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Worried about teacher shortages in Minnesota? School districts have an answer: Come apply for a job.

by Becky Z. Dernbach September 2, 2022September 7, 2022

What you need to know to register your Minnesota K–12 student for free school meals

by Becky Z. Dernbach September 1, 2022September 1, 2022

BUSINESS & WORK

Entrepreneur Juan Mejia persevered as banks turned him down for loans. Recent research says people of color disproportionately face challenges accessing credit.

by Joey Peters September 1, 2022September 1, 2022

Here’s how to get free COVID tests from the federal government, which will stop taking requests after September 2.

by Joey Peters August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

INSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL

Sahan Journal is hiring two reporters to join our amazing newsroom. Please apply!

by Sahan Journal August 30, 2022January 23, 2023

Black girl magic is real. Meet the St. Paul educator who has discovered the secret to unlocking student ‘superpowers’ in the classroom.

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 29, 2022August 30, 2022

Investing in the Next Generation of Storytellers

First-of-its-kind survey examines trauma, healing among Indigenous survivors of family separation.

by Nancy Marie Spears and Farrah Mina August 29, 2022

An explosion of color welcomes customers at this State Fair booth selling clothes and wares from Ghana.

by Joey Peters and Samantha HoangLong August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

Big? Check. Stick? Check. Giant egg roll on a stick passes the State Fair test.

by Joey Peters and Samantha HoangLong August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

Union Hmong Kitchen brings Hmong food to the Minnesota State Fair for the first time. Here’s what head chef Yia Vang says you should try.

by Joey Peters and Samantha HoangLong August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

Minnesota set to become ‘abortion-access island’ in the Midwest, but for whom?

by Jessica Lussenhop August 26, 2022July 7, 2023

Oromo singer-songwriter Haacaaluu Hundeessaa’s life and music is celebrated in a new documentary.

by Mohammed Ademo August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

Big foods, big crowds, and a giant slide: Many new Minnesotans will be going to the State Fair for the first time this year. Here’s a look at opening day.

by Sahan Journal August 25, 2022August 26, 2022

‘People are in tears about all the new possibilities’: Ilhan Omar reflects on the historic fight to cancel student loans and what it means for people like her.

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 24, 2022August 24, 2022

Lawsuit alleges that new policy protecting Minneapolis Public Schools teachers of color from layoffs discriminates against white teachers.

by Joey Peters August 24, 2022August 24, 2022

President Biden announced a historic student loan forgiveness plan on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know to relieve your student debt.

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 24, 2022September 29, 2023

Top candidates for Minnesota governor disagree on the future of immigrants in Minnesota.

by Hibah Ansari August 24, 2022August 25, 2022

Return of rare Ojibwe horse lifts spirits—but its conservation needs help.

by Dan Kraker August 23, 2022

The State Fair starts Thursday: Here’s how to get there.

by Tim Harlow August 22, 2022August 17, 2023

Entrepreneur Houston White is building Black economic power in north Minneapolis.

by Rachel Hutton August 22, 2022August 22, 2022

Ride Metro Transit for $1 with the Transit Assistance Program (TAP)

Without options to revitalize small-town grocery store access, a North Dakota community created its own

After murder-suicide, grieving brother of St. Paul man struggles to comprehend shootings that orphaned five children.

by Joey Peters August 18, 2022August 19, 2022

Tragedy in St. Paul: Couple dies in apparent murder-suicide with five young children in the home.

by Joey Peters August 18, 2022August 19, 2022

Two years after Trump left office, the International Institute of Minnesota is expanding to help welcome and resettle new arrivals

by Hibah Ansari August 18, 2022April 5, 2023

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Are you an adult learner, remote worker, or parent planning for your child’s upcoming school year? Are you looking for resources and strategies to stay connected through the internet?

by Sahan Journal August 18, 2022August 18, 2022

Keeping track of the applesauce: Federal Child Nutrition Programs make it possible for Minnesota nonprofits to serve low-income kids. But while the lunch may be free, you pay for it in paperwork.

by Joey Peters August 18, 2022

‘Our family is broken’: Tekle Sundberg’s supporters release new bystander video of his fatal shooting by Minneapolis police.

by Joey Peters August 17, 2022August 18, 2022

Mental health therapists often don’t know how to help patients cope with racial trauma. A pilot program just launched in Brooklyn Center aims to address that.

by Aarushi Sen August 17, 2022August 18, 2022

Bewildered by the rapidly shifting landscape of abortion access? Don’t despair. In Minnesota, the procedure remains legal, and there’s financial and travel assistance for people seeking care.

