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Employees at all seven First Avenue music venues unionize

Employees at all seven First Avenue music venues unionize

About 200 bartenders, ticket-collectors, and floor managers working at First Avenue’s seven locations moved to unionize. They’re asking for better pay, better training and more notice in scheduling shifts.  
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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What to know about Metro Transit's new fare enforcement program

What to know about Metro Transit's new fare enforcement program

If you ride Metro Transit in the Twin Cities, expect to see agents enforcing fares on buses and light rail trains soon. The change is in response to a new law, called the Transit Rider Investment Program, or TRIP, that makes fare evasion a civil offense.
by Aaliyah Demry and Tom Crann

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'Unapologetically Indigenous' mural preserved for future generations

'Unapologetically Indigenous' mural preserved for future generations

Constructed of western red cedar, the mural is monumental in size — 17 feet high and 95 feet wide. The mural was installed on the south face of the Minneapolis American Indian Center almost 50 years ago. The center has been under construction since last winter. 
by Melissa Olson

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Moorhead unveils monument to Black civil war veteran

Moorhead unveils monument to Black civil war veteran

A new monument in Moorhead honors a Black civil war veteran who settled in the new community after the war, raised a family and worked as a barber.
by Dan Gunderson

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Lawsuit claims unequal housing code enforcement hurts Minneapolis renters of color

Lawsuit claims unequal housing code enforcement hurts Minneapolis renters of color

Ten northside tenants and homeowners recently sued the city of Minneapolis claiming it responds to housing code complaint calls in predominantly white neighborhoods with more efficiency than it does in predominantly Black neighborhoods on the city’s north side. The city denies it discriminates against Black and brown renters.  
by Regina Medina

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New invasive crayfish found in Minnesota lake

New invasive crayfish found in Minnesota lake

An invasive crayfish new to Minnesota was found this fall in a lake near Alexandria. There’s no evidence the signal crayfish is reproducing in the lake, but it could pose a risk to lake ecosystems if a population is established.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minneapolis rabbi discusses decision to interrupt president's fundraiser

Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg spoke with MPR News host Tom Crann Thursday about her decision to speak out at the event, and about how she’s navigating disagreement in the Jewish community.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Rollout of all-terrain trackchairs broadens access to state parks

Rollout of all-terrain trackchairs broadens access to state parks

If you use a wheelchair it can be a challenge to get out into the woods. But that is changing. The Minnesota DNR introduced five all-terrain trackchairs in some state parks last summer. Now 13 state parks offer the caterpillar-tracked chairs, allowing guests to range much further.
by Hannah Yang

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Saturday's deer opener brings expanded testing for chronic wasting disease

Saturday's deer opener brings expanded testing for chronic wasting disease

More than 400,000 hunters are expected to participate in the Minnesota deer hunting season this year. Hunters can expect expanded testing for chronic wasting disease and restrictions on the movement of killed deer, all aimed at limiting the spread of the disease that is always fatal in deer.
by Dan Gunderson

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