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Twin Cities meth use on the decline

Twin Cities meth use on the decline

Fewer Twin Cities area students abused methamphetamines last year according to a new state report. But it shows that other drugs such as Ecstasy and LSD are becoming more popular.
by Lorna Benson

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Walz calls for tighter border security

Walz calls for tighter border security

Minn. Rep. Tim Walz returned Saturday from a fact-finding trip to the U.S.-Mexico border. He visited the border near El Paso, Texas, to inspect some of the technology and security measures used by the Department of Homeland Security.
by Jessica Mador

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Northside Minneapolis development means more groceries

Northside Minneapolis development means more groceries

The opening of an Aldi grocery store at Penn-Lowry Crossings brings some new development to Minneapolis' northside neighborhoods.
by Brandt Williams

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Letters from the trenches

Letters from the trenches

A war-zone journalism finds her dispatches to a prominent European magazine don't quite capture what she's feeling as she's reporting. So Carolin Emcke wrote letters to her friends to give them a sense of what conflict really costs.

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Families in limbo over adoptions from Guatemala

Families in limbo over adoptions from Guatemala

Many Minnesotans who adopt internationally choose children from Guatemala. But this year, would-be parents in Minnesota and every other state are finding their pending adoptions threatened, because of a new effort to prevent child trafficking in adoptions from Guatemala.
by Laurie Stern

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St. Cloud State comes together to discuss racism

St. Cloud State comes together to discuss racism

Hundreds of students and faculty at St. Cloud State University gathered at a forum to talk about racism Thursday. The event comes after several recent incidents of racist graffiti on campus.
by Tim Post

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What is the Hague Convention?

What is the Hague Convention?

The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption (HCICA) was established in the Netherlands in 1993 as part of an ongoing effort to standardize adoption laws among participating countries.
by Laurie Stern

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Mankato man's death caused by alcohol

The coroner in Nicollet County says a 22-year-old man died last month because of alcohol poisoning.
by Tom Weber

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American Indian products selling big on the Web

American Indian products selling big on the Web

The Red Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota has developed a booming business on the Internet. The band sells wild rice, jellies and traditional handmade crafts to customers worldwide.
by Tom Robertson

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Loans to fight poverty

Loans to fight poverty

Nobel Peace prize winner and micro-lender Muhammad Yunus says the problem of poverty is one that can be solved. Yunus built a $6 billion business in large part by making small business loans, beginning with a $27 loan to Bangladeshi villagers.

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