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Restrictions on utility disconnections end next week

Restrictions on utility disconnections end next week

Xcel Energy is reminding Minnesotans who haven't kept up with their winter heating bills that the state's Cold Weather Rule ends next week.
by Minnesota News Network

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Immersion program provides new hope for preserving Ojibwe language

Immersion program provides new hope for preserving Ojibwe language

The number of people fluent in the Ojibwe language is fading fast. An elementary school program on the Leech Lake reservation is taking a more aggressive approach to saving the language.
by Tom Robertson

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Tibetans hold vigil in St. Paul

Tibetans hold vigil in St. Paul

About 2,000 Tibetans live in the Twin Cities, the largest population in the United States outside New York City.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Medical marijuana bill will move to House floor

Medical marijuana bill will move to House floor

A 13-4 vote Wednesday by the House Ways and Means Committee means a bill approving the use of medical marijuana will move on to the House floor.
by Tim Pugmire

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Tibetan activists to hold vigil today at state capitol

Tibetan activists to hold vigil today at state capitol

Activists angered over China's crackdown on demonstrators have tried to disrupt the global torch run building up to the Beijing Olympics. Tibetans will hold vigils, protests, and prayers around the world today, including an event at the State Capitol in St. Paul this afternoon.
by Ambar Espinoza

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New play considers life after 70

New play considers life after 70

Some of the most seasoned theater professionals in the Twin Cities are working together to show what life is like after 70.
by Marianne Combs

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Peace Corps -- not just for the young anymore

Peace Corps -- not just for the young anymore

The Upper Midwest leads the country in volunteering both abroad and at home. The chiefs of both the Peace Corps and the federal agency that oversees AmeriCorps talk about how they want to bolster the volunteer forces with retirees.

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Tough economy, crackdowns lead to drop in mortgage brokers

Tough economy, crackdowns lead to drop in mortgage brokers

Abuses from the subprime lending era prompted the state of Minnesota to toughen state licensing standards.
by Dan Olson

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Minneapolis was quiet while other cities burned

MPR's Tom Crann speaks with Vivian Jenkins Nelsen, CEO and Co-Founder of the Interrace Institute in Minneapolis about the local reaction to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 40 years ago.

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