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This St. Paul food truck spent the summer giving children and teens more free meals than ever before 

This St. Paul food truck spent the summer giving children and teens more free meals than ever before 

St. Paul Public Schools’ bright green food truck served triple the number of meals than it did in 2022. The program was broadened and designed to reach youth who live in and around neighborhoods where at least 50 percent of households qualify for free and reduced meals, but there’s no income requirement to receive the food.
by Erica Zurek

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Native plants, lots of patience: How a Stearns County couple restored a damaged lakeshore

Native plants, lots of patience: How a Stearns County couple restored a damaged lakeshore

Richard and Mary Gallea spent 20 years transforming their property on the Sauk River Chain of Lakes to a colorful native landscape. It’s helped to keep their lake clean. Here’s how they did it.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Meet 13 Minnesota athletes competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris

Meet 13 Minnesota athletes competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris

Athletes with Minnesota ties will compete in the Paris Paralympic games Aug. 28 through Sept. 8, matching up with the best in the world in sports like sitting volleyball, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, para swimming, para track and field and more.
by Matt Mikus

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Blue Earth County votes to remove Rapidan Dam; remove and replace County Road 9 bridge

Blue Earth County votes to remove Rapidan Dam; remove and replace County Road 9 bridge

The project to remove and replace the County Road 9 bridge could take a couple years. Detours have been in place since last month because of safety concerns caused by severe flooding damage.
by Hannah Yang

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Republicans want voters to think Tim Walz lied about his dog. Such claims could cause real damage

Republicans want voters to think Tim Walz lied about his dog. Such claims could cause real damage

Republicans turned Tim Walz’s outing at a dog park nearly three years ago into an attack on the Democratic vice presidential nominee this week, working on an online narrative to paint Walz as a liar.
by The Associated Press

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The Paralympic Games are starting. Here’s what to expect as 4,400 athletes compete in Paris

The Paralympic Games are starting. Here’s what to expect as 4,400 athletes compete in Paris

The Paralympic Games are set to open Wednesday as some 4,400 athletes with disabilities, permanent injuries or impairments prepare to compete for 549 medals across 22 sports over 11 days. Paris just hosted the Olympics and it again provides the backdrop for what promises to be a spectacle.
by The Associated Press

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Storms interrupt fifth annual Black Entrepreneur State Fair  

Storms interrupt fifth annual Black Entrepreneur State Fair  

Organizers say no one was injured by the storm, but say the high winds tossed vendors’ goods and equipment around the grounds where the fair is being held in Minneapolis. The fair will resume Wednesday.
by Chandra Colvin

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