Upper Midwest Newsroom

The two hosts of an all female-led gaming podcast boast a formidable following and serve as a welcoming portal for women to enter a community long dominated by men.

Despite these hyper-partisan times, Minnesota lawmakers MEAT in the middle as they ready a "big, beautiful, meat raffle bill" that would boost prize amounts to keep up with rising costs.

The bottleneck of boats in the Straits of Hormuz is hitting area farmers hard with rising costs and limited supply of things like diesel fuel and nitrogen fertilizer.

Native youth show off their designs at a fashion show in Northeast Minnesota. The event provided a platform for self-expression and Indigenous creativity.

A slew of bills that would have offered companies behind data centers tax exemptions were defeated during the recently-completed legislative session.

A tribe in western Minnesota fights to keep money-saving solar array, which generates electricity for its economic engine, Prairie's Edge Casino.

The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa was returned 90 acres of land once held by a MN foundation, whose wealth was derived by a series of controversial land deals dating back centuries.

A Fargo-based company may soon use lithium from extracted Bakken wastewater to make their batteries, relying less on foreign sources like China.

An igloo-shaped bar on Lake of the Woods warms up anglers with food, drinks and porta potties.

Advocates for fossil fuels say coal-fired power plants helped save lives this winter.