Nursing home makeover boosts efforts to reduce homelessnessMay 18, 2022 4:28 PMBy Tim NelsonA continuum of amenities, along with support staff on site, aims to help people get their lives back in order and make lasting change.
Play4min 37secDecades after taking it, feds set to return Minnesota land to Leech Lake bandMay 18, 2022 4:00 AMBy Melissa OlsonThe Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe will soon get back nearly 12,000 acres wrongfully taken in the ‘40s and ‘50s. As they plan for the land’s future, tribal leaders say their fight has also helped strengthen bonds with the Cass County government.
Play3min 42secIs your house at risk of a wildfire? This online tool could tell youMay 16, 2022 5:17 AMBy Lauren Sommer Many people move without realizing the danger that wildfires pose to their new home. A new risk rating system could help buyers learn more on real estate sites.
Animals of Minnesota's Driftless Area are the stars of Winona art exhibitMay 16, 2022 5:00 AMBy Andrew KruegerMatt Wagner wanted to read his young son a book featuring animals found near their home in southeast Minnesota. He couldn't find one — so he set out to create his own.
Water Street in St. Paul to close beginning MondayMay 15, 2022 5:12 PMThe city of St. Paul is closing Water Street beginning on Monday, in anticipation of rising waters on the Mississippi River.
Communities in northern Minnesota seek volunteers as flood waters riseMay 15, 2022 12:21 PMBy MPR News StaffA flood warning is in effect for many communities in far northern Minnesota as the National Weather Service expects rivers and creeks to remain high.
Photos: Spring wildflowers in southern Minnesota state parksMay 13, 2022 6:40 AMBy Andrew KruegerApril’s cool, wet weather delayed the show — but spring wildflowers are now in full bloom across southern Minnesota. Two great places to view them are Nerstrand Big Woods and Carley state parks.
3 deaths reported as storms with hurricane-force winds rake Minnesota, South DakotaMay 13, 2022 6:29 AMBy Andrew KruegerMore than 70,000 homes and businesses remained without power across the region early Friday as damage assessment and cleanup continued after a second night of storms ripped through eastern South Dakota and much of western and central Minnesota.
New public service newsroom will train, employ young journalists of colorMay 12, 2022 5:13 PMBy Jon CollinsBLCK Press has hired five young women of color, who will produce news for video and radio
Thousands remain without power in wake of Wednesday night's stormsMay 12, 2022 5:15 AMBy Andrew KruegerThousands of homes and businesses remained without power across southern Minnesota on Thursday morning, in the wake of severe storms that brought damaging winds, flooding rain, hail and a few reports of possible tornadoes.
