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Little Earth patrols work to fill safety gap after breach in trust

Little Earth community members were hit by foam rounds and chemical munitions even though they were given permission to be on the streets during the unrest following the murder of George Floyd. Many are trying to rebuild a better relationship with police.
by Melissa Olson

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Plentiful precipitation has North Shore waterfalls roaring

Spring storms bringing snow and rain may be disappointing to some Minnesotans who like to get outdoors. But for those who are drawn to the state's waterfalls, the precipitation is adding to an already spectacular show.
by Andrew Krueger and Dan Kraker

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Love in a cornhusk: Tamales ritual makes family out of friends 

Tamales are delicious, but are hard work to make, particularly on your own. Food writer Mecca Bos tells us about how the creation of this iconic dish helped one first-generation Mexican American create a community while also providing a link with his distant family.
by Mecca Bos

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Crazy cow? Stuck foxes? Lawn mowers on lakes? At the DNR info center, no question too wild

Crazy cow? Stuck foxes? Lawn mowers on lakes? At the DNR info center, no question too wild

Every year the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fields more than 90,000 phone calls and 25,000 emails with questions that run from the mundane to the wacky. A team of DNR workers hustles to answer them all, six days a week.
by Dan Kraker

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'Taste like home': Food program offers free, culturally specific meals for people in need

Minnesota Central Kitchen is a program of Second Harvest Heartland. Currently, the kitchen works with more than 100 partners — including restaurants, community distribution partners and culinary workers.
by Vicki Adame

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Brewers hopeful as growler bill gains traction

After years of legislative gridlock, a bill to allow larger craft breweries to sell 64-ounce growlers at their tap rooms has passed out of a House committee. While full passage of the bill is far from guaranteed, some brewers are taking heart.
by Hannah Yang

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Tornado causes major damage in southern Minnesota community

Tornado causes major damage in southern Minnesota community

Severe storms — including a tornado touchdown with estimated peak winds of more than 130 mph — wrecked homes and left two people injured late Tuesday in the southern Minnesota community of Taopi. "The whole town is gone, basically," one resident said as he surveyed the damage.
by Tim Nelson and Catharine Richert

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‘American dream’: St. Cloud’s Somali families see homebuying as path to grow wealth, sink roots

‘American dream’: St. Cloud’s Somali families see homebuying as path to grow wealth, sink roots

Owning a home can be an economic stepping stone in America, but the challenges of buying can be immense, especially for new immigrants. With St. Cloud’s East African population rising rapidly, finding answers is important to the region’s future.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Coming back to America: U.S.-born children who return from parent's native country face unique hardships

Coming back to America: U.S.-born children who return from parent's native country face unique hardships

Data on how many U.S. citizen children return to a deported parent’s native country is hard to come by. Jordi Garcia Leal is one of an unknown number of young people who decide to return to the U.S.
by Vicki Adame

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