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Drug use is especially frowned upon among followers of a faith that prohibits the use of mood-altering substances.

Ken Burns’ new documentary series on country music continues Monday night on PBS. As a companion to that project, Pioneer Public Television has produced its own piece, called “Country Music: Made in Minnesota.”

After 40 years photographing around the world, Kerri Pickett returns to her alma mater Minnesota State University Moorhead, where she says she was inspired to become an art photographer.

Over his 33-year career as an emergency doctor, Dr. Stephen W. Smith has seen a lot. But he’s amazed by the number of e-scooter-related injuries he’s seen this summer at Hennepin Healthcare.

With recent cool temperatures, the DNR reports parts of northeastern Minnesota are already seeing 10 to 25 percent fall color change this week.

This month also marks 30 years since the release of "Rhythm Nation 1814," one of several successful Jackson albums that were recorded and produced at Flyte Time Studios in Minneapolis.

Under a new program, first-time offenders can resolve some minor crimes through talking it out in a restorative circle, instead of going to court, paying fines or spending time in jail.

A nationwide controversy over the building of cairns — those stacks of rocks, usually built to mark a trail — has spread to Minnesota. Detractors say they ruin the view and can cause ecological harm. Others don’t understand what all the fuss is about.

Even as St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter III and his father were decrying the gun violence that left three men dead in nine hours in the capital city this week, police still had not located a handgun stolen from the elder Carter's car late last month, police and court records show.

The DFLer conceded that she left police officer charging decisions to grand juries, but said she now believes that county attorneys should make those calls. Earlier in the debate, Klobuchar also voiced her opposition to Medicare for All, saying it’s a bad idea to take away private insurance from Americans.