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred August 16, 2022August 19, 2022

Ryn Alicia lived in her car during college; a new program for foster youth could give her and others stability and success.

by Farrah Mina August 16, 2022August 18, 2022

New Minneapolis summer school program helps immigrant high-schoolers.

by Mara Klecker August 15, 2022

Minnesotans are organizing to help people suffering from drought and famine in Somalia and Ethiopia. You can too. Here’s how.

by Noor Adwan August 15, 2022August 16, 2022

Simple Tips to Stay Healthy from Dr. Kevin Gilliam

Without clear options to revitalize small-town grocery access, a North Dakota community created its own

Rep. John Thompson at the Truce Center, where he frequently volunteers, in St. Paul, MN on Aug. 9 2022.

Minnesota Representative John Thompson: The exit interview

by Noor Adwan August 14, 2022August 15, 2022

Fewer Hennepin County children enter foster care. But family reunifications become less likely, too, report says.

by Farrah Mina August 10, 2022August 10, 2022

Liz Lee handily defeats John Thompson in primary to represent St. Paul’s East Side.

by Noor Adwan August 9, 2022August 10, 2022

Hennepin County attorney candidates Mary Moriarty and Martha Holton Dimick.

Mary Moriarty and Martha Holton Dimick beat packed field in Hennepin County attorney primary.

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 9, 2022August 10, 2022

Ibrahim Mohamed loses primary, ending run to become Scott County’s first commissioner of color.

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 9, 2022August 10, 2022

South Washington County voters reject $462 million referendum for school expansions.

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

Erin Maye Quade beats Justin Emmerich in DFL state Senate primary.

by Aarushi Sen August 9, 2022August 10, 2022

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar narrowly wins primary against former Minneapolis Council Member Don Samuels.

by Hibah Ansari August 9, 2022August 10, 2022

Zaynab Mohamed celebrates winning the DFL primary race at Prieto in Minneapolis, MN on Aug. 9 2022.

Zaynab Mohamed moves one step closer to becoming the first Black woman to serve in the Minnesota Senate after winning the DFL primary.

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred August 9, 2022August 15, 2022

Omar Fateh celebrates winning the DFL primary race at the Jigiiga Event Center, in Minneapolis, MN on Aug. 9 2022.

Omar Fateh defeats challenger Shaun Laden in DFL state Senate primary

by Joey Peters August 9, 2022September 26, 2025

East Phillips Park Cultural and Community Center the morning of the primary election in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Your Minnesota Primary Election Day 2022 results

by Sahan Journal August 9, 2022October 12, 2022

Minnesota has never elected a Black woman to the state Senate. Zaynab Mohamed and Erin Maye Quade are on track to change that.

by Hibah Ansari August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

The Minnesota primary election is Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know to vote.

by Hibah Ansari August 8, 2022August 9, 2022

Get to Know the Minneapolis Cultural Districts

Bethlehem Gronneberg, 2016 Bush Fellow is Inspiring Minds

Calais Lone Elk, a member of the Mdewakanton Sioux, stands on tribal land near the Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant in southeast Minnesota on July 20.

Prairie Island Indian Community nuclear concern powers net zero carbon emissions plan.

by Catharine Richert August 5, 2022

Cedric Alexander speaks during the Minneapolis City Council's Committee of the Whole on Aug. 2.

Cedric Alexander becomes Minneapolis’ first community safety commissioner.

by Jon Collins August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

Arts

Loss, death, and Iranian politics haunt singer-songwriter Aida Shahghasemi’s new album.

by Marla Khan-Schwartz August 3, 2022August 4, 2022

Drums explode and saxophones wail at a north Minneapolis band camp paying homage to the high-energy stylings of Black colleges and universities.

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 2, 2022August 3, 2022

Lawrina Gaye is a stylist at the Beauty Lounge MPLS.

