We're talking about funerals—planning ahead for your own and being prepared for others. How can we make the process less stressful, and what do you need to do now to prepare for later?
Boarding houses, once regarded as urban blight, are gaining traction as a way to solve shortages of affordable housing in Minnesota and across the country.
New regulations that would have taken effect on May 3 would deny federal funds for low-income patients to clinics that make abortion referrals. The Title X rules are on hold while lawsuits proceed.
After more than a year of debate, the Board of Regents will hold a special meeting Friday where it will discuss and potentially vote on renaming buildings named for Lotus Delta Coffman, Edward Nicholson, William Middlebrook and Walter Coffey.
The private event inside the Arden Hills Armory featured National Guard members who are survivors of sexual assault who shared their stories with a crowd of hundreds of fellow members.
"In some ways we're better," says activist Melissa Mays. "In other ways, we're forever poisoned, damaged, traumatized ... that's not gonna ever be better."
There are several native groups that call Minnesota home, including Dakota and Ojibwe. But fewer and fewer people can speak the languages of those groups fluently. Bdote charter school in Minneapolis is trying to change that.
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will hold a special meeting on Friday to discuss a proposal to rename Coffman Memorial Union and three other buildings on campus.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Regent Abdul Omari about the issue.
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents have acknowledged treating cops differently than other people involved in shootings. That deference is a key issue in the trial of ex-Minneapolis officer Mohamed Noor, charged in the shooting death of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk.