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Stories from May 5, 2025

Eden Prairie educator and coach honored as Teacher of the Year

Eden Prairie educator and coach honored as Teacher of the Year

Known to her students as “Wally,” Linda Wallenberg is an English teacher at Eden Prairie High School. She is the first from her district to win the award and is being recognized for inspiring generations of students across her 49 years of teaching and coaching.
by Catharine Richert and Ngoc Bui

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Marc-Andre Fleury has played his last NHL game, but retirement can wait a few more weeks

Marc-Andre Fleury has played his last NHL game, but retirement can wait a few more weeks

Marc-Andre Fleury has exited the NHL after 21 seasons in the net. He's eager for more family time and an end to the on-ice tributes while fully accepting at age 40 that he’s no longer at his best. He’s just not quite ready to completely call it quits.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota Senate ethics panel won't proceed with complaint against DFL Senate President Bobby Joe Champion

A Minnesota Senate ethics panel has deadlocked along party lines and won't proceed with a complaint against DFL Senate President Bobby Joe Champion today. The Rochester police department says it's completed an investigation into a video posted on social media that featured a woman calling a child a racial slur at a local park.
by Emily Reese

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‘Smashing our dreams’: NEA terminates grants for many Minnesota arts organizations

‘Smashing our dreams’: NEA terminates grants for many Minnesota arts organizations

Several Minnesota arts organizations, including Penumbra Theatre and the Lakes Area Music Festival, have had their 2025 NEA grants abruptly terminated as the agency shifts its funding priorities to align with new federal directives restricting support for projects promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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New York Times wins 4 Pulitzers, New Yorker 3; Washington Post wins for coverage of Trump shooting

New York Times wins 4 Pulitzers, New Yorker 3; Washington Post wins for coverage of Trump shooting

The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and The New Yorker three for journalism in 2024. Prizes were awarded on Monday for reporting, photography and commentary that touched on issues including the war in Gaza, the fentanyl crisis and last summer’s assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.
by The Associated Press

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Federal cuts could effectively end programs for Minnesotans with intellectual disabilities

Federal cuts could effectively end programs for Minnesotans with intellectual disabilities

Three programs that help Minnesotans with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live independently rely heavily on federal dollars. Those funds are on the chopping block.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Timberwolves playoff run: Everything to know about Minnesota’s basketball semifinals

Timberwolves playoff run: Everything to know about Minnesota’s basketball semifinals

The Minnesota Timberwolves are chasing their first-ever NBA Finals appearance. After knocking out the Lakers, they now face the Golden State Warriors Tuesday in Round 2. Many Wolves fans may be experiencing deja vu after the team’s failed attempt for this title last season against the Dallas Mavericks.
by Anika Besst

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Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz for the 'most ruthless and violent' prisoners

Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz for the 'most ruthless and violent' prisoners

The prison on a forbidding island off San Francisco was operated at a prohibitive cost. Now, President Trump says it's time to substantially enlarge and rebuild Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary.
by Bill Chappell

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Pride on the West Side: St. Paul celebrates Cinco de Mayo with car show, parade

Pride on the West Side: St. Paul celebrates Cinco de Mayo with car show, parade

Cinco de Mayo began early in St. Paul this year, starting with a lowrider car show on Friday leading up to the annual parade and fiesta on the West Side, in the heart of the city’s Mexican community.

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Thinking outside the ‘daily concrete life’: How puppets and picture books create a sense of possibility

Thinking outside the ‘daily concrete life’: How puppets and picture books create a sense of possibility

Minnesota artist Anne Sawyer, a puppeteer and educator, channels her lifelong love of storytelling and improvisation into a new children’s book about pollinators that blends science, imagination and playful creativity.
by Anika Besst

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Thermometers reach 80 degrees for first time in Twin Cities

Above-average temperatures will continue this week with abundant sunshine. However, red flag warnings remain in effect for parts of northwestern Minnesota due to elevated fire risk.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Indigenous people raise awareness about their missing and murdered

Indigenous people raise awareness about their missing and murdered

Indigenous people across North America are rallying to plead for sustained responses to violence in their communities. Monday is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. The FBI says it has about 4,300 open cases involving missing people, deaths and abuse that disproportionately affects Indian Country.
by The Associated Press

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Graduation Regalia: More Native students get green light to wear tribal regalia this year

Graduation Regalia: More Native students get green light to wear tribal regalia this year

More Native students than ever before will graduate this year with regalia on their traditional caps and gowns as a growing number of states pass laws that allow beadwork, feathers, painting and other cultural adornments.

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PWHL regular-season champion Montreal opts to open playoffs against 3rd-place Ottawa over Minnesota

PWHL regular-season champion Montreal opts to open playoffs against 3rd-place Ottawa over Minnesota

The PWHL regular-season champion Montreal Victoire bucked the standings in selecting to open the playoffs facing the third-place Ottawa Charge. In making the announcement, general manager Danièle Sauvageau said the team followed a process that included consulting with her staff and players.
by The Associated Press

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Credit card debt is adding up

Credit card debt is adding up

More people are charging more things on credit cards and not paying the balance off every month. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about credit card debt — why it’s growing, who it affects and how to tackle it. 
by Angela Davis, Chris Farrell and Maja Beckstrom

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Israel plans new control of food and supplies in Gaza

Israel plans new control of food and supplies in Gaza

The United Nations and major groups currently running aid operations in Gaza, briefed by Israel on the plans, said they would not cooperate with the plans.
by Daniel Estrin

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NIH cuts baby ’Safe to Sleep’ team. Here’s what parents should know

NIH cuts baby ’Safe to Sleep’ team. Here’s what parents should know

For three decades the NIH has led ‘Safe to Sleep,’ helping parents reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related injuries. The NIH cuts come as cases have been rising.
by Maria Godoy

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Mostly warm and dry all week

Mostly warm and dry all week

Overall, a warm and dry week is in store for Minnesota. A weak cool front Tuesday will touch off isolated showers north. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Suspect charged in Minneapolis shooting that killed 4 makes first court appearance

The man suspected of killing four people last week in Minneapolis is expected to make his first appearance Monday afternoon. And at the state Capitol over the weekend, demonstrators rallied for disability rights.
by Gracie Stockton

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‘I'm one American story’: Minnesota author Kao Kalia Yang resists being ‘the Hmong voice’

‘I'm one American story’: Minnesota author Kao Kalia Yang resists being ‘the Hmong voice’

Author Kao Kalia Yang resists being boxed in, both as the only '“Hmong voice” in literature and in a singular genre. The Minnesota author has written memoirs, fiction, picture books, and even an opera.
by Emily Bright

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Fraud is a focus for Minnesota lawmakers this year. Here are measures they’re pitching to fix it

Fraud is a focus for Minnesota lawmakers this year. Here are measures they’re pitching to fix it

Following the Feeding Our Future nutrition aid scandal and others, fraud prevention has been top of mind at the state Capitol. With two weeks left in the legislative session, here’s what’s moving forward.
by Dana Ferguson

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St. Paul City Council weighs plan to exempt more properties from rent control ordinance

St. Paul City Council weighs plan to exempt more properties from rent control ordinance

Supporters of the proposed changes say they’re needed to spur much-needed housing development in the city, while opponents say it’s a misguided effort that would put more St. Paul residents at risk of being priced out of their homes.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Young girls often struggle with self-esteem. This Minnesota native is ready to help

Young girls often struggle with self-esteem. This Minnesota native is ready to help

Worried about the negative effects of cultural messages on her daughters, Missy Heilman started a nonprofit to teach girls to value themselves. BIO Girls is now active in 120 communities across Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.
by Dan Gunderson

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