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Dry weather aids ongoing flood fight in northern Minnesota

Dry weather aids ongoing flood fight in northern Minnesota

There's finally a little good news in the fight against rising floodwaters in northern Minnesota along the Canadian border. While Rainy Lake is still rising, recent dry weather has slowed the pace heading toward a forecast peak later this month.
by Dan Kraker

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Reliving 150-year-old history a step, and a creak, at a time

Reliving 150-year-old history a step, and a creak, at a time

A Winnipeg man is fulfilling his quest for adventure by traveling, very slowly, from Winnipeg to St. Paul by oxcart. The journey is about history, adventure and faith.
by Dan Gunderson

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State preps for sign-up surge for pandemic bonuses

State preps for sign-up surge for pandemic bonuses

As an application process for $500 million in pandemic worker bonuses starts, state officials stress that there’s time for those eligible to qualify. Minnesota won’t issue checks on a first-come, first-served basis.
by Brian Bakst

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OK to restart backyard bird feeding as avian flu risk ebbs, U experts say

OK to restart backyard bird feeding as avian flu risk ebbs, U experts say

With bird flu cases among wild populations continuing to decline, the University of Minnesota Raptor Center says the risk is low enough to put backyard feeders back up. In early April the center urged Minnesotans to take down their feeders to stem bird flu’s spread.
by Tim Nelson

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Vote for everyone you like — Fargo tests approval voting

Vote for everyone you like — Fargo tests approval voting

Fargo is the first city in the U.S. to use approval voting, where voters can select all of the candidates they like.
by Dan Gunderson

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Exhibit explores early effort to desegregate Minneapolis schools

Exhibit explores early effort to desegregate Minneapolis schools

Currently at the Hennepin History Museum, “Separate Not Equal: The Hale-Field Pairing” tells the story of the 1971 effort to desegregate two elementary schools fewer than 2 miles apart and the lessons still relevant today.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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All-terrain track chairs come to Minnesota state parks

All-terrain track chairs come to Minnesota state parks

People with mobility disabilities who visit Minnesota state parks can now use all-terrain track chairs or an adaptive beach chair at several parks across the state.
by Sam Stroozas

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