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Hmong immigrants helped save this prairie town, but now their children are leaving

Hmong immigrants helped save this prairie town, but now their children are leaving

The influx of Hmong-Americans into Walnut Grove, Minn., gave the community a boost, but two decades in, they’re facing the same challenge as other rural parts of the state: How do you give young people a reason to stay?
by Jon Collins

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U’s medical school in Duluth welcomes record number of Native students

U’s medical school in Duluth welcomes record number of Native students

Of the 65 students taking part in the White Coat Ceremony on Friday to welcome the class, 18 percent are Native American. These doctors-to-be could help address a shortage of American Indian physicians nationwide that some say has reached "crisis" levels.
by Dan Kraker

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Lured by jobs and housing, Karen refugees spread across Minnesota

Lured by jobs and housing, Karen refugees spread across Minnesota

A small but growing number of Karen refugees are migrating from the Twin Cities metro area to put down roots in places like Albert Lea, Austin, Marshall and Willmar in Greater Minnesota.
by Ibrahim Hirsi

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Roseau feels the strain as Minnesota-Canada border hassles take a toll

Roseau feels the strain as Minnesota-Canada border hassles take a toll

A nationwide shift of customs officers to the Mexican border last year forced northern crossings to cut hours. That’s frayed the fabric of daily life in Roseau, Minn., where local leaders are not confident of a return to normal.
by John Enger

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Video: Cops, citizen stop runaway school bus in western MN

Video: Cops, citizen stop runaway school bus in western MN

Some quick thinking and bold driving by deputies and a local fireman helped avert disaster Wednesday as the bus plowed through Granite Falls after the driver suffered a medical emergency. No one was hurt.
by John Enger

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Photos: In defiance of winter, Duluthians skate the 'People's Rink' on frozen Superior

Photos: In defiance of winter, Duluthians skate the 'People's Rink' on frozen Superior

About a quarter-mile offshore from Duluth's Leif Erikson Park, a hearty band of volunteers has carved a skating rink unlike any other on the frozen surface of Lake Superior.
by Dan Kraker and Derek Montgomery

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Rural hospitals retreat from delivering babies; small towns pay the price

Rural hospitals retreat from delivering babies; small towns pay the price

For medical and financial reasons, a growing number of rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies. That's adding risks to rural birth, and making it that much harder to keep people in small-town Minnesota. Grand Marais sees that firsthand.
by Catharine Richert

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In Sauk Centre, moving 'Main Street' to Main Street

In Sauk Centre, moving 'Main Street' to Main Street

Nearly 100 years after the publication of "Main Street," some residents are working to preserve Nobel Prize-winning writer Sinclair Lewis' place in the town's history.
by Kirsti Marohn

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These tiny little bugs are a harbinger of wetland health -- and they're disappearing

These tiny little bugs are a harbinger of wetland health -- and they're disappearing

Minnesota's amphipod population has been in decline for more than 20 years, and scientists say only five percent of wetlands where they could live actually have a healthy population. Now, they're studying them intensely in an effort to save them.
by Dan Gunderson

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