Play4min 00secIn money-saving move, Mahnomen hospital shutters inpatient beds, keeps outpatient and emergency care A funding shortfall is forcing the decision to eliminate inpatient care at Mahnomen Health’s hospital in northwestern Minnesota.
Anglers hope better stocking can revive Minnesota’s muskie fishingSome anglers say Minnesota’s once-robust muskie fishery has declined in recent years, due to reduced stocking and increased pressure from anglers aided by the latest sonar technology.
Play6min 25secSign of the future: St. Paul officially brings back historic Rondo Avenue street nameBefore the construction of Interstate 94 which drove a multi-lane wedge directly through the center of St. Paul’s historic Black neighborhood, there was a neighborhood called ‘Rondo.’ Mayor Melvin Carter unveiled the new sign.
Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group faces sentencing on terrorism chargeA Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria but now expresses remorse and has been cooperating with authorities will learn Wednesday how much prison time he faces.
House passes bill to put $55 million into literacy, teacher training and pre-K programsMinnesota DFL lawmakers voted through millions in spending on literacy resources, teacher stipends and pre-k programs.
Sharp growth raised ‘red flags’ about meal program fraud, state official testifiesA state regulator testified in the first Feeding Our Future trial Tuesday that she was concerned after seeing massive growth in reimbursement requests through child nutrition programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Police enter Columbia University's Hamilton Hall amid pro-Palestinian protestsNew York police entered Hamilton Hall at Columbia University to end a student-led occupation of the building late Tuesday after Columbia University said it was left "with no choice."
Play4min 05secRenovated Minneapolis American Indian Center reflects urban Indigenous identityThe Minneapolis American Indian Center provides social services to the urban Native community and has served as a central gathering place for nearly 50 years. The redesign reflects a sense of belonging and history and showcases ways the Minneapolis Indigenous community embraces its future.
Hennepin County Board OKs Moriarty hiring outside attorneys in state trooper prosecutionHennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said at the board meeting that her office’s adult prosecution division is about ten attorneys short. She said putting experienced staff attorneys on this case would have hurt their ability to prosecute other violent crimes in the county.
Play7min 37secBus driver represents Metro Transit as first woman to compete in International ‘bus roadeo’The best bus drivers in the country are currently competing at the international level, and that includes Minnesota Metro Transit driver Jeanne. She is in Portland, Ore., for the American Public Transportation Association’s International Bus Roadeo.
Kepler lifts Twins over White Sox 6-5 for team's first 9-game win streak in 16 yearsMax Kepler drove in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning for the second straight game, this time hitting a sacrifice fly, and the Minnesota Twins won their ninth in a row, 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox.
Play4min 08secAs Goodhue County shifts further right, compromise is harder to findAfter years of feeling unheard by local officials, many conservative Republicans welcome the shift. Others say the trend is creating new political tension and polarization in a community where moderate conservatives once prevailed.
New York police have cleared Hamilton Hall and the encampment at Columbia UniversityNew York police arrested dozens of people on two campuses Tuesday night after officers cleared out a Columbia University building occupied by protesters.
Play7min 03secWhen judges get free trips to luxury resorts, disclosure is spottyMany federal judges receive free rooms and subsidized travel to luxury resorts for legal conferences. NPR found that dozens of judges did not fully disclose the perks they got.
How some faculty members are defending student protesters, in actions and in wordsThe protests sweeping college campuses don't just involve students. Professors are increasingly pushing back against university administrations they see as infringing on students' free speech rights.
Play3min 55secFor birds, siblinghood can be a matter of life or deathSome birds kill their siblings soon after hatching. Other birds spend their whole lives with their siblings and will even risk their lives to help each other.
Republicans in Congress are trying to reshape election maps by excluding noncitizens There's growing support from Republicans in Congress for excluding non-U.S. citizens from a special census count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."
NPR poll: Democrats fear fascism, and Republicans worry about a lack of valuesA new 2024 election poll from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist shows fundamental divides over concerns for America's future and what to teach the next generation.
Here's this year's list of the most endangered historic places in the U.S.The National Trust's annual list includes Eatonville, the all-Black Florida town memorialized by Zora Neale Hurston, Alaska's Sitka Tlingit Clan houses, and the home of country singer Cindy Walker.
Judges block Louisiana's congressional map. A Supreme Court appeal is likelyA federal court has blocked Louisiana's new congressional map in a case that could determine the balance of power in the next Congress and set up another Supreme Court test of the Voting Rights Act.