Rangers worked through the weekend to reach campers spread across a vast swath of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that's now closed to visitors amid a growing threat from wildfires just across the Canadian border. - Earlier Forest Service expands BWCA closure north of Ely amid growing wildfire concerns - Forecast updates MPR Weather's Updraft blog
For Black women entrepreneurs, the path to success can be filled with more obstacles than for people of other races. This was true before the COVID-19 pandemic and early data emerging shows the problem has worsened. - In Minnesota Many Black women entrepreneurs missed out on PPP dollars - Podcast Small change
Many small police departments can’t afford to use body cameras. And the lack of footage of fatal police shootings in some rural cities has fueled skepticism and mistrust of law enforcement. - June 21 Minnesota State Patrol, Capitol police to wear bodycams - June 8 DOJ says it will now require federal officers to wear body cameras
Felix Foster of Twin Cities Pride tells Jill Riley how this weekend's celebrations came together, and what he's looking forward to.
Check out this week’s edition of The ‘sotan newsletter for events and activities around Minnesota, as well as some tips on keeping cool as we prepare to enter another heat wave.
More than 150 firefighters continued to battle Thursday through a jumble of downed trees to contain a wildfire burning east of Ely. Meanwhile, officials announced a new slate of Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness closures along the Canadian border. - Related Fires prompt campfire ban, some BWCA closures
When will vaccinations be available for younger children? Are kids more susceptible to the delta variant? What advice do health officials have for parents for the upcoming school year? We spoke with Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm and state infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann for answers to these questions and more. - What the mask guidance means For unvaccinated kids and their parents - CDC updates guidelines To protect kids from COVID in school
The presence of minors at Floyd’s killing was one of the aggravating factors that Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill considered when he sentenced Derek Chauvin to 22.5 years last month. Cahill has declined to revise his sentencing statement to address trauma experienced by four children who witnessed George Floyd’s killing. - Last week Judge is asked to change 'trauma' wording in Chauvin memo
Even though the pandemic has abated — for now — a handful of people are still dying from COVID-19 every day, and for the most vulnerable the war against the virus is anything but over. Among them are people who’ve had organ transplants who received their shots but have suppressed immune systems.
Jeffrey Bissoy returns with a roundup of Twin Cities hip hop, including some of his favorite local artists and some new ones as well.