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Minnesota man on a mission to save honeybees, shrink pesticide use

Minnesota man on a mission to save honeybees, shrink pesticide use

Steve Ellis is a nationally recognized expert in the business of bees. From his Grant County farms he’s fought for decades to protect them from what he believes are deadly pesticides harming their health. For him, beekeeping has always been more than a business.
by Dan Gunderson

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Eat it, name it: Eden Prairie wants help naming its THC gummy

Eat it, name it: Eden Prairie wants help naming its THC gummy

Eden Prairie owns three liquor stores, located near grocery stores like Cub Foods and Kowalski’s. In 2023, those stores generated $897,535 of net profit on about $12 million in sales.
by Todd Melby

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15 essential books to better understand climate change

15 essential books to better understand climate change

Professors at universities and colleges across the state say one of the best ways to understand climate change is simple: reading. 
by Jaylan Sims

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Trump order gives Minnesota taconite plants more time to cut mercury pollution

Trump order gives Minnesota taconite plants more time to cut mercury pollution

After years of delay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved a rule last year requiring Minnesota’s taconite industry to cut its mercury emissions. Now the Trump administration is giving facilities at least two more years to comply.
by Dan Kraker

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Channeling Paul Bunyan: Veterans try axe throwing at National Wheelchair Games in Minneapolis

Channeling Paul Bunyan: Veterans try axe throwing at National Wheelchair Games in Minneapolis

This week, 550 athletes are in Minneapolis for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games — the world’s largest wheelchair sport and rehabilitation event for military veterans. Each year, a new sport is chosen to exhibit. For Minnesota, it’s axe throwing.
by Kyra Miles

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Loss of public media funding a blow to tribal radio stations

Loss of public media funding a blow to tribal radio stations

Tribal radio stations across the country, including three in northern Minnesota, will lose significant dollars after Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding recission.
by Melissa Olson

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Isaac Thompson named president and CEO of Minnesota Orchestra

Isaac Thompson named president and CEO of Minnesota Orchestra

Isaac Thompson, a Twin Cities native and current head of the Oregon Symphony, has been named president and CEO of the Minnesota Orchestra, returning to lead the organization he grew up attending.
by Max Sparber, Tom Crann and Gretchen Brown

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