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The protests at Standing Rock: Oil, water, race and treaty rights

The protests at Standing Rock: Oil, water, race and treaty rights

MPR News with Tom Weber devoted Tuesday's show to exploring the dispute in North Dakota over the proposed pipeline. The show included new reporting and updates, plus thoughts and reflections from some of the key players in the story.
by Dan Gunderson, Julie Siple, Tom Weber, Elizabeth Dunbar, Matt Sepic, Dan Kraker, MPR News Staff and Doualy Xaykaothao

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Video: Center near Standing Rock offers refuge, hope for local community

Just four miles south of the Dakota Access pipeline protests, the community center in the town of Cannon Ball, N.D., serves as a hub for residents of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
by Evan Frost

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Do we need a different word for 'mansplaining'?

Do we need a different word for 'mansplaining'?

The term was created to identify women's frustrations of being interrupted and underestimated, but it has come under fire from critics who claim it is sexist.
by MPR News Staff

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How is the world treating people with disabilities?

How is the world treating people with disabilities?

A new report from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health looks at how far countries have come -- and have far they still have to go.
by Susan Brink

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Please, baby, please: some couples turn to crowdfunding for IVF

Please, baby, please: some couples turn to crowdfunding for IVF

Infertility is often a private struggle. But some couples are going public-- via crowdfunding sites-- to help subsidize in vitro fertilization treatments that can cost as much as $20,000 each time.
by Stephanie O'Neill

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Minnesota Muslim women turn to self-defense courses after hate crimes rise

Minnesota Muslim women turn to self-defense courses after hate crimes rise

"We wanted to make sure we could prepare the women just in case something were to happen," said Nausheena Hussain, executive director of Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment, who organized a weekend class.
by Max Nesterak

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Blacks far more likely to be cited in St. Paul cop stops

Blacks far more likely to be cited in St. Paul cop stops

Data analyzed by MPR News show significant racial disparities in ticketing rates between black and white drivers. St. Paul is set to release more data this week. The chief says he's ready to take on the issue.
by Brandt Williams

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St. Paul, Worthington mayors clear up confusion over 'sanctuary cities'

Mayors Chris Coleman and Mike Kuhle say their cities are not harboring criminals or illegal immigrants. They're cities with police departments that will provide assistance to residents -- without asking about immigration status.
by MPR News Staff

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St. Cloud video company files suit to deny service to same-sex couples

Carl and Angel Larsen filed a lawsuit against the state this week to allow them to refuse service to same-sex couples.

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Pipeline decision marks victory in tribal effort to protect sacred sites

Pipeline decision marks victory in tribal effort to protect sacred sites

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision earlier this week to block construction of the Dakota Access pipeline under the Missouri River signals Indian tribes' greater voice in off-reservation infrastructure projects.
by Dan Kraker

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