Greater Minnesota

Krewe, Flour & Flower Bakery bring fresh flavors to St. Joseph and central Minnesota
Appetites traveled to St. Joseph, Minn. and MPR News host Tom Crann spoke with local restaurateurs Mateo Mackbee and Erin Lucas of Krewe and Flour & Flower Bakery about how they're bringing fresh flavors to Central Minnesota and bringing people together.
Keng Dechawuth shares recipes, stories from his Puposky Pearl mushroom farm near Bemidji
Appetites visited Bemidji, Minn., and MPR News host Tom Crann talked with restaurateur Keng Dechawuth to discover how he “pays it forward” to his workers.
At 86, oldest mortician in Minnesota says it still 'feels good to help'
A small, northwestern town is home to Minnesota’s oldest licensed mortician, Chuck DuBore. He stays active in the family business because of personal connections developed over a lifetime of burying people.
 'All those dreams are crushed': Visa-holding employees face uncertainty after Windom plant closure
As the HyLife pork processing plant closes, the people of Windom, including hundreds of workers whose visas depend on employment at the plant, wonder about the future.
HyLife plant closes in Windom; company says new buyer doesn't intend to retain workers
More than 1,000 workers will lose their jobs in the plant closure, including half who are in the U.S. on work visas connected to employment at the company. The City of Windom and social service agencies are working to help employees.
State regulators approve 9 percent electric rate increase for Xcel Energy
Xcel has said it needs the increase to cover the costs of replacing an aging electrical system as it transitions to more renewable energy. But it comes at a time when many Minnesotans are struggling to pay their rising utility costs.