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Census: Minn. child poverty rate hits 15 percent

The Census Bureau is reporting that 15 percent of Minnesota's children, or about 190,000 of them, were living in poverty last year.

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Children and mental illness

Children and mental illness

Mayo Clinic and the REACH Institute based in New York have released a new report to help parents, doctors and childcare professionals identify mental illness in children. We'll hear how the report might impact today's youth and what parents and school professionals can do when they think there is a problem.

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OccupyMN fights Hennepin Co. on camping, sign rules

OccupyMN fights Hennepin Co. on camping, sign rules

OccupyMN protesters vowed to fight new restrictions on camping and posting signs at the Hennepin County Government Center plaza this week.
by Madeleine Baran

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What is the future of libraries?

What is the future of libraries?

In their earliest days, American libraries were repositories of books to read and share. Now libraries offer e-books, audio books, periodicals, music, art, movies, computer access and community services. Which library functions are most important now and in the future?

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Census shows less American mobility, Minnesota fits trend

U.S. Census figures show that the number of people who move from state to state, and within states and counties, is at historic lows. Even so, Minnesota saw a slight net gain in population in 2010, in part due to migration from other states.
by Brandt Williams

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Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Immersed in the Dakota language

Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Immersed in the Dakota language

The number of native speakers of the Dakota language is dwindling, but one teacher is keeping it alive to preserve a culture and a way of life.
by Dan Olson

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‘Anywhere but Minot’

In western North Dakota, the oil boom is making a lot of people rich. It's also making it enticing to kick members of the military out of a place to live.
by Bob Collins

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A letter to the East Coast (5×8 – 11/15/11)

A letter to the East Coast (5×8 – 11/15/11)

We'll give you a second chance, no cake for same-sex couple in Iowa, the new normal is no fun, Tom's walk, and how a felon in Duluth got his gun back.
by Bob Collins

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