MINNESOTA

National

At George Floyd Square, optimism and frustration on the anniversary of a police murder

Many came to mourn and demand greater police accountability, or to show solidarity with residents who have rallied to keep the square an arts-driven memorial to Floyd.

Pro

Aurora, the new Minnesota women’s soccer club, stacking up wins before first game

Minnesota Aurora FC has become captivating like the aurora borealis for which its named.

May 25, 2022 06:40 PM

Arts and Entertainment

'Bring Her Home' documentary tells of tragic reality of missing persons, and those inspiring change

The documentary "Bring Her Home" helps bring awareness to the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Leya Hale hosted a screening of her documentary at Pioneer Public TV in Granite Falls in early May.

May 25, 2022 09:59 AM

Minnesota

Republican candidates shift focus to challenging DFL candidates in November

The GOP candidates addressed hundreds gathered Monday on the Capitol steps after Scott Jensen and several others officially registered with the scretary of state to run in 2022. Jensen, a former state senator and Chaska family-practice physician skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines and restrictions, started campaigning for governor in 2021.

May 23, 2022 06:10 PM

Latest Headlines

Minnesota

Sports betting fails to pass by Minnesota legislative deadline

Bills in the Senate and House would have allowed the state’s tribal casinos to run in-person and mobile sports betting for people 21 and older in Minnesota. But a disagreement over whether to allow two Twin Cities-area horse racing tracks to also host betting ultimately derailed the push.

May 23, 2022 06:30 AM

By Alex Derosier

A woman takes a black Labrador dog to smell bags of potato tubers on a driveway, as researchers look on.

Business

‘Nose Knows Scouting’ uses trained dogs to sniff out Potato Virus Y

A North Dakota potato breeder brings in a speaker from Wyoming who has trained a dog to detect potato virus diseases using their nose.

May 23, 2022 05:30 AM

By Mikkel Pates

Minnesota

No bonding bill in sight as Minnesota lawmakers close on midnight deadline

The current framework for the bonding proposal would put $1 billion toward state agency projects with an emphasis on preserving existing assets. Local projects would get $400 million. But with just hours before a deadline to pass any bills, no proposal had fully materialized.

May 22, 2022 08:22 PM

By Alex Derosier

Minnesota

$20M higher education compromise awaits vote in Minnesota Senate

In addition to spending, the higher education bill also includes a provision that would require all higher education institutions to include an affirmative consent standard as part of their sexual conduct policies.

May 21, 2022 06:53 PM

By Alex Derosier

Minnesota

Part of skull found along Minnesota River belongs to man from 8,000 years ago

In a statement, Minnesota Indian Affairs Council Cultural Resources Specialist Dylan Goetsch said neither the council nor the state archaeologist were made aware of the discovery as required by state law.

May 20, 2022 01:02 PM

By Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic / MPR News

Minnesota

Chronic wasting disease doesn't affect humans. Experts say tracking, containment key to keeping it that way

Humans have eaten venison from CWD-infected deer before and did not get the disease, but at a recent Minnesota legislative hearing on this year’s environment and natural resources bill, a leader in the state’s effort to trace CWD said the key to preventing a possible animal-human jump is identifying and slowing the spread.

May 20, 2022 09:40 AM

By Alex Derosier

Weather

The summer will likely be warmer than usual. But will it be wet or dry?

A warmup is coming in June, but conflicting forces make it impossible to predict whether the summer will be hot and dry or hot and wet.

May 20, 2022 09:24 AM

By Patrick Springer

Minnesota

Minnesota Legislature begins final push on legal sports betting, but deadline nears

The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, May 19, advanced a betting bill toward a vote of the full Senate, but with a key disagreement with the House on which groups should be able to run mobile and in-person sports betting in Minnesota, it remains uncertain if the chambers will be able to reach a deal by late Sunday night — the deadline to pass any bills.

May 19, 2022 05:20 PM

By Alex Derosier

Minnesota

Minnesota's unemployment rate hits historic low

April’s unemployment rate was down from 2.5% in March, marking the seventh month the figure has decreased, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development reported Thursday, May 19.

May 19, 2022 03:11 PM

By Alex Derosier