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Advocates: Early intervention key to ending domestic violence

Advocates: Early intervention key to ending domestic violence

Nine women have died already this year in Minnesota from domestic violence. Experts say it will take more than law enforcement to make it stop. One program shows promise.
by Riham Feshir

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New memorial to honor Hmong and Lao veterans

This weekend a new memorial will be unveiled on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol. The Minnesota Memorial to Special Forces in Laos honors the tens of thousands of Hmong and other southeast Asian people who fought for the United States in Laos. MPR's Marianne Combs talked with Minnesota Senator Foung Hawj and Ly Vang, who served as a young nurse during the war.

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Refinancing student debt

Minnesota ranks fifth in the nation for student debt, and fourth for its proportion of students shouldering college debt loads.

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One resident's $6 million, Hail Mary plan to save her mobile home park

One resident's $6 million, Hail Mary plan to save her mobile home park

Antonia Alvarez has spent a decade advocating for immigration, transportation and housing rights. Now, with the impending closure of St. Anthony's Lowry Grove mobile home park, the fight has become personal. She has until Saturday to raise $6 million to save the neighborhood.
by Tracy Mumford

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National Cathedral to remove Confederate flags from stained glass windows

National Cathedral to remove Confederate flags from stained glass windows

The windows, which honor Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, will remain during a period of "public dialogue" on race and slavery. But the battle flags will now be replaced with plain glass.

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The evolution of LGBT rights under Obama

The evolution of LGBT rights under Obama

Much has changed during the Obama administration -- including the legalization of same-sex marriage. The president praised that Supreme Court decision, but activists have not always applauded him.
by Scott Horsley

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How artist lofts became white segregated subsidised housing

A University of Minnesota research paper, "White Segregated Subsidized Housing ," has sparked a debate about why artists' lofts are predominately occupied by white artists. Marianne Combs will explore why 82 percent of people living in the artist housing in Minnesota were white.

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Prairie Island Indian Community seeking federal trust for new land

The Prairie Island Indian Community, one of Minnesota's federally recognized Native American tribes, has bought a big parcel of land in the East Metro. Now the tribe has applied to put that land, 112 acres in Washington County, into federal trust.
by MPR News Staff

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Homeless teen beats odds, graduates high school

Homeless teen beats odds, graduates high school

Diamond Syas, a senior at Bloomington Kennedy High School, found herself homeless and largely alone during last school year. But she didn't quit and her college plans are back on track.
by Laura Yuen

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Report shows slow progress, challenges for north Minneapolis program

Report shows slow progress, challenges for north Minneapolis program

Children connected to the Northside Achievement Zone are making gains when it comes to kindergarten readiness and reading skills. But progress has not come as quickly as many had hoped for.
by Brandt Williams

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