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Gophers women's basketball team earns NCAA tournament berth

Gophers women's basketball team earns NCAA tournament berth

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team is heading to the NCAA tournament for the first time in nearly a decade — and they’ll start the tourney at home.
by MPR News Staff

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9 Minnesota counties set to receive aerial treatments to control an invasive moth species

9 Minnesota counties set to receive aerial treatments to control an invasive moth species

State agriculture officials have unveiled plans to spray a nontoxic pheromone in dozens of treatment areas this summer to disrupt the mating of spongy moths, a leaf-eating insect that can damage trees. The invasive pest is already well established in Wisconsin but has not yet gained a foothold in Minnesota. 
by Noah Bloch

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Mayor Her explains rejection of independent investigation after journalists injured

Mayor Her explains rejection of independent investigation after journalists injured

St. Paul Mayor Kaoly Her denies request for independent probe into violent police response that injured three journalists during a November ICE arrest, saying an internal investigation should finish first.
by Regina Medina

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Mayo Clinic performed record number of solid organ transplants in 2025

Mayo Clinic performed record number of solid organ transplants in 2025

Mayo performed more solid organ transplants last year than ever before. The clinic and hospital system credits its commitment to research and new technology and the generosity of its organ donors.
by Molly Castle Work

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New solar co-op program launches in northcentral MN as bulwark against energy utilities

New solar co-op program launches in northcentral MN as bulwark against energy utilities

Solar United Neighbors has helped launch nearly 30 solar co-ops throughout Minnesota since 2018. Now, the national nonprofit announced it has extended that, to include the first-ever solar co-op program in northcentral Minnesota. 
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Lady Tremaine’ by Rachel Hochhauser 

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Lady Tremaine’ by Rachel Hochhauser 

Sarah DiMaria of Cavalier House Books in Denham Springs, Louisiana, recommends Rachel Hochhauser’s debut “Lady Tremaine.”
by Emily Bright

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Fertilizer inventory holds steady, but Minn. farmers still fear price shocks from war in Iran

Fertilizer inventory holds steady, but Minn. farmers still fear price shocks from war in Iran

Nationwide price increases for fuel and fertilizer come as farmers prepare to plant their crops. Minnesota Farm Bureau leadership says farmers can’t afford to cut down on the use of either commodity.
by Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval

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