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Soomaalida St. Cloud waxay rabaan in ay ka dhex muuqdaan siyaasadda, laakiin iyaga oo dhan isku aragti ma aha

Soomaalida St. Cloud waxay rabaan in ay ka dhex muuqdaan siyaasadda, laakiin iyaga oo dhan isku aragti ma aha

In ka badan labaatameeyo sano ka hor ayey qaxootigan oo ka soo jeeda Bariga Afrika soo dageen St. Cloud, oo qaarkood ayaa raadinaya in ay door ku yeeshaan maamulka iyo siyaasadda.
by Kirsti Marohn

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St. Cloud Somali community seeks political influence, but not all share same views

St. Cloud Somali community seeks political influence, but not all share same views

More than two decades since the first East African refugees settled in St. Cloud, some community members are seeking a more active role in government and politics. But their political views are varied.
by Kirsti Marohn

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September heat and turning leaves: Where to catch fall colors

September heat and turning leaves: Where to catch fall colors

The Minnesota DNR’s fall colors map suggests leaves are in the beginning stages of turning colorful across northern Minnesota with the start of notable color in the Iron Range and near North Dakota, as well as a sprinkle along the southern border of Minnesota.
by Anika Besst

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Rural Voice: How rural communities thrive as immigrants put down roots

Rural Voice: How rural communities thrive as immigrants put down roots

The final Rural Voice of the 2024 season was in Worthington on Thursday, Sept. 19 to talk about how rural communities can incorporate immigrants in a way that enables everyone to thrive.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Minnesota Power plans to build solar projects in Cohasset and Royalton

Minnesota Power plans to build solar projects in Cohasset and Royalton

A Minnesota Power official called them a “key milestone” in the Duluth-based utility’s shift away from producing electricity by burning coal toward cleaner sources of energy.
by Kirsti Marohn

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St. Cloud asks voters to approve $43.5 million for new fire station

St. Cloud asks voters to approve $43.5 million for new fire station

Fire Chief Matthew Love said the new station will add firefighters and equipment to a growing part of St. Cloud and help improve response times throughout the city.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Little fires everywhere: A new arts collective goes on tour to build community in rural Minnesota and beyond

Little fires everywhere: A new arts collective goes on tour to build community in rural Minnesota and beyond

On a September evening at the Turf Club in St. Paul, the new arts collective “Fire in the Village” kicked off a fall tour blending music, upcycled fashion and printmaking to foster community connections and address rural isolation.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Community healing: Groundbreaking honors ‘all lives lost and forever changed’ by 2005 Red Lake shootings

Community healing: Groundbreaking honors ‘all lives lost and forever changed’ by 2005 Red Lake shootings

On Saturday, supporters will gather for a groundbreaking ceremony on the Red Lake Nation for a memorial dedicated to those affected by the mass shooting in 2005. Ten people died that day, including the perpetrator.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Gas pipeline approved near pipestone quarry sacred to Indigenous people, with conditions

Gas pipeline approved near pipestone quarry sacred to Indigenous people, with conditions

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved a permit to Magellan Pipeline Company along a route near a pipestone quarry considered sacred by many tribal nations. Tribal input over the past year resulted in the commission requiring the pipeline company to consult with tribes.
by Melissa Olson

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