Black Twin Cities women find hope in law prohibiting discrimination based on hair.

by Jasmine Snow August 1, 2022January 26, 2023

Junior Bronze Tournament participant Purpose Price readies herself for a swing at the Hiawatha Golf Club on July 28, 2022.

Hiawatha Golf Course proposal divides Minneapolis residents.

by Melissa Olson August 1, 2022August 1, 2022

Keep kids safe around water this summer with this list of free swim lessons, tips, and beaches with lifeguards.

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred August 1, 2022August 18, 2022

Minneapolis and St. Paul adopt innovative strategies to keep kids safe in the water, especially those at higher risk of drowning.

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred August 1, 2022August 1, 2022

You can ride Metro Transit for $1 with the Transit Assistance Program (TAP)

Bethlehem Gronneberg, 2016 Bush Fellow is Inspiring Mind and Bridging Gaps

Open arms staff and volunteers prepare meals at Open Arms of Minnesota's Minneapolis location.

Out: chicken soup. In: Mango, lychee, bok choy. A Twin Cities nonprofit wants new recipes to serve ailing clients who are Hmong, East African, and Latino.

by Noor Adwan August 1, 2022August 15, 2022

Teo Nguyen painted, "I only wished to sit with you to say a word or two” for his series "Viet Nam Peace Project: Memories of Home."

Arts

Teo Nguyen paints Vietnam at peace in a new exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

by Noor Adwan July 29, 2022August 1, 2022

BJ Gotchie, forestry and fire restoration coordinator for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and a tribal member, talks about how prescribed burns have helped rejuvenate the forest and spurred the growth of blueberry bushes and other native shrubs.

In Minnesota’s forest management, Indigenous knowledge now shapes scientific practice.

by Mathew Holding Eagle III and Kirsti Marohn July 29, 2022July 29, 2022

The Bois Forte Singers, including lead singer David Morrison Jr., center, performed an honor song during a ceremony at the Bois Forte Reservation in June.

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe citizens vote to remove ‘blood quantum’ requirement for membership.

by Jana Hollingsworth July 29, 2022January 4, 2023

INSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL

Editor’s note: Why we’re not changing a quote in our voter guide about the Hennepin County attorney’s race.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim July 27, 2022August 9, 2022

Minnesota senate subcommittee drops most ethics complaints against Omar Fateh.

by Joey Peters July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

An unusually high number of candidates are vying to become the next Hennepin County attorney.

by Hibah Ansari July 27, 2022July 11, 2023

Former judge and state lawmaker Tad Jude wants a safer county.

by Hibah Ansari July 27, 2022September 5, 2022

Jarvis Jones childhood in inner city Chicago will guide his leadership as county attorney.

by Hibah Ansari July 27, 2022September 5, 2022

Minnesota legislator Ryan Winkler says he’ll build coalitions to combat crime and reform the criminal justice system.

by Hibah Ansari July 27, 2022September 5, 2022

Retired judge Martha Holton Dimick wants to help Minneapolis hire better police officers, and hold them accountable.

by Hibah Ansari July 27, 2022September 5, 2022

Prosecutor Saraswati Singh vows to hold police accountable if elected as county attorney.

by Hibah Ansari July 27, 2022September 5, 2022

Lifelong public defender Mary Moriarty wants to reform the county attorney’s office by analyzing data.

by Hibah Ansari July 27, 2022September 5, 2022

Former Minneapolis City Council president Paul Ostrow wants to bring transparency and accountability to the county attorney’s office.

by Hibah Ansari July 27, 2022September 5, 2022

Informed by the shadow of war, Amane Badhasso is running to uplift Minnesota’s immigrant voices. She’d become the first Oromo to serve in Congress.

by Hibah Ansari July 27, 2022September 5, 2022

Minnesota Congressional candidate Amane Badhasso explains her political platform.

by Hibah Ansari July 27, 2022September 5, 2022

Car-share programs try to reach low-income drivers in Twin Cities neighborhoods most harmed by pollution.

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred July 26, 2022July 28, 2022

Test drive: What’s it like to use an Evie Carshare in the Twin Cities?

