Is the Taste of Minnesota about to offer an encore?March 29, 2023 5:29 PMBy Brian Bakst and Tim NelsonThe Taste of Minnesota food and music festival may be about to rise from its charcoal grill ashes.
Play3min 54secMosquito season is on its way, and it'll likely be worse than the past couple of yearsMarch 29, 2023 3:28 PMBy Tom Crann, Ngoc Bui, and Amy FelegyThe bouts of drought these last couple of years have caused trouble for mosquitos. But with an snowier than usual winter making way for a wet spring, they’ll be coming back with a vengeance. Here’s how to prepare.
Where should Minneapolis build its new 3rd Precinct building?March 29, 2023 3:01 PMBy Jon CollinsAlmost three years after abandoning the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct building, the city of Minneapolis will hold listening sessions to decide whether to keep the building at its former location or construct a new building several blocks away.
Two Harbors council nixes proposed townhomesMarch 29, 2023 2:30 PMBy Dan KrakerThe Two Harbors City Council has rejected a concept plan to build high-end townhomes on Lighthouse Point along Lake Superior. The controversial proposal rekindled memories of a fight over a similar development 20 years ago.
Stephanie Burrage to become Minnesota’s first chief equity officerMarch 29, 2023 2:10 PMBy Dana FergusonBurrage is a deputy education commissioner who led a monthslong effort to convene Black leaders in Minnesota to write a state budget that better addresses their priorities.
25 years after Minnesota tornado outbreak, severe weather forecasting has advanced greatlyMarch 29, 2023 2:04 PMBy Sarah ThamerWednesday marks 25 years since tornadoes ripped across southern Minnesota, causing major damage in Comfrey, St. Peter and other cities. Since then, forecasting severe weather has advanced significantly.
Woman in legal limbo at Mayo cleared to go homeMarch 29, 2023 10:19 AMBy Catharine RichertDisability advocates have been closely watching the case of Cindy Hagen, who is quadriplegic and has been at Mayo Clinic’s Austin hospital since last summer. They say her case underscores continued challenges in the systems that surround people living with disabilities.
Minnesota social justice advocate Victor 'Vic' Rosenthal remembered as a generous mentor, friendMarch 29, 2023 8:30 AMBy Peter CoxVictor “Vic” Rosenthal was a New York native who found a home in St. Paul, where he worked for racial justice, voting rights, gay marriage, rights for immigrants, affordable housing and other issues. He was 68.
Play4min 06sec'I want to do my part': Hundreds of Minnesotans volunteer in Stillwater flood effort March 29, 2023 4:00 AMBy Mark ZdechlikAmong the hundreds of volunteers filling sandbags along the banks of the St. Croix River in Stillwater, was at least one who helped save the town from a catastrophic flood in 1965. Others said they just wanted to pitch in.
Play4min 01secMinnesota Twins unveil new made-in-Minnesota scoreboardMarch 28, 2023 7:03 PMBy Tim NelsonA massive 178-foot-wide, edgeless high-definition screen now towers over the left field stand. It’s big enough that it feels like players on the screen are an arm's length away, even standing at home plate.