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Holiday weekend campsites in short supply — but not entirely booked — at Minnesota state parks

Holiday weekend campsites in short supply — but not entirely booked — at Minnesota state parks

If warmer weather in the forecast has you thinking about a spur-of-the-moment holiday weekend camping trip to a Minnesota state park, you're not completely out of luck — but you'll have to do some searching to find an open site.
by Andrew Krueger

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At a Minnesota evangelical school, Black students sought racial reckoning, then felt the pushback

At a Minnesota evangelical school, Black students sought racial reckoning, then felt the pushback

Some students of color at the University of Northwestern say there's a pattern of casual racism on campus, rooted in its history. The current president says the suburban Twin Cities school is working on change but concedes not everyone agrees change is needed, and “we’re never going to reach utopia.”
by Elizabeth Shockman

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The East African twist on an American staple

The East African twist on an American staple

Ethiopian chef Karima Omer serves what she calls chapati wraps at her St. Paul restaurant. She created the dish almost by accident, but a staple of East African cuisine is now a huge hit with customers.
by Mecca Bos

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Two years after George Floyd's murder, changing the Minneapolis police may be up to courts

Wednesday marks two years since a police officer killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street corner, setting off global racial justice protests. Investigations by state and federal agencies may lead to court oversight of the Minneapolis Police Department.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneopa State Park sees record 16 wild bison calves this spring

Minneopa State Park sees record 16 wild bison calves this spring

The herd at Minneopa State Park near Mankato includes what park officials believe are 16 new calves, the most the program has recorded since the animals were reintroduced to the area in 2015.
by Tim Nelson

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Number of human-biting mosquitoes in Twin Cities is low ⁠— for now

Number of human-biting mosquitoes in Twin Cities is low ⁠— for now

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District in St. Paul began this year's surveillance of mosquitoes and black flies and found that, although there are a lot of mosquito larvae, there aren’t many adult mosquitoes out biting people.
by Kaila White

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Border restrictions keep flooded cabin and resort owners away from their properties

Border restrictions keep flooded cabin and resort owners away from their properties

Dozens of cabin and resort owners with property on the Canadian side of northern Minnesota’s Sand Point and Namakan lakes can’t legally access their properties to try to protect them from ongoing flooding, because of restrictions on crossing the international border.
by Dan Kraker

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Can 'self serve' save the small town grocery?

Can 'self serve' save the small town grocery?

Small town grocery stores have been closing for decades. A young couple in west-central Minnesota decided to try a different way of doing business to bring groceries back to main street.
by Dan Gunderson

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