Social Issues

October 18, 2018 10:31 AM

Opioids, a death and the story that never ran

“An unfinished story gives a reporter the same feeling you get when you can’t remember if you left a stove on, and the nagging box of medical records under my desk were an anxious, almost-constant reminder,” writes MPR News reporter Jon Collins.

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October 17, 2018 6:48 PM

$900K awarded to housing counseling services in Minnesota

Organizations helping with home ownership in Minnesota will receive almost $900,000 in grant money to maintain and expand their services.

by Gabriel Kwan

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October 16, 2018 12:04 PM

Hunt continues for missing western Wis. girl after parents found dead

Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs remains "missing and endangered," but there's no danger to the community as the search continues for her and for clues to the killing of her parents, Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said Tuesday.

by MPR News Staff

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October 16, 2018 6:26 AM

New U fellowship honors civil rights leader Josie Johnson

Johnson said she hopes the fellowship will encourage students to take risks, to deeply study and try new ideas. "I just think it's important for our children to feel that things are possible," she said.

by Peter Cox

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October 16, 2018 4:00 AM

Mpls., Red Lake push ahead on emergency shelter as winter nears

City and tribal officials are rushing to build a temporary shelter for some 200 people living along Hiawatha Avenue at the state's largest homeless encampment. This kind of rapid response to a homeless emergency is a first in Minnesota.

by Max Nesterak

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October 14, 2018 7:25 AM

Protesters throng Berlin in massive rally to support 'open and free society'

Organizers expected 40,000 people to show up at their march Saturday. Instead, they say, more than 240,000 attended. The event comes at a time when far-right populists are gaining ground in Germany.

by Colin Dwyer

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October 13, 2018 5:00 PM

University of Minnesota reviews Greek policy after student death

The University of Minnesota is re-examining its Greek life policy following the second alcohol-related death of a campus fraternity member within a year.

by Associated Press

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October 13, 2018 3:05 PM

U.S. plans to expand tent camp in Texas for unaccompanied migrant children

Last month, the federal government announced it was expanding the shelter's capacity to 3,800 beds — making it the largest shelter in the system for kids who cross the border solo.

by Mónica Ortiz Uribe

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October 13, 2018 9:35 AM

Super Girl Scout makes movies to make life better for vulnerable girls

Sakshi Satpathy, 16, babysat and walked dogs to finance her films on child marriage and trafficking. She's won the Girl Scouts' top honor — and Amnesty International and CARE have screened her works.

by Diane Cole

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October 12, 2018 4:20 PM

Scream Town OK'd to continue after memo targeting Somalis

A deal with Carver County lets the Chaska-based Halloween attraction open this weekend and through Nov. 3. The county had moved to shut down Scream Town after the business talked of discriminating against people of Somali descent. The owner apologized.

by MPR News Staff

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