Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now

Minnesota News

MPR News is your go-to source for Minnesota news and stories.

From local stories from your Minnesota neighbors to breaking news updates across the state, we have you covered.

Teenage Buddhist lama celebrates last birthday in the U.S. before joining monastery in the Himalayas

Teenage Buddhist lama celebrates last birthday in the U.S. before joining monastery in the Himalayas

A U.S.-born Buddhist lama celebrated his 18th birthday with an elaborate enthronement ceremony. Hundreds attended the event at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota. It’s the last big party for Jalue Dorje before he joins a monastery in the Himalayan foothills — thousands of miles from his home in suburban Minneapolis.
by The Associated Press

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Innovative Iron Range landfill project tackles climate change, ‘forever chemicals’

Innovative Iron Range landfill project tackles climate change, ‘forever chemicals’

A new project at a small landfill on Minnesota’s Iron Range is simultaneously helping to tackle two of society’s most vexing environmental problems — climate change and the treatment of so-called “forever chemicals.”
by Dan Kraker

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
In Wabasha, a collector puts his passion for all things eagles on full display

In Wabasha, a collector puts his passion for all things eagles on full display

Preston Cook spent decades collecting tens of thousands of items bearing bald eagle imagery. The longtime California real estate developer donated the collection to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha and then moved to town.
by Dan Gunderson

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Jury selection begins in Fergus Falls for two men charged with human smuggling that resulted in deaths 

Jury selection begins in Fergus Falls for two men charged with human smuggling that resulted in deaths 

Two Florida-based men are accused of smuggling Indian nationals across the U.S. border from Canada. A family of four perished in a snowstorm two years ago after they got separated from a larger group and froze to death.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
South Minneapolis clinic breaks ground

South Minneapolis clinic breaks ground

Southside Community Health Services broke ground on its new Minneapolis clinic Friday, after working for years to plan and secure funding for the facility.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Anheuser-Busch will close Moorhead malting plant

Anheuser-Busch will close Moorhead malting plant

Anheuser Busch will close a large malting facility in Moorhead and transfer operations to Rahr’s malting plant in Shakopee. The Moorhead malt house opened in 1978 and processed millions of bushels of barley each year for use in the beer brewing process.
by Dan Gunderson

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
‘Chris died doing what he loved’: Friends remember Twin Cities social justice advocate

‘Chris died doing what he loved’: Friends remember Twin Cities social justice advocate

Ujamaa Place President and CEO Christopher Crutchfield died while hosting a movie night for Black men on Nov. 4. His nonprofit is named after the Swahili word for “extended family,” and for many in the Twin Cities, that’s exactly what Crutchfield was.
by Regina Medina

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!