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WNBA postseason race heats up with teams jockeying for playoff position behind Minnesota
With less than a month left in the WNBA regular season, the Minnesota Lynx have a firm lock on the top seed in the playoffs. The rest of the postseason picture is still up in the air, with more than half the league jockeying for positioning. Minnesota has looked like the best team all season even with star forward Napheesa Collier sidelined with a right ankle sprain.
As West Nile spreads, expert explains safety tips for mosquito-borne virus
Elizabeth Schiffman, supervisor of the Minnesota Department of Health's vectorborne diseases unit, joined MPR News guest host Phil Picardi on Morning Edition with answers.
Minnesota service dog nonprofit establishes fund in honor of Melissa and Mark Hortman
The Hortman Heroes Fund — in honor of Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their dog Gilbert — will be focused on programs that train service dogs for veterans and first responders with PTSD.