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred July 26, 2022July 27, 2022

Lines Drawn: Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Appreciation

Introducing the Minneapolis Cultural Districts

‘You’ll never meet someone like Tekle’: Friends remember Tekle Sundberg as spiritual, thoughtful, and deeply supportive of those he loved.

by Becky Z. Dernbach July 23, 2022July 26, 2022

Rights advocates say Minneapolis must issue city IDs to residents, unveil list of ‘pro-immigrant’ demands.

by Faiza Mahamud July 22, 2022July 22, 2022

Ying Xiong created the JY Line to provide biodegradable plates and utensils for the Hmong community and others.

BUSINESS & WORK

Piles of plastic and styrofoam plates spurred Ying Xiong to create Hmong-inspired, compostable dinnerware.

by Aarushi Sen July 21, 2022July 22, 2022

Minneapolis police prepared less-lethal measures to resolve the standoff with Tekle Sundberg before snipers shot him, reports show.

by Chao Xiong July 20, 2022July 22, 2022

Body camera video offers incomplete view of how Tekle Sundberg standoff led to fatal Minneapolis police shooting.

by Hibah Ansari, Samantha HoangLong and Becky Z. Dernbach July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

A resident of Tekle Sundberg’s apartment complex looks on as family members, friends and community members gather for a rally and march to demand justice for Sundberg on July 16. Sundberg was fatally shot by Minneapolis police after a roughly six-hour stand-off at his apartment on July 14

Transcript details panicked call from Tekle Sundberg’s neighbor before fatal shooting.

by Jon Collins and Matt Sepic July 19, 2022July 19, 2022

A wild ricer propels a canoe through a wild rice bed with a long, forked pole.

Northern Minnesota tribes sue Environmental Protection Agency over state’s new water quality standards.

by Dan Kraker July 19, 2022July 19, 2022

Mary Taris poses with ‘Blended In Or Faded Out’ by Colonese M. Hendon at the Strive bookstore in Minneapolis, MN on July 15, 2022.

BUSINESS & WORK

Mary Taris couldn’t find enough books with Black characters for her children. Now, she’s opening a bookstore in downtown Minneapolis.

by Noor Adwan July 18, 2022July 18, 2022

You can ride on Metro Transit for $1 with the Transit Assistance Program (TAP)

Cultural Humility: A Key Element to Advancing Racial and Health Equity

Tekle Sundberg’s family say he was having a mental health crisis when Minneapolis police killed him. They criticized police negotiations.

by Drew Arrieta July 16, 2022July 19, 2022

Minneapolis police shot and killed Andrew Tekle Sundberg from a rooftop across the street, new search warrants reveal.

by Joey Peters July 15, 2022December 8, 2022

Ofelia Ponce, left, and Inti Martínez-Alemán, right, own and operate Abogados Café and Ceiba Fôrte Law Firm in St. Paul's Como Park neighborhood.

BUSINESS & WORK

Honduran couple brings bilingual law firm, gourmet coffee to St. Paul’s Como Park neighborhood.

by Mike Mosedale July 15, 2022July 18, 2022

Minneapolis police shot and killed Andrew Tekle Sundberg after a six-hour standoff. The shooting remains under investigation.

by Samantha HoangLong, Joey Peters and Becky Z. Dernbach July 14, 2022July 15, 2022

Elton Wright-Trusclair poses for a photo outside his home in Minneapolis on July 13.

Minneapolis man seeks reparations from the church that enslaved his ancestors.

by Lee Hawkins July 14, 2022July 14, 2022

Suldaan Seeraar has built a massive international following, with tens of millions of YouTube plays. His July 2 show, headlining the Target Center, represented Suldaan's first concert in North America.

Behind the scenes at Suldaan Seeraar’s mega-show in Minneapolis: The huge audience, the ticketing snags, and that booing thing with Ilhan Omar.

by Abdirahman Mohamed July 13, 2022July 14, 2022

Ashley Kidd-Tatge (left) and Debby Prudhomme (right) stand for a portrait outside the Park Point Marina Inn on May 12 in Duluth.

To tackle maternal health disparities, one Minnesota insurer looks to doula care.

by Catharine Richert July 12, 2022July 19, 2022

Minnesota’s first Latina mayor hopes to leave a legacy of improved access for all.

by Aarushi Sen July 12, 2022July 12, 2022