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Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval/MPR NewsOn a recent hot summer day, Paul Maier, a soon-to-be 9-year-old from Barnesville, confidently strode up to the center of a big stage at the Clay County Fair in northwest Minnesota. -
Harshawn Ratanpal/MPR NewsEvery July 1, hundreds of people flock to the small Manitoba town of Emerson. By noon, the town’s Main Street is decked out in red and white decor as a parade of maple-leaf-adorned vehicles honk their horns and toss candy to children
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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. -
An aging population and fewer professionals are driving one rural Minnesota community to step up firefighter recruiting efforts. -
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.
