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From left to right: Tom Olsen, Meg Forney and Michael Wilson. Courtesy of candidates' campaign websites.

Meet the candidates for the Minneapolis Park Board

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published April 14, 2025

The three DFL candidates running for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s three open at-large positions target improving accessibility to parks, creating more youth programs and addressing funding...

Koski joined the Minneapolis City Council in 2021 to represent parts of south Minneapolis. Photo courtesy of Minneapolismn.gov.

Emily Koski drops out of Minneapolis Mayoral race

by Katrina Bailey
Published April 14, 2025

City Council Member Emily Koski (Ward 11) announced Monday morning that she is dropping out of the race for Minneapolis mayor. Koski said in a press release that her decision comes after “deep reflection...

April was officially designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month nationally in 2001.

UMN, city advocates honor Sexual Assault Awareness Month

by Grace Aigner
Published April 13, 2025

Sexual violence prevention and advocacy organizations are honoring Sexual Assault Awareness Month at the campus, city and state levels.Allison Pauna, a direct care provider for sexual violence survivors...

Emma Watts, executive director of the Minnesota LGBTQIA2S+ Council, speaking at the state Capitol for Transgender Day of Remembrance in 2024. Courtest of Angelica Gentile.

State Council to survey LGBTQ+ community to better understand queer Minnesotans

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published April 10, 2025

A state agency advocating for the queer community is surveying alongside local LGBTQ+ organizations to better understand queer people across the state. Created in 2023, the 16-member Council on LGBTQIA2S+...

Overdose deaths declined by about 24% nationally in 2024, a drop nearly mirrored by Minnesota.

Free naloxone could be helping the overdose deaths decline in Minnesota, nationally

by Grace Aigner
Published April 10, 2025

As overdose deaths in Minnesota decline, Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota install free emergency naloxone.Overdose deaths dropped by about 24% in the U.S. in 2024, a decline nearly mirrored...

Minneapolis officials and non-profit groups are hosting events to celebrate Black Maternal Health Awareness Week.

Health advocates bring awareness to Black maternal health disparities

by Maya Bell
Published April 9, 2025

Created in 2021 by Black Mamas Matter, Black Maternal Health Week addresses systemic health issues facing Black mothers.Over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, but Black women are three...

The badge of ICE Field Office, in Hawthorne, California, U.S., March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

ICE and your rights — immigration law professor breaks down ICE on campus

by Grace Aigner
Published April 7, 2025

As President Donald Trump’s administration has opened up college campuses for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, questions about how international students and students who recently immigrated to the...

The Jacksons were the first Black family to move into the Prospect Park neighborhood in 1908.

Prospect Park’s Jackson family inspires generations of neighbors

by Grace Aigner
Published April 2, 2025

Amy and Madison Woods Jackson built their home in Minneapolis’ Prospect Park neighborhood in 1908 with their three daughters. In return, the neighborhood met the family with racist protests and discrimination,...

M Health Fairview, Neighborhood Health Source and the Minneapolis Health Department are among the providers affected.

City, health administrators warn about COVID-19 vaccination funding cut

by Katrina Bailey
Published April 2, 2025

The Trump administration announced around $11 billion in cuts to COVID-19 related grants nationwide on March 25. The Minnesota Department of Health said it is losing over $200 million in federal grant...

The line started running on March 22, offering free rides its first week.

Metro Gold Line buses now running

by Katrina Bailey
Published March 31, 2025

The Metro Gold Line, a 10-mile bus line connecting St. Paul, Maplewood, Landfall, Oakdale and Woodbury, started running on March 22. As Minnesota's first rapid transit bus line that operates primarily...

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