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MPD still working through monitor’s first year goals to speed up complaint backlog, finalize policies
It’s been one year since an independent monitor began overseeing the Minneapolis Police Department’s efforts to comply with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights settlement agreement. Both the monitor and head of the state’s human rights department say they are encouraged by some progress.
Bemidji novelist Dennis E. Staples aims to make the North Woods scary with new book
Red Lake Band member Dennis E. Staples won national acclaim for his first book “This Town Sleeps.” Now he’s back with a second novel “Passing Through A Prairie Country.” It’s a tale that mixes horror and dark fantasy with Ojibwe culture.
Wisconsin Supreme Court race draws national attention, record out-of-state money
Zac Schultz, a reporter with PBS Wisconsin’s “Here & Now” program, has been closely covering the race and joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition with the highlights.
In NW Minnesota, he turns gears, wire and marbles into art that moves
Jeffrey Zachmann’s built more than 1,000 kinetic sculptures — moving contraptions that fascinate those who come across them in public libraries, private collections and museums around the world. He loves the interaction with people who can't resist his work.
March: Wintry to the north, springlike to the south with dozens of temperature records
Minnesota is set to see a vast temperature spread on the final Friday of March. Highs will be in the 70s-80s to the south and 30s-40s for the northern half of the state, where there too, is a winter weather advisory.
Hospitals say they're facing an existential crisis, and potential Medicaid cuts won't help 
Dr. Rahul Koranne, president and CEO of the Minnesota Hospital Association, joined Cathy Wurzer to talk about what recent job loss and federal volatility mean for the health care of all Minnesotans.
Amid Feeding Our Future convictions, another nonprofit seeks reinstatement to food program
Of the 70 people charged in the Feeding Our Future case, none worked directly for Partners in Quality Care, which is also known as Partners in Nutrition. But federal investigators say in court filings that PIQC operated in a similarly fraudulent way.