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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Mafalda: Book One’ by Quino
Timothy Otte of Wild Rumpus Books recommends “Mafalda: Book One” by Quino
As Minnesota's duck hunting opens, waterfowl populations are steady, but concerns remain
Minnesota duck hunters may see slightly more birds than last year, but the waterfowl populations are threatened as last year’s drought dried up wetlands across the state, reducing habitat that the birds need for nesting and breeding.
Niron breaks ground on Sartell plant to produce magnets without rare earth elements
It’s the first manufacturing plant in the world to produce high-powered magnets without the use of rare earth materials. Niron officials say the plant will help reduce U.S. reliance on materials imported from China.
 Wisconsin Republican Bill Berrien quits governor's race amid pornography fallout
Wisconsin businessman Bill Berrien has ended his Republican campaign for governor, days after it was reported that he followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a nonbinary pornography performer.
Maplewood police say a man died after a hit-and-run crash in the city early Friday morning. A suspect was arrested later in the day.
Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died.