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One year after devastating flood, Waterville residents are slowly recovering

One year after devastating flood, Waterville residents are slowly recovering

One year after severe flooding damaged or destroyed more than 100 homes, summer cabins and businesses in the small southern Minnesota town of Waterville, many residents are still struggling to recover and rebuild. And some fear catastrophic flooding could happen again.
by Hannah Yang

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Fourth of July 2025: Where to watch fireworks and celebrate across Minnesota

Fourth of July 2025: Where to watch fireworks and celebrate across Minnesota

From big-city riverfront displays to small-town parades and daytime fireworks, here’s a list of when and where to celebrate Independence Day in 2025.
by Nicole Johnson

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As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world’s largest ’dark sky reserve’

As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world’s largest ’dark sky reserve’

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has fended off the light glow that washes out starry nights.
by Carlos Morales

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Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem

Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem

76 percent of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.
by Domenico Montanaro

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Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder

Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder

The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe’s services won’t be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki.
by John Ruwitch

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Mail-in voting rates dropped but early in-person voting is a hit, federal report shows

Mail-in voting rates dropped but early in-person voting is a hit, federal report shows

A new federal survey - taken after every major election - shows in 2024, mail-in voting was down but early, in-person voting was up. And, a shortage of poll workers is a looming problem.
by Ashley Lopez

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