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Minnesota bets on child tax credit to cut poverty. Will it work?
Minnesota has a new child tax credit for families whose incomes make them financially insecure. Advocates predict it will make a big dent in child poverty, although how that is measured matters.
Meet Leeanna Lor, Miss Hmong Minnesota pageant winner and burn unit nurse
Since 1984, the Miss Hmong Minnesota pageant has embodied confidence, beauty and pride in the local Hmong culture. It’s about “what you can bring back to the community and how you use that platform to help others,” Lor said.
Happy 5th anniversary, MPR raccoon!
Where were you the day a mottled brown raccoon inspired the internet when she climbed the 25 stories of UBS Tower in downtown St. Paul?
Three years ago, the world watched Lake Street sustain significant damage after the murder of George Floyd. But business owners cleaned up, came back and insisted that this recovery be accessible to all. Were they successful? Listen to this live In Focus discussion hosted by MPR News host Angela Davis.
Heart work: Training social workers to keep Native children home
A unique program housed at the University of Minnesota Duluth trains social workers to comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act to keep Native American children connected to their families and communities.
Northern Minnesota researchers find that wolves are accomplished anglers
New research from the Voyageurs Wolf Project has documented evidence of wolves fishing for food over six of the past seven years, suggesting the practice is more widespread than initially believed.
Both suspects are in custody in connection to a fatal drive-by shooting on Friday night. Police said two suspects in a white 2015 Dodge Durango drove up and shot the people inside the other vehicle. One man was killed and at least two people were injured.
Ask a Bookseller: They're Going to Love You
The book that Matt Nixon of A Capella Books in Atlanta, Ga., has loved selling to his customers for the past few months has been Meg Howrey's novel "They're Going to Love You."