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Posted inBUSINESS & WORK Selfies with a side of sweets: Twin Cities Mexican ice cream shop uses its social media popularity to attract customers. by Alfonzo Galvan January 30, 2023January 31, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Grief and anger: Minnesotans march to protest Tyre Nichols’s death by Jaida Grey Eagle and Aaron Nesheim January 29, 2023January 30, 2023
Posted inHOUSING Bell Lofts’ alert system failed to notify authorities to devastating flood, Minneapolis official says by Katelyn Vue January 27, 2023January 27, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Jury convicts man of murder for shooting North High student Deshaun Hill Jr. by Kim Hyatt January 27, 2023February 28, 2023
Posted inEDUCATION Hamline video reveals painting of Prophet Muhammad was visible to students before trigger warning by Anika Besst and Becky Z. Dernbach January 27, 2023January 27, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Refugee resettlement in Minnesota: How everyday citizens can help by Tom Crann and Amy Felegy January 27, 2023February 1, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS Minnesota Senate votes to ban discrimination based on hair, approves Juneteenth holiday by Dana Ferguson January 26, 2023January 26, 2023
Posted inENVIRONMENT Minneapolis moves forward with Roof Depot demolition after emotional City Council vote Thursday by Andrew Hazzard January 26, 2023March 2, 2023
Posted inBUSINESS & WORK Mustard greens, enoki mushrooms, and fufu: Brooklyn Park business delivers Asian and African pantry essentials to front doors by Nikhil Kumaran January 26, 2023January 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, NEWS PARTNERS Twin Cities Lunar New Year events push on after California mass shooting by Nicole Ki January 25, 2023January 25, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Minnesotans of color more likely to die during police encounters than whites, new state study finds. by Joey Peters January 25, 2023January 27, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Brooklyn Park man ordered to forfeit beach resort after pleading guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud case by Sahan Journal January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
Posted inEDUCATION Hamline faculty call for resignation of President Fayneese Miller by Becky Z. Dernbach January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Representative María Isa Pérez-Vega brings hip-hop to the Minnesota House by Diane Miller January 24, 2023January 25, 2023
Posted inEDUCATION Hamline’s Muslim students return to campus with a plea for understanding by Becky Z. Dernbach January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
Posted inENVIRONMENT Ready for a 20,000-watt pho shop on University Avenue? A new federal program aims to connect immigrant businesses to solar power. by Andrew Hazzard January 24, 2023January 27, 2023
Posted inINSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL Sahan Journal is hiring a visual journalist to join our newsroom. Please apply! by Sahan Journal January 23, 2023January 23, 2023
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, NEWS PARTNERS From Myanmar to Little Mekong: Unprecedented collection of paintings appears at new St. Paul gallery by Robyn Katona January 23, 2023January 23, 2023
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Posted inBUSINESS & WORK From suitcases to herbs: How one Lake Street business survived the pandemic by offering medicinal herbs by Alfonzo Galvan January 23, 2023January 23, 2023
Posted inHOUSING Bell Lofts tenants receive financial help from the city of Minneapolis; many faced potential homelessness by Katelyn Vue January 20, 2023January 20, 2023
Posted inHOUSING Bell Lofts tenants displaced by flooding could be kicked out of temporary housing Friday by Katelyn Vue January 19, 2023January 20, 2023
Posted inARTS & CULTURE Land acknowledgements appear everywhere. A Native-led organization says Minnesotans need to do more. by Joey Peters January 19, 2023April 17, 2023
Posted inEDUCATION Former Hamline professor Erika López Prater sues for religious discrimination, defamation by Nina Moini January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
Posted inENVIRONMENT Electronics have evolved since 2007. Minnesota’s electronics recycling program has not. by Andrew Hazzard January 18, 2023April 10, 2023
Posted inHOUSING An affordable-housing success: St. Paul breaks ground for Restoring Waters apartment project by Katelyn Vue January 17, 2023January 18, 2023
Posted inEDUCATION Family of Deshaun Hill Jr. calls for criminal investigation of North High principal Mauri Friestleben. by Becky Z. Dernbach January 17, 2023January 19, 2023
Posted inEDUCATION Brooklyn Center’s diverse schools have cut suspensions and absenteeism in half. What’s their secret? by Becky Z. Dernbach January 17, 2023December 5, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS Federal judge rules Mille Lacs County illegally restricted tribe’s policing authority on reservation by Kirsti Marohn January 16, 2023March 14, 2023
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Posted inARTS & CULTURE Three friends united by their love of craft beer are changing the landscape of Minnesota brewing with the Black Brewers Podcast by Anna Nguyen January 16, 2023January 16, 2023
