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September 11, 2015 9:05 AM

University of Minnesota artist creates urn to mark 9/11 attacks

University of Minnesota art professor Tom Lane created a porcelain urn that is now on display at the Sept. 11 memorial museum in New York.

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September 11, 2015 7:01 AM

Mille Lacs ice fishing: Still uncertain, but Dayton says he'll insist on it

The ice fishing season is crucial for many resorts and businesses around the lake, especially after the open-water walleye season was cut short this year.

by Dan Kraker

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September 11, 2015 4:00 AM

Play finds its heart in racial tensions of our time

The director describes "Things of Dry Hours" as irresistible, in light of current events.

by Marianne Combs

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September 10, 2015 8:58 AM

60 years ago: 'The Yellow Rose of Texas' trumps 'Rock Around the Clock'

Mitch Miller and the Gang's version of the old American folk song sold more than one million copies in the United States and hit No. 2 in Britain.

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September 10, 2015 8:40 AM

New Somali youth programs aimed at complex issues

Federal officials are hoping an array of new partnerships with local companies and non-profits will better protect Somali youth from recruitment by extremist groups overseas. U.S. Attorney Andy Luger spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about the new program.

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September 10, 2015 8:00 AM

Art Hounds: David Petersen Gallery and classical Indian music

This week on Art Hounds, a visit to David Petersen Gallery in Minneapolis, remembering a "Life of Beauty" in Duluth and an evening of classical Indian music in Bloomington.

by Marianne Combs

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September 10, 2015 7:28 AM

Terror recruitment puts parents on alert

Somali community leaders are hoping that Hanad Musse's guilty plea Wednesday will help convince some mothers and fathers that terror recruitment is indeed a threat in Minnesota -- and that their children may be targeted.

by Laura Yuen

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September 10, 2015 4:00 AM

With walleye in decline, DNR becomes prey

The agency's job includes managing Minnesota's most popular fish. At Lake Mille Lacs, that effort has drawn criticism.

by Tom Scheck

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September 9, 2015 9:02 AM

The Monkees came together after answering an ad 50 years ago

The ad attracted 437 applicants. The four young men selected from the auditions eventually formed The Monkees.

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September 9, 2015 6:15 AM

New Somali youth programs launched amid terror recruitment concerns

The project has received about $1 million in funding from state and federal grants, corporations and foundations.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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