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Calling all volunteers: Minnesota DNR has a job for you

Calling all volunteers: Minnesota DNR has a job for you

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is looking for new ways to engage volunteers who serve a critical role in a range of outdoor programs.
by Dan Gunderson

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Casket, $150. Only used once: A Facebook ad, a 'FUN-eral' and a family's love

Casket, $150. Only used once: A Facebook ad, a 'FUN-eral' and a family's love

A Facebook Marketplace listing for a $150 casket in Minneapolis, humorously “tested” by Thomas Edison Hicks, a multi-talented local figure, reveals his spirited approach to life and death, culminating in a unique celebration and the use of AI to preserve his legacy.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Minnesota postal carriers deliver concerns on workload, conditions as holiday season packages pile up

Minnesota postal carriers deliver concerns on workload, conditions as holiday season packages pile up

Holiday season is always a busy one for the nation’s mail carriers. But some Minnesota mail carriers say they’re being overworked as the Post Office takes on more business than it can handle.
by Mark Zdechlik

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March through Minneapolis protests Camp Nenookaasi eviction

March through Minneapolis protests Camp Nenookaasi eviction

Political organizers and supporters of Minneapolis’s unsheltered population marched Tuesday evening from the site of the Wall of Forgotten Natives — a now-closed encampment — to Camp Nenookaasi, an existing camp the city plans to tear down.
by Melissa Olson

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'Too flaggy': Fourth graders sound off on Minnesota flag finalists

'Too flaggy': Fourth graders sound off on Minnesota flag finalists

Before the year is out, Minnesota will have a new state flag. The debate went to a different forum: Jason Benjamin’s fourth grade class at Burroughs Community School in Minneapolis.  
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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