Posted inHOUSING Tenants flooded out of historic Bell Lofts in north Minneapolis fault landlord, plea for help by Katelyn Vue January 13, 2023December 21, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS Planned changes in border security may change how asylum seekers apply for legal entry to the United States by Hibah Ansari January 13, 2023January 17, 2023
Posted inENVIRONMENT Wanted: Diverse applicants to serve on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s environmental justice advisory group. by Andrew Hazzard January 13, 2023January 13, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS George Floyd family fund accepting grant applications to help Minneapolis by Maya Rao January 13, 2023January 13, 2023
Posted inBUSINESS & WORK Uber and Lyft drivers raise concerns about pay and benefits to company representatives, Minneapolis city leaders by Alfonzo Galvan January 12, 2023January 13, 2023
Posted inHOUSING A plea for rent control: Affordable-housing advocates push for 3 percent cap on Minneapolis rent increases. by Katelyn Vue January 12, 2023January 13, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS ‘A Child of the Indian Race’: Memoir chronicles activist’s adoption, return to roots by Nancy Marie Spears January 12, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS Lawmakers say social equity is already a key part of a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Minnesota. Advocates urge them to be even bolder. by Joey Peters January 11, 2023January 12, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Hamline student, former instructor debate displaying the Prophet Muhammad’s image by Nina Moini January 11, 2023January 18, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS Taking risks, hoping for change: A day in the life of an undocumented driver. by Hibah Ansari January 11, 2023April 4, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Immigrants plead with lawmakers to pass driver’s license bill by Dana Ferguson January 11, 2023January 11, 2023
Posted inArts Catch photographer Pao Houa Her’s show at the Walker Art Center before it closes by May Lee-Yang January 9, 2023January 10, 2023
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Posted inEDUCATION In bittersweet documentary screening, Lucy Laney community pays tribute to Deshaun Hill, Jr. by Becky Z. Dernbach January 6, 2023January 9, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS New St. Paul commission tackles reparations for descendants of enslaved people by Katie Galioto January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Red Lake Nation considers a future without tribal blood requirement by Mathew Holding Eagle III January 4, 2023January 4, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS Minnesota’s most diverse Legislature convenes for 2023 session by Jaida Grey Eagle, Becky Z. Dernbach and Hibah Ansari January 3, 2023January 4, 2023
Posted inOPINION Brett Buckner: Legislation before Congress could financially harm communities of color by Brett Buckner January 3, 2023
Sponsored Content SPPS Investing in Solutions During Critical Teacher Shortage Across the Nation: Meet Saint Paul Urban Teacher Residency (SUTR) Program Sponsored content by Saint Paul Public Schools January 2, 2023January 2, 2023
Posted inHEALTH Why does Duluth graduate more Native physicians than almost any other medical school in the U.S.? by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred January 2, 2023January 4, 2023
Posted inARTS & CULTURE Hmong pride shines as St. Paul schoolchildren welcome Miss Universe Laos. by Abdirahman Mohamed December 31, 2022January 2, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS Top 10 most-read stories of 2022: Feeding Our Future, COVID, and education by Sahan Journal December 30, 2022January 2, 2023
Posted inARTS & CULTURE Top 10 photos of 2022 from Sahan Journal: Indigenous sunrise ceremony, educators’ strike, and a skateboarding family. by Jaida Grey Eagle December 29, 2022January 2, 2023
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Top 5 local news stories of 2022: The country’s largest pandemic fraud allegedly occurred in Minnesota, investors preyed on Somali homebuyers, and more. by Joey Peters December 28, 2022January 2, 2023
Posted inENVIRONMENT Top 5 climate stories of 2022: Indigenous communities stand up to pollution, clean energy and solar projects take off. by Andrew Hazzard December 27, 2022January 2, 2023
Posted inHEALTH Top 5 health stories of 2022: COVID impacts linger, Roe v. Wade is overturned, and addicts find help at local mosques. by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred December 27, 2022January 2, 2023
Posted inEDUCATION Top 5 education stories of 2022: A historic educators strike in Minneapolis leads to lasting impacts, and a teacher of the year calls it quits. by Becky Z. Dernbach December 26, 2022January 2, 2023
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Posted inPOLITICS Top 5 political stories of 2022: Diversity wins big at the Minnesota Legislature. by Hibah Ansari December 26, 2022January 2, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Cedar-Riverside apartment residents besieged by break-ins by Susan Du | Star Tribune December 26, 2022January 2, 2023
Posted inARTS & CULTURE Iranian Minnesotans urge Congress to support investigation into human rights abuses in Iran by Hibah Ansari December 23, 2022January 5, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Here’s how to weather the cold in Minnesota by Tim Harlow December 22, 2022January 2, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Report: Black women and girls disproportionately targeted for violence by Nina Moini December 22, 2022February 20, 2023
