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Minnesota entered statehood with an economic whimper

Minnesota entered statehood with an economic whimper

Our current mortgage meltdown crisis is a modern day version of a spectacular collapse 150 years ago.
by Dan Olson

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Film director celebrates 1994

Film director celebrates 1994

While 1994 may not stick out in many people's minds as being one of the watershed years of U.S. history, it does for film director Jonathan Levine. "Much like 1776, just with more rap music," he says. It's the year he set his new film "The Wackness."
by Euan Kerr

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Anniversary of the first test tube baby

Anniversary of the first test tube baby

The world's first test tube baby was born 30 years ago this month, and launched a reproductive revolution. Midmorning discusses the impact of this success, and the future of in vitro fertilization.

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Sundance hopes to inspire Indian filmmakers

Sundance hopes to inspire Indian filmmakers

Representatives of the organization which runs the famed Sundance Film Festival are in Minnesota to encourage filmmaking in the state's Indian communities.
by Euan Kerr

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Census shows modest growth for core metro area

Census shows modest growth for core metro area

The U.S. Census Bureau says Minnesota's two largest cities are showing population growth for the first time in nearly a decade.
by Elizabeth Baier

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White Earth purchases tribal teen treatment center

White Earth purchases tribal teen treatment center

The White Earth Band of Ojibwe is moving forward with plans to create a chemical dependency and mental health treatment center for Indian kids.
by Tom Robertson

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White Earth celebrates treatment facility for young people

White Earth celebrates treatment facility for young people

White Earth tribal leaders are in Bemidji Wednesday to celebrate the purchase of a 40-acre youth treatment center. Officials plan to provide chemical dependency and mental health treatment for American Indian young people.
by Tom Robertson

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A Bangladeshi story that resonates around the world

A Bangladeshi story that resonates around the world

A new film adaptation of Monica Ali's best-selling novel, "Brick Lane," opens in the Twin Cities this weekend. It's the story of two Bangladeshi sisters separated by an arranged marriage.
by Euan Kerr

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Summer is a hard time for food shelves

Summer is a hard time for food shelves

Demand is up and donations are down at Minnesota food shelves, according to an organization that distributes food donations to community food shelves in the state.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Interpreters an important part of medical team

Interpreters an important part of medical team

Understanding medical jargon in hospitals and clinics can be hard enough, but for the roughly 22 million Americans who speak limited English, it can be down right impossible.
by Sanden Totten

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