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Last Chance exhibit: A reckoning on water at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum

Last Chance exhibit: A reckoning on water at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum

The Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s “A Nation Takes Place” reexamines marine art by highlighting the overlooked histories of Indigenous and Black peoples. Plus an exhibit curated by Ojibwe poet Heid E. Erdrich and one featuring photographer Shelly Mosman.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Competitive swimmers break the ice to create inaugural swim meet at Lake Johanna

Competitive swimmers break the ice to create inaugural swim meet at Lake Johanna

In just a few short months, organizers of an ice swimming competition pulled together an event that brought together a hundred swimmers from all over the world. They competed on Saturday in the inaugural ice swimming race on a Minnesota lake, where the water was just 36 degrees.
by Ellie Roth

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In window before special election, House Republicans push for votes on their agenda

In window before special election, House Republicans push for votes on their agenda

With a slim majority, Republicans in the Minnesota House are pushing forward bills that are likely not to pass a floor vote. They hope it will still send a political message.
by Peter Cox and Dana Ferguson

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This Black northern Minnesota inventor changed the world. Many Minnesotans don’t know him

This Black northern Minnesota inventor changed the world. Many Minnesotans don’t know him

Frederick McKinley Jones invented refrigerated shipping, allowing trucks and trains to move food worldwide. The self-taught engineer who lived in Hallock held dozens of patents that transformed America, yet Minnesotans might be hard-pressed to recognize his name.
by Dan Gunderson

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Beekeepers say catastrophic honeybee losses are cause for alarm

Beekeepers say catastrophic honeybee losses are cause for alarm

Commercial beekeepers across the country are reporting sudden deaths of honey bee colonies. One industry official called the losses unprecedented.
by Dan Gunderson

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Border patrol agent from Minnesota buried with full military honors at Fort Snelling

Border patrol agent from Minnesota buried with full military honors at Fort Snelling

David Christopher “Chris” Maland, 44, was killed on Jan. 20 while working in Vermont. He pulled over a car, believing one of the two passengers had an expired visa. One of the passengers opened fire; the other allegedly also drew a gun, according to an FBI affidavit. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Ellie Roth and MPR News Staff

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State DNR and U of M partner for elk research project beginning in March

State DNR and U of M partner for elk research project beginning in March

This project is only the second of its kind in Minnesota. This study is more comprehensive than the first, held between 2016-2018, when only adult cows were studied. This new study will include data from bulls, cows and calves. 
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Ice Palace in Delano announces permanent closure

Ice Palace in Delano announces permanent closure

The family-run business announced in a statement that its final day will be March 2. The family cited warm weather during last year’s season as one of the reasons for the closure.
by MPR News Staff

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