Family holding rally for slain Augsburg studentJune 12, 2009 3:00 AMBy Laura YuenThe family of a slain Augsburg College student will hold a rally in downtown Minneapolis Friday, urging police and Somali community members to work together to solve his killing.
Schools await stimulus funding for homeless studentsJune 11, 2009 9:06 AMBy Sasha AslanianPublic schools are awaiting word on federal stimulus funding to help homeless children.
Play7min 03secHomeless teen shares her storyJune 11, 2009 4:00 AMThe Minneapolis Public Schools counted 5,500 homeless children in the district last year. One teen tells the story of her struggle to stay in school and graduate on her own.
Audit: Minnesota loosely enforces E-Verify ruleJune 10, 2009 6:22 AMBy Brian Bakst, Associated PressA Minnesota government order requiring state agencies and certain vendors to check the immigration status of new hires is being loosely enforced, an audit released Tuesday found.
Play53min 54secAmericans and income inequalityJune 9, 2009 3:11 PMHigh executive pay and bailouts may have exacerbated class differences lately. But political scientist Larry Jacobs says people still aspire to move up the income ladder and so have a nuanced view of class. And some say they would pay higher taxes to give others a chance to move up.
Slain Kansas abortion provider's clinic to closeJune 9, 2009 11:26 AMThe family of slain abortion provider George Tiller said Tuesday that his Wichita clinic will be "permanently closed," effective immediately.
Audio diary of a homeless teenJune 9, 2009 10:57 AMAs part of her Youth Radio story, Valencia McMurray kept an audio diary this spring for Minnesota Public Radio. She recorded her thoughts while living at The Bridge, a shelter for homeless youth in south Minneapolis.
Audio diary of a homeless teenJune 9, 2009 10:57 AMAs part of her Youth Radio story, Valencia McMurray kept an audio diary this spring for Minnesota Public Radio. She recorded her thoughts while living at The Bridge, a shelter for homeless youth in south Minneapolis.
Family, friends offer differing accounts on how Minneapolis teen died in SomaliaJune 8, 2009 7:10 PMBy Laura YuenConflicting accounts emerged Monday over how Burhan Hassan, a Minneapolis teenager who allegedly went to Somalia to fight with an Islamic terrorist group, was killed in his homeland.
Play2min 56secMissing Somali teen reportedly killed in MogadishuJune 7, 2009 8:00 PMBy Jessica MadorFamily members of a young Minneapolis man killed in Somalia are calling on the federal government to arrange for his body to be brought back to Minnesota.