Play7min 08secAmerican RadioWorks producer talks about the new documentary - "Wanted: Parents"November 5, 2007 6:54 AMBy Cathy Wurzer and Catherine WinterThe latest documentary from American Radio Works "Wanted:Parents" follows two teenagers through their journey to find a forever-home before they age out of the foster care system.
Play53min 59secPTSD on the riseNovember 2, 2007 3:33 PMA recent study from the Department of Veterans Affairs shows that the number of Iraq and Afghanistan vets diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder is rising rapidly, and some say the VA is failing to meet the mental health needs of returning soldiers.
Play12min 49secA worldwide focus on poverty and human developmentNovember 2, 2007 10:54 AMHundreds of medical and scientific journals joined together this month to cover a single topic. "Poverty and human development" is the simultaneous focus of the current issue of an unprecedented 235 journals from around the globe.
Play2min 16secLarge crowd rallies against hate speech at St. ThomasNovember 1, 2007 4:58 PMBy Art HughesAt least 1,000 people marched across campus to support three African American students who were targets of anonymous notes peppered with racial slurs.
Play2min 29secDay of the Dead celebrates lifeNovember 1, 2007 3:30 PMBy Roseanne PereiraDay of the Dead is celebrated Thursday all across Latin America and one Minneapolis non-profit is mounting a celebration of its own.
Minnesota to continue ban of UND over Sioux nicknameNovember 1, 2007 10:28 AMThe U's Advisory Committee on Athletics said the group will not address changing the policy until North Dakota changes its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, which may not occur for three years.
Play13min 30secTo post, or not to post online commentsOctober 31, 2007 4:06 PMBy Tom CrannHow do news organizations make the decision to receive and publish comments about their stories online? MPR's Tom Crann talked to media analyst David Brauer about that topic.
Shakopee to appeal decision to put city land into trustOctober 30, 2007 1:09 AMThe Shakopee City Council voted unanimously Monday to appeal a Bureau of Indian Affairs ruling that says the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community can transfer about 750 acres it owns into a tax-exempt trust.
Indian leaders win concessions from KQRSOctober 29, 2007 2:28 PMBy Brandt WilliamsIndian leaders called for the firing of KQRS Morning Show hosts Tom Barnard and Terri Traen They say last month Barnard and Traen made offensive remarks about members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa and the Shakopee Mdewakanton band.
Beltrami County squabbles with Red Lake over child protection fundingOctober 26, 2007 4:00 PMBy Tom RobertsonBeltrami County has been refusing to pay for out-of-home placements for kids on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Now the state of Minnesota has stepped in and is siding with the tribe.