Hounds also suggest you check out a celebration of Indigenous art at Metro State University’s Gordon Parks Gallery and two exhibits at Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis.

The temperatures have dropped. The leaves are changing. And people across Minnesota are getting outdoors to savor the season — but Alan Bergo really savors it. He goes by “The Forager Chef.” He’s built a career on plucking food from our landscape and turning it into gourmet dishes. He says you can do it, too.

The expected increase would bring the number arrivals closer to historic norms. The refugee program and resettlement agencies are in a period of rebuilding, after the Trump administration cut the nation’s refugee cap to historic lows.

The Supreme Court will hear a case on the Indian Child Welfare Act this session. We asked an attorney who runs a law clinic for Native families to help us understand the law and what’s at stake.

Monica Kramer McConkey grew up on a farm and is one of two mental health professionals hired through the state to provide free mental health support for farmers. Monica owns Eyes on the Horizon, an agriculture mental health consulting business and she talks with host Cathy Wurzer about the work.

Lu, 92, worked around the world, but drew particular attention for revisioning historic buildings in Minnesota’s capital city.

Try tossing your greens with pasta or white beans. Chef and cookbook author Beth Dooley shares recipes for both.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is about to restart a study charting the future of the Mississippi River gorge between Minneapolis and St. Paul, after barge traffic on that stretch of the river ended in 2015.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has scheduled its next hearing for Oct. 13. 

Minnesota is entering what many consider the most beautiful time of the year, and the leaves are, too. Most of Minnesota is at 50-75 percent of peak color as of Thursday.

In Minnesota’s 8th District, which includes Duluth, the Iron Range and a huge swath of north east Minnesota, Republican Rep. Pete Stauber is facing DFL state Rep. Jen Schultz. For years the district leaned Democratic but in 2016 it went for Donald Trump for president and in 2018 it was one of three congressional districts in the country to flip Republican.

A U.S. senator says a whistleblower has alleged that an internal review found 665 FBI personnel have resigned or retired to avoid accountability in misconduct probes over the past two decades. 

Blustery north winds will push temperatures down from the 50s into the 40s across southern Minnesota and keep temperatures in the 30s and 40s in northern Minnesota Thursday. Frost will be widespread outside of the Twin Cities Thursday night. In the latest drought monitor, drought expands.