All Things Considered

A new survey finds 15 percent of respondents who are Black say Minnesota K-12 schools offer their students the same education as white children. But 48 percent of white respondents said the opportunities are the same regardless of race or ethnicity.

Cities across the metro are adding pickleball courts to their parks. And at least one company is looking to make some money on the trend, opening an indoor pickleball facility with food and drinks.

On this week’s Appetites, MPR News host Tom Crann was joined by Ghazaleh Dadres, a board member with the Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective, who shared how the art of drinking tea has played a role in her life as an Iranian.

Changing rainfall patterns and more extreme weather swings have made water managers’ jobs difficult. They moderate lake and creek levels to prevent flooding and pollution.

It's been a tough year to be a Minnesota farmer trying to keep crops alive during the worst drought in decades. But many are using new tools and research to be smarter and more efficient about how much water they use, and when.

“What’s Out There Weekend” offers walking tours to explore the culture and design of public spaces in the Twin Cities, Opera Afuera fills Allianz Field with music by Latino artists and the McKnight dance fellows premiere their solo dance videos.

The first Latino to permanently make Minnesota his home did so in 1886. Luis Garzon was a 19-year-old oboe player when he arrived with an orchestra from Mexico. He stayed and helped build a vibrant community.

Minneapolis online classrooms had a new visitor over the past year: Gaggle. Reporter Mark Keierleber spoke with MPR News about the new AI system that Minneapolis Public Schools implemented to watch for students that may be in crisis.

The Moorhead police department has struggled to recruit a more diverse force. The police chief is turning to a new cadet program designed to identify and train students who might grow into a career as police officers.

Two decades after his death in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Deena Burnett Bailey reflects on her husband’s life and how he inspired a nation.