DFL legislative push prompts threats of lawsuitsFebruary 9, 2023 4:00 AMBy Dana FergusonAs DFL lawmakers speed their priority legislation through at the Minnesota Capitol, some bills have been flagged as possible targets for legal action by conservative groups and others.
Winter Play: How polar explorer Ann Bancroft finds magic in the winterFebruary 9, 2023 4:00 AMBy Catharine RichertPolar explorer Ann Bancroft might be winter’s biggest champion. But Bancroft, who’s set records traveling to the North and South Poles, and crossing Antarctica, says the key to surviving our coldest months is to tap your inner child.
Pain, joy, solitude share the trail in Minnesota's 'world's toughest race'February 8, 2023 6:03 PMBy Ben HovlandThe Arrowhead 135 winter ultra race tests athletes like no other competition. Some run it to test their survival savvy. Others come to test their spirit in the frozen, lonely North Woods. Every competitor has a story.
Play5min 00secArt Hounds: Works about love, the magic of the woods and life journeysFebruary 9, 2023 4:00 AMBy Emily BrightAnita White’s retrospective show at Vine Arts Center in Minneapolis documents global, spiritual, and medical journeys. Diamond Knispel’s paintings at Watermark Art Center in Bemidji take visitors through a whimsical day in the Northwoods. The play “These Old Shoes” from Transatlantic Love Affair is a love letter to older people.
Food shelf visits leaped last year in Minnesota, advocates sayFebruary 8, 2023 1:57 PMBy Tim NelsonFood security advocates were at the Capitol pushing for speedy passage of a state emergency food relief bill, with $5 million to feed Minnesotans in need.
VP Harris to visit St. Cloud to promote electric vehiclesFebruary 9, 2023 6:39 AMBy Mark ZdechlikDays after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, Vice President Kamala Harris will be in St. Cloud to highlight the administration’s record on electric vehicles.
Minnesota begins newborn screenings for a common cause of birth defectsFebruary 8, 2023 12:00 PMBy Michelle WileyMinnesota’s started screening all newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus. Officials say the state is the first in the nation to do so universally.
About darn time: Blizzo wins big in MnDOT's 'Name a Snowplow' contestFebruary 8, 2023 9:18 AMBy Tim NelsonBlizzo, Clearopathtra, Han Snowlo and five other newly named plows will soon be clearing snow from state highways. The Minnesota Department of Transportation unveiled the winning names Wednesday. Blizzo came in second to “Yer a Blizzard, Harry.”
Timberwolves top Jazz in matchup of teams trading with LakersFebruary 9, 2023 6:08 AMBy The Associated PressAnthony Edwards scored 31 points and Jaylen Nowell added a career-high 30 to lead Minnesota to a 143-118 win over Utah on Wednesday night amid word the Timberwolves, Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers were part of an eight-player swap hours ahead of the NBA trade deadline.
Hopes fade as rescuers press search for quake survivors in Turkey and SyriaFebruary 9, 2023 6:07 AMBy Rob Schmitz , Ruth Sherlock , and Kevin Drew Rescue workers pressed their search Thursday across Turkey and Syria for survivors from this week's massive earthquake and aftershocks as the window to find people alive began to close.