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Disabled passengers say they love riding trains. Will Amtrak love them back?

Disabled passengers say they love riding trains. Will Amtrak love them back?

For years, disabled passengers have complained about Amtrak and its poor service — that it’s too hard for them to ride the train. A new federal report looks at its efforts to get better.
by Joseph Shapiro

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Minnesota broadcasters brace for ‘catastrophic’ impact of federal funding cuts

Minnesota broadcasters brace for ‘catastrophic’ impact of federal funding cuts

Minnesota public broadcasters brace for the impact of losing $17 million in Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds following the passage of the rescission bill in Congress.
by Erica Zurek

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Where to start? This week’s new releases are an all-you-can-read buffet

Where to start? This week’s new releases are an all-you-can-read buffet

This week, new horror from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, a funny college do-over from Jeneva Rose, and autofiction from Hannah Pittard. Plus, stories about the American South, and a deep dive into the Earth.
by Colin Dwyer

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Channeling Paul Bunyan: Veterans try axe throwing at National Wheelchair Games in Minneapolis

Channeling Paul Bunyan: Veterans try axe throwing at National Wheelchair Games in Minneapolis

This week, 550 athletes are in Minneapolis for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games — the world’s largest wheelchair sport and rehabilitation event for military veterans. Each year, a new sport is chosen to exhibit. For Minnesota, it’s axe throwing.
by Kyra Miles

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Loss of public media funding a blow to tribal radio stations

Loss of public media funding a blow to tribal radio stations

Tribal radio stations across the country, including three in northern Minnesota, will lose significant dollars after Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding recission.
by Melissa Olson

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Trump files defamation suit over 'Wall Street Journal' story on his Epstein ties

Trump files defamation suit over 'Wall Street Journal' story on his Epstein ties

President Trump said Friday he looked forward to seeing “The Wall Street Journal” and its owner, Rupert Murdoch in court after reporting on his past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
by Stephen Fowler

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Ground squirrels are taking over a North Dakota city and officials are not amused

Ground squirrels are taking over a North Dakota city and officials are not amused

Ground squirrels have proliferated in Minot, North Dakota's fourth-largest city. They've burrowed everywhere from vacant lots to school grounds, residential areas and the downtown area.
by The Associated Press

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ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75 percent more next year, research shows

ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75 percent more next year, research shows

A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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