Why Minneapolis and St. Paul educational assistants are ready to strike
March 1, 2022
Both Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers unions have identified raising educational support professional pay as a major demand as they prepare to strike. Classroom aides in both cities say they’re working harder than ever, but still struggle to pay their bills. “My job description is, ‘We can ask you to do anything we want,’” says one of her grueling work day.
- Looming teacher strike What you need to know
- 5 key questions on the issue Answered
Rock the Garden 2022 lineup and ticket details
March 1, 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.
Experience it all on June 11. Find the 2022 lineup and details on The Current!
Rock the Garden 2022
March 1, 2022
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 Minneapolis summer day.
Experience it all on June 11.
Listen to the lineup reveal at 9 a.m. CT on March 1 by tuning in to The Current at 89.3 FM or online at thecurrent.org.
Meet Virginia, a birth simulator aimed at preserving rural obstetrics
February 28, 2022
Having a baby in rural Minnesota is getting harder. In the last two decades, at least 13 counties lost all labor and delivery services, leaving some women to drive long distances to give birth. But a new birth simulator aims to preserve birth services in remote parts of the state.
- Small towns pay the price Rural hospitals retreat from delivering babies
- Childbirth risks rise When rural hospitals end delivery services
The 'Winter Grab' delves into Lake Superior's seasonal secrets
February 27, 2022
Scientists have a pretty good understanding of what goes on in the Great Lakes during the summer. But they don't know nearly as much about Lake Superior and the other lakes during winter. And that’s where what they called the “Winter Grab," comes in.
- As winters warm Minnesota lakes are losing ice
- Lake Superior algae blooms Scientists look for clues
Photos: Minnesotans gather to show support Ukraine
February 25, 2022
Members of Minnesota's Ukrainian American community and their supporters gathered Thursday evening outside Saint Constantine Ukrainian Catholic Church in Minneapolis to show support for Ukraine as it battles the ongoing attacks by Russia.
- Minnesotans with ties to Ukraine Feel anxiety, anger over Russian attack
- Want to support the people in Ukraine? Here's how you can help
- Hundreds arrested As shocked Russians protest Ukraine attack
Minnesotans with ties to Ukraine feel anxiety, anger over Russian attack
February 25, 2022
Minnesotans with family ties to Ukraine spent the hours after Russia's invasion of the country working to reach their loved ones. Elected officials across Minnesota’s political spectrum called for a sharp and unified response.
- World expresses outrage Plans stronger Russia sanctions
- Global oil prices Surge past $100 a barrel after invasion
- Russia's invasion of Ukraine How you may be impacted
Six works that celebrate Ukraine's distinctive musical heritage
February 24, 2022
YourClassical’s Digital producer Jeffrey Yelverton is a musicologist who specializes in classical music from Russian, Ukrainian and other Slavic traditions. He shared these works to celebrate Ukraine's distinctive musical heritage.
Russia attacks Ukraine as explosions are heard in Kyiv and other cities
February 24, 2022
Russia has launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. Ukraine’s government said Thursday that Russian tanks and troops rolled across the border in a “full-scale war.”
- Related Fear, calm among Ukrainians as Russian troops enter
- Wednesday Russia evacuating embassy in Ukraine as crisis escalates
- Russia's strategy Behind sarcastic tone towards the West
- 3 decades of turmoil Bring Ukraine to perhaps its greatest crisis
- Russia's invasion How you may be affected
How one MN educator brings Black History Month to the classroom
February 23, 2022
A school counselor in Minneapolis Public Schools is finding ways to incorporate Black history into his lessons — including a celebration of Juneteenth.
- Photos Juneteenth celebrations in the Twin Cities
- ChangeMakers Black Minnesotans making history