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Coping with prolonged grief in the wake of George Floyd and the pandemic 

May 25, 2022

May 25th marks two years since George Floyd was murdered. At 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News Host Angela Davis talks with two therapists about prolonged grief and how we can cope with waves of loss and trauma. Listen live and later find the audio online from MPR News with Angela Davis.

Rochester confronts its segregated housing history, Mayo founders' role

May 25, 2022

City leaders want Rochester to be a magnet for a diverse workforce, expanding around Mayo Clinic. Part of that journey means reckoning with the city’s history of intentional housing segregation. A recent push to map racial housing covenants shows how some are connected to Rochester’s most important institution. - What should we cover next? Pass the Mic - More stories North Star Journey

Rock the Garden 2022

May 25, 2022

Music returns to the garden! Channel alternative energies with great music in the great outdoors! Enjoy two stages of indie music, food trucks, and beer tents while you soak up the sights and sounds of summer in the iconic Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. It’s a perfect summer day. Get your tickets now, and experience it all on June 11.

A gunman killed at least 18 children and 2 adults at a Texas elementary school

May 24, 2022

The number of people confirmed killed in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has risen to 20, according to Sgt. Erick Estrada of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Estrada told CNN that 18 children and two adults are among the dead. Earlier in the day, Gov. Greg Abbott told reporters that 15 people — 14 children and one teacher — were killed in the shooting at Robb Elementary School. Speaking at a news conference in Abilene, Abbott said the shooter is dead and identified him as an 18-year-old male from Uvalde.

As avian flu cases slow, farmers struggle with mental stress

May 24, 2022

New cases of avian influenza in Minnesota commercial flocks have slowed in recent weeks, suggesting the worst may be over. But the unpredictability of this year’s outbreak has caused a lot of mental strain for farmers, their families, veterinarians and others in the poultry industry. - APM Research Lab Mapping the avian flu outbreak

Floodwaters up north submerge campsites, threaten cabins and resorts

May 24, 2022

First came a long, snowy winter. Then came drenching spring rains.  And now, near-record floodwaters are swamping areas on a long stretch of far northeastern Minnesota, drowning docks and ATV trails, encroaching on homes and resorts and submerging campsites from Voyageurs National Park to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. 

6 essential Asian American and Pacific Islander composers you should know

May 23, 2022

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. While it is difficult to represent all the diverse cultures that make up Asia and the Pacific Islands, here are six composers who have pushed the limits of composition by blending traditional sounds from their native homeland with Western classical styles.

Artists memorialize the racial justice movement that Floyd murder sparked

May 22, 2022

Leesa Kelly founded Memorialize the Movement nearly two years ago to save the paintings that artists created during the week of heartache and rage that followed the police murder of George Floyd.  - Preserving George Floyd's memorial 'Allow these pieces to continue to protest' - A movement memorialized Plywood art honoring George Floyd goes on display

Decades after taking it, feds set to return Minnesota land to Leech Lake band

May 21, 2022

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe will soon get back nearly 12,000 acres wrongfully taken in the ‘40s and ‘50s. As they plan for the land’s future, tribal leaders say their fight has also helped strengthen bonds with the Cass County government. - More Hoping to ease tribal homelessness, Leech Lake band takes back its land - North Star Journey Celebrate Minnesota's communities