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Hurricane Helene: Minnesota transplants share how they’re weathering the storm

Hurricane Helene: Minnesota transplants share how they’re weathering the storm

Minnesota transplants in Florida are cleaning up Friday, after Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s Big Bend Thursday. Some of them have grown accustomed to hurricanes over time and took the storm in stride. For others, Helene was their first hurricane.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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New vaccines arrive as COVID-19 wastewater levels reach 2024 highpoint

New vaccines arrive as COVID-19 wastewater levels reach 2024 highpoint

Along with the annual flu vaccine, the new COVID-19 vaccine formulation is now widely available in Minnesota. It comes at a time when COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain stable but elevated and deaths are increasing. In addition, wastewater data shows higher COVID-19 levels than measured in all of 2024.
by Craig Helmstetter

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‘Kind of a big dill’: Urban Indigenous community gathers to crown pickling champs, promote food sovereignty

‘Kind of a big dill’: Urban Indigenous community gathers to crown pickling champs, promote food sovereignty

Judges chose the best pickles at the Third Annual Pickle-Off competition at the Four Sisters Farmers Market in Minneapolis. The event celebrated food preservation in preparation for the winter months.
by Melissa Olson

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A dance for a world in crisis: Ananya Dance Theatre presents ’Antaranga: Between You and Me’

A dance for a world in crisis: Ananya Dance Theatre presents ’Antaranga: Between You and Me’

Ananya Dance Theatre’s “Antaranga: Between You and Me” is a feminist dance piece that explores themes of healing and care in response to global conflicts.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Rescuers race to free people trapped by Hurricane Helene after storm kills at least 30 in 4 states

Rescuers race to free people trapped by Hurricane Helene after storm kills at least 30 in 4 states

The death toll from Hurricane Helene has reached at least 30 across four states. According to an Associated Press tally Friday, the deaths occurred in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
by The Associated Press

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Authorities ID artist killed in shooting in St. Paul’s Lowertown

Authorities ID artist killed in shooting in St. Paul’s Lowertown

Authorities on Friday identified the woman killed in an apparently random shooting while working on an outdoor art project in St. Paul’s Lowertown neighborhood on Wednesday evening.
by Peter Cox and MPR News Staff

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University of Wisconsin fires former porn-making chancellor who wanted to stay on as a professor

University of Wisconsin fires former porn-making chancellor who wanted to stay on as a professor

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has voted unanimously to fire a communications professor Joe Gow who was seeking to retain tenure after his dismissal as chancellor of one of the system’s campuses for making pornographic films. The board on Friday rejected his wish to remain a professor.
by The Associated Press

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Actress Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and ’Downton Abbey,’ has died aged 89

Actress Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and ’Downton Abbey,’ has died aged 89

Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey,” has died at 89.
by The Associated Press

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