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Food Keefer Court ends nearly 40-year-run, closing a shop that served as a second home for many. by Andrew Hazzard December 22, 2022January 2, 2023
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS County attorney concludes Minneapolis officers justified in fatal shooting of Andrew Tekle Sundberg by Paul Walsh and Kyeland Jackson December 21, 2022December 21, 2022
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Mall of America’s Santa Experience expands representation by Regina Medina | MPR News and Kerem Yücel December 21, 2022December 21, 2022
Posted inENVIRONMENT Community solar builders cry foul on Xcel Energy’s timelines for activating solar panels by Andrew Hazzard December 21, 2022January 5, 2023
Posted inHEALTH ‘Down to their last can’: Baby formula shortages continue to frustrate Minnesota parents. by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred December 21, 2022
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Union Hmong Kitchen plans new pop-up restaurant in Minneapolis by Jacob Aloi December 20, 2022December 20, 2022
Posted inHEALTH Deadline looms for community health worker scholarships at St. Catherine University by Joey Peters December 20, 2022January 6, 2023
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Posted inARTS & CULTURE Minnesotans, U.S. sepak takraw team win gold at international competition by Abe Asher December 19, 2022December 19, 2022
Posted inENVIRONMENT St. Paul school board ends $9 million investment in fossil fuels, citing equity and justice by Estelle Timar-Wilcox December 16, 2022December 16, 2022
Posted inENVIRONMENT Minneapolis seeks $4.5 million bond from East Phillips nonprofit if Roof Depot project is delayed by Andrew Hazzard December 15, 2022December 21, 2022
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Asia Mall brings wide variety of cultures and food in one place by Simone Cazares December 15, 2022December 15, 2022
Posted inPOLITICS Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud praises community in Minneapolis speech, vows to fight religious extremism by Hibah Ansari December 15, 2022December 16, 2022
Posted inARTS & CULTURE Somali Minnesotans star in Apple TV+ show based on local chef’s camel-on-a-stick adventure. by Joey Peters December 14, 2022October 10, 2025
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS U students want Sviggum to quit regents over Morris remarks, ‘insincere’ apology by MPR News Staff December 14, 2022December 14, 2022
Posted inEDUCATION Fears over LGBTQ school policies overflow at jammed meeting of Somali parents in Burnsville by Abdirahman Mohamed and Becky Z. Dernbach December 13, 2022December 14, 2022
Posted inEDUCATION Somali families debate new transgender policy in Burnsville schools. by Becky Z. Dernbach December 12, 2022December 15, 2022
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Indigenous Bowl provides showcase for promising Native athletes by Matt Sepic December 12, 2022December 12, 2022
Sponsored Content The Hubbs Center Adult Basic Education wins 2022 Minnesota’s Best Adult Learning program Sponsored content by Saint Paul Public Schools December 12, 2022December 12, 2022
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Posted inBUSINESS & WORK Entrepreneurs of color demand equity and access in revived effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Minnesota. by Joey Peters December 12, 2022December 13, 2022
Posted inEDUCATION ‘Our winner, by unanimous decision!’: Minneapolis 5th grader Lavendar Nelson claims her seventh national boxing championship. by Becky Z. Dernbach December 9, 2022December 12, 2022
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Protesters supporting Dream Act rally at Klobuchar’s office by Sam Stroozas and Kerem Yücel December 9, 2022December 9, 2022
Posted inENVIRONMENT Minnesota researcher calls for local action after global climate summit. by Andrew Hazzard December 8, 2022December 8, 2022
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Community college students squeezed by inflation by Abbey Machtig December 8, 2022December 8, 2022
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS White Earth Nation imposes moratorium on large livestock farms by Dan Gunderson December 8, 2022December 8, 2022
Posted inPUBLIC SAFETY Federal court rules that Anoka County discriminated against Ham Lake woman, ending five-year legal battle over 2017 arrest by Hibah Ansari December 7, 2022December 9, 2022
Posted inHEALTH Somali families and Minnesota health officials confront low vaccination rates–and a cluster of measles cases by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred December 7, 2022May 9, 2023
Posted inHEALTH What you need to know about getting the measles vaccine by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred December 7, 2022December 8, 2022
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS New book edited by Minnesota professor honors Asian American theater by Jacob Aloi December 7, 2022December 7, 2022
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Faribault school board accepts $1.1 million anti-drug grant aimed at students of color by Eder Campuzano December 6, 2022December 6, 2022
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Minneapolis Institute of Art welcomes Valéria Piccoli, its first curator of Latin American art by Alex V. Cipolle | MPR December 6, 2022December 6, 2022
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