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Aiming for the green: Duluth debates future of its public golf courses

Aiming for the green: Duluth debates future of its public golf courses

The city's two public courses are losing money, hosting fewer golfers and need at least $7 million in upgrades. The city is exploring selling all or part of one or both courses, but residents fear the potential loss of treasured public green space.
by Dan Kraker

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Made for TV NCAAs: Louisville-Minnesota hits Pitino intrigue

Made for TV NCAAs: Louisville-Minnesota hits Pitino intrigue

The NCAA tournament has plenty must-see moments, but sometimes the excitement is arranged before the opening tip. Take the Louisville-Minnesota game, where coach Richard Pitino and the Gophers go against the program that fired his father.
by Associated Press

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Minnesota runner wins 350-mile Alaska race

Minnesota runner wins 350-mile Alaska race

A week before sled dog teams hit the trail for Alaska's famed Iditarod race, a hardy group of athletes tackles that same trail on foot, on bike or on skis.
by Andrew Krueger

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Minnesota Whitecaps win NWHL championship

The Minnesota Whitecaps are champions of the National Women's Hockey League.
by MPR News Staff

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Sen. Birch Bayh, author of Title IX law, dies at age 91

Sen. Birch Bayh, author of Title IX law, dies at age 91

"It was clear that the greatest danger or damage being done to women was the inequality of higher education," Bayh said in a 2012 interview. "If you give a person an education, whether it's a boy or girl, young woman or young man, they will have the tools necessary to make a life for families and themselves."
by The Associated Press

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NFL catch? Twin Cities native preps for a shot at the pros

NFL catch? Twin Cities native preps for a shot at the pros

Jesper Horsted gets his pro football tryout on March 25. The Roseville High and Princeton University wide receiver talked to MPR News about what it takes to get to the cusp of the NFL.
by Jim Bickal

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U.S. Olympic cyclist, Minnesota native Kelly Catlin dies at 23

U.S. Olympic cyclist, Minnesota native Kelly Catlin dies at 23

Olympic track cyclist Kelly Catlin, who helped the U.S. women's pursuit team win the silver medal at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016, died Friday at her home in California. She was 23.
by Associated Press

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North Dakota State senior sweeps NCAA indoor throwing events

North Dakota State senior sweeps NCAA indoor throwing events

One day after becoming North Dakota State's first individual Division I champion in any sport, Minnesota native Payton Otterdahl added a second title.
by Associated Press

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