Minneapolis City Council voted to give a $1.5 million grant to homeless advocacy group Agate Housing Thursday to save it from closing permanently. Agate Housing, a nonprofit organization providing...
State legislators and conservation activists are campaigning for a ballot question to keep using Minnesota lottery money to fund outdoor conservation ahead of the Nov. 5 election.This is not the first...
Carl Shevidy’s doctor diagnosed him with leukemia in July 2014. Two weeks later, he was admitted to the Mayo Clinic. It was at the Mayo Clinic that Shevidy learned he needed four rounds of chemotherapy....
St. Paul is considering banning new drive-thrus to improve pedestrian safety, reduce noise and prevent car gas emissions. The St. Paul Planning Commission discussed the potential ban during their...
The Minnesota Department of Health received part of a $5 million Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant to expand its biomonitoring program in September. The grant gives Minnesota...
The Minneapolis City Council again approved over $400,000 for the Cedar-Riverside Community Council’s safety outreach program for 2024.The Cedar-Riverside Community Council’s outreach program is...
Matthew Beckman, head of the biology department at Augsburg University, arrived at his office on the morning of Aug. 27 to find the giant cottonwood tree outside his office had fallen. “I pulled...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is proposing a wastewater permit limiting the amount of hazardous chemicals allowed to be dumped into the Mississippi River from 3M’s Cottage Grove plant. The...
The Minneapolis Animal Care & Control is warning people about a growing scam targeting owners of lost pets. In the scam, phone calls and messages are sent out to distressed pet owners by someone...
The official state butterfly since 2000, monarch butterflies are facing a major ecological threat, according to experts.Local, Western populations of monarchs have declined by around 30% compared to...
