Minnesota protesters, officials call for cease-fire in GazaOctober 21, 2023 4:17 PMBy Ellie RothFor many Minnesotans, the crisis in the Middle East hits close to home. Maple Grove residents Tariq and Manal Harmouda said close to three dozen of their relatives were killed in western Gaza on Thursday night.
5 dead and 5 injured — names on a scrap of paper show impact of Gaza war on a U.S. familyOctober 21, 2023 2:15 PMBy The Associated PressJehad Adwan, a nursing professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato, said he and his wife, Fatma Abumousa, found out early Sunday that five of her relatives were killed, and another five were injured, after a bomb hit her family's home in Gaza.
Play2min 46secA seasonal viral stew is brewing with flu, RSV, COVID and moreOctober 21, 2023 1:38 PMBy Pien Huang National data shows COVID-19 levels are moderate. In most of the U.S., levels of other respiratory viruses are low, although RSV is ticking up in some southeastern states.
20 trucks of medicine and food come into Gaza, but aid groups say more help is neededOctober 21, 2023 8:33 AMBy Becky Sullivan , Ruth Sherlock , and Anas Baba Many more truckloads of aid are waiting in Egypt. Hundreds of trapped Americans had come to the border, hoping the aid delivery could be chance to escape the violence. But none were allowed to leave.
Play1min 57secAsk a Bookseller: 'Night of the Living Rez'October 21, 2023 8:00 AMBy Emily BrightIn this week’s Ask a Bookseller, Beth Leonard of Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick, Maine recommends the short story collection “Night of the Living Rez” by Morgan Talty, an author from Maine and a Penobscot Nation citizen.
Minnesota DNR reports good deer numbers ahead of firearm season openerOctober 21, 2023 8:00 AMBy Mathew Holding Eagle IIIWhile anticipating a good firearm season DNR officials also outlined the need for chronic wasting disease testing.
The FDA is proposing a ban on hair relaxers with formaldehyde due to cancer concernsOctober 21, 2023 5:05 AMBy Jonathan Franklin The federal agency says it is proposing a ban on the use of formaldehyde in hair straighteners and smoothers, which have been linked to increased cancer risks.
Play4min 44secRetiring Summit Brewing CEO reflects on Minnesota's changing beer sceneOctober 20, 2023 6:19 PMBy Tom Crann, Ngoc Bui, and Lukas LevinThe founder of Summit Brewing is retiring. Mark Stutrud founded Summit on University Avenue in St. Paul back in 1986 and while the extra pale ale they started is still on the menu, almost everything else about Summit and crafting beer in Minnesota has changed.
2 Americans taken hostage by Hamas during the attack on Israel are freedOctober 20, 2023 4:08 PMBy Becky Sullivan and Juliana Kim Israel announced the release of the two hostages, mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan of Illinois, on Friday. The pair was captured during Hamas' attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
Authorities seize 22 dogs from Anoka County animal rescue groupOctober 20, 2023 3:03 PMBy MPR News StaffAuthorities in Anoka County seized 22 dogs from an animal rescue group in the city of Andover on Friday, as part of the investigation into the discovery of eight dead dogs in Cottage Grove, Minn., last weekend.