MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region.
This week, Art Hounds highlight Cherokee-language puppetry, a comedy showcase by Hmong and Asian American performers and a deep dive into Minnesota’s poetic past.
Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart were honored in the annual list in the “pioneers” section for their work in their new women’s professional 3-on-3 basketball league.
In a notice to employees this week, Mayo Clinic says its Office of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity will now be known as the Office of Belonging. Mayo officials say the institution’s commitment to health equity remains the same.
Seven-year-old western lowland gorilla Nyati — who was born at the Como Park Zoo — was humanely euthanized on Tuesday after prolonged medical complications.
Scientists may have found a new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system that orbits two failed stars. Located 120 light years away, the planet appears to take an unusual path around two brown dwarfs, whipping around at a right angle.
At least three international students in Minnesota have filed lawsuits saying ICE and the Department of Homeland Security unlawfully terminated their legal student statuses.
The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time. The judge gave the U.S. until April 23 to respond.
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