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Greater Minnesota

Art and memory in the Northwoods: The art of Madeleine Bialke

Art and memory in the Northwoods: The art of Madeleine Bialke

The Nemeth Art Center has unveiled “The Long View,” an exhibition by London-based artist Madeleine Bialke, featuring 10 vividly colored “treescapes” inspired by summers spent at her grandparents’ farm in Park Rapids.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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SouthWest Transit will become the first in the metro to offer rides in autonomous vehicles

SouthWest Transit will become the first in the metro to offer rides in autonomous vehicles

For almost four decades, SouthWest Transit has offered public transit options to riders in Eden Prairie, Chaska and Chanhassen and surrounding communities. SouthWest Transit will introduce riders in Eden Prairie to autonomous vehicles this fall.
by Melissa Olson

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Homelessness advocacy groups push back against Duluth proposal to ban camping on city land

Homelessness advocacy groups push back against Duluth proposal to ban camping on city land

A proposal earlier this week from Duluth officials to make sleeping on city land a misdemeanor crime is getting pushback from social service agencies that serve people experiencing homelessness in the city.
by Dan Kraker

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Red Lake Nation College mounts cultural exchange with Indigenous Brazilians 

Red Lake Nation College mounts cultural exchange with Indigenous Brazilians 

Citizens from Red Lake and Leech Lake are now back in Minnesota after a first-of-its-kind cultural exchange to Brazil. The trip which involved students from Red Lake Nation College, the University of Minnesota and Bemidji State University was designed to encourage Indigenous communication internationally as well as within the U.S. and Brazil.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Art Hounds: North country expressionist landscapes

Art Hounds: North country expressionist landscapes

In this week’s Art Hounds: Art Project 605 showcases Jennie Ward’s abstract landscapes, Maithree performs a blend of Indian and Western classical music and the Minnesota Original Music Festival features the 48-Hour Band Challenge.
by Emily Bright

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Interim president hopes to help St. Cloud State University find path forward

Interim president hopes to help St. Cloud State University find path forward

Larry Dietz, former president of Illinois State University, will lead SCSU for the next two years amid budget challenges. He hopes to help stabilize enrollment and draw students back to a more vibrant campus.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Duluth officials propose criminalizing public encampments, smoking in the skyway

Duluth officials propose criminalizing public encampments, smoking in the skyway

Duluth city officials want to make several activities misdemeanor crimes, including camping on city property and smoking or vaping tobacco or cannabis in the city skyway system.
by Dan Kraker

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After a medical crisis, an Iron Range journalist is speaking out about systemic rural health care issues

After a medical crisis, an Iron Range journalist is speaking out about systemic rural health care issues

Having a health crisis in your family is difficult no matter where you live. But in rural areas far from hospitals, the experience can be especially taxing.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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