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Minnesota Historical Society will repatriate the ‘Mankato Hanging Rope’ to the Prairie Island Indian Community

Minnesota Historical Society will repatriate the ‘Mankato Hanging Rope’ to the Prairie Island Indian Community

The item known as “the Mankato Hanging Rope” was used in the hanging of Wicanhpi Wastedanpi (also known as Chaske), one of the 38 Dakota men hanged on Dec. 26, 1862, following the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. 
by Hannah Yang

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Defense set to present case after prosecution rests in Feeding Our Future trial

Defense set to present case after prosecution rests in Feeding Our Future trial

Prosecutors have rested their case in the trial of seven people accused of defrauding taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs. They haven’t said that all of the financial transactions were fraudulent, only that the vast majority were.
by Matt Sepic

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State agency approves loan for tribal cannabis facility over board's recommendation

State agency approves loan for tribal cannabis facility over board's recommendation

The Minnesota Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation has approved a $2.5 million loan to a subsidiary of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to build a cannabis growing facility in Brookston, despite its advisory board’s vote against it.
by Dan Kraker

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Appeals court overturns conviction in fatal shooting of Minneapolis teenager Deshaun Hill

Appeals court overturns conviction in fatal shooting of Minneapolis teenager Deshaun Hill

In 2023, Cody Fohrenkam was found guilty of shooting and killing 15-year-old North High School student Deshaun Hill. But the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the state failed to prove that Fohrenkam’s statements were lawfully obtained.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Laugh it out: Can humor ease tension in polarizing times?

Laugh it out: Can humor ease tension in polarizing times?

This summer, the Minnesota Humanities Center is sponsoring a series of improv shows around the state with the hope of helping communities work together on the issues that divide them.
by Catharine Richert

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Fort Snelling Memorial Day Service honors WWII vets ahead of 80th D-Day anniversary

Fort Snelling Memorial Day Service honors WWII vets ahead of 80th D-Day anniversary

A Memorial Day service at Fort Snelling National Cemetery paid extra tribute to World War II veterans Monday, as the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches in June — and as the state continues to lose veterans who fought at that time.
by Cari Spencer

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Minnesota lawmakers assert protections for public waters

Minnesota lawmakers assert protections for public waters

Legislators passed language clarifying that a waterway that meets the legal definition is a public water, even if it’s not on a decades-old state inventory. Its passage followed a lengthy legal dispute over Limbo Creek, the last free-flowing stream in heavily-farmed Renville County.
by Kirsti Marohn

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