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At Minnesota Now, we want to know what’s going on in your part of state. One way we do that is to check in with journalists around Minnesota to find out what their communities are talking about.
Minnesota's home health care industry and the growing labor shortage
Minnesota is facing a labor shortage – and there are few places where that’s more apparent than the home health care industry. Which is also one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S.
St. Paul and its Hmong community are still reeling from the brutal murder-suicide that left five children orphans last week. Those children were in the home when their parents died, and the eldest — a 9-year-old child — reported the deaths to 911.
On Wisconsin’s French Island, residents live with lingering ‘forever chemicals’
Wisconsin’s lawsuit comes more than four years after Minnesota settled its landmark case against 3M over PFAS contamination. Since then, scientists and regulators have learned much more about how broad and pervasive the PFAS problem is.
Debut novelist Oscar Hokeah highlights the pain and healing power of Indigenous communities
Oklahoma writer Oscar Hokeah draws on his own upbringing in the Kiowa and Cherokee communities to paint a kaleidoscope of Native American characters who fight to retain honor and gain healing amidst cultural trauma in his new book, “Calling for a Blanket Dance.”
Fond du Lac Band celebrates return of sacred sites
The city of Superior, Wis. returned two small parcels of land Thursday to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, including a burial ground where nearly 200 people were dug up just over a century ago.
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter proposes 15% property tax levy increase in next year's budget
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter is proposing a 15 percent hike in the city's property tax levy in his 2023 budget. Part of that increase is from ending fees for street maintenance and street lights — and shifting those costs to the city’s general fund.