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Racist video brings calls for action at Prior Lake High School

Racist video brings calls for action at Prior Lake High School

A video that targeted a Black 14-year-old freshman includes racial slurs and urges the girl kill herself. The police chief of Savage called the video “horrific, hateful, racist” and said an investigation is underway.
by Tim Nelson, Elizabeth Shockman and Matt Sepic

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Defense calls for mistrial as Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand in his homicide trial

Defense calls for mistrial as Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand in his homicide trial

Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old who shot and killed two demonstrators at a racial justice protest last year in Kenosha, Wis., took the stand in his highly-watched homicide trial to say he feared for his life when he fired his rifle.
by Becky Sullivan

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Despite calls to improve, air travel is still a nightmare for many with disabilities

Despite calls to improve, air travel is still a nightmare for many with disabilities

Congress told the Transportation Security Administration and airlines in 2018 to improve air travel for people with disabilities. But TSA data and stories from flyers suggest little has improved.
by Joseph Shapiro and Allison Mollenkamp

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New podcast examines racial inequality on the North Shore

New podcast examines racial inequality on the North Shore

"It Happens Here," a new podcast from Grand Marais community radio station WTIP, seeks to uncover the roots of racial inequality on the North Shore. The producers of the podcast, Staci Drouillard and Leah Lemm, joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to discuss the project and share the first episode.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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Artist and curator on new installation at Wall of Forgotten Natives

Artist and curator on new installation at Wall of Forgotten Natives

There's a new art installation in Minneapolis at the former site of the Wall of Forgotten Natives, a homeless encampment so named because many of the people staying there in 2018 were Native American. The artist and the curator behind the installation sat down with host Cathy Wurzer to discuss the project.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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RISE for Youth works to address racial disparities for young people

RISE for Youth works to address racial disparities for young people

RISE for Youth, a new collaboration between Mayo Clinic and the Rochester, Minn., branch of the NAACP, is working to create equitable pathways for Black and underrepresented students.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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For first time, MnDOT puts up signs recognizing treaty boundaries

For first time, MnDOT puts up signs recognizing treaty boundaries

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is installing 12 signs to mark the boundaries of a treaty signed in 1854 by three tribal nations and the U.S. government.
by Dan Kraker

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Four takeaways from the first week of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial

Four takeaways from the first week of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial

Nearly three hours of testimony came from a video producer for a right-wing news site who filmed Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wis. Prosecutors also called two men who said they wanted to "protect" businesses.
by Becky Sullivan

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Navy launches ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk

Navy launches ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk

A Navy ship named for slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk, who served four years in the Navy before being forced out, was christened and launched in San Diego Bay on Saturday.
by The Associated Press

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