August 2, 2022

Fargo house will research hemp construction material

The two small houses are going up on the back half of a lot just off a busy street, not far from downtown Fargo. "These […]
August 2, 2022

A bumper crop of politics at FarmFest

FarmFest served as its usual magnet Tuesday for political candidates casting themselves as friends of agriculture, with office seekers of both parties saying they know […]
August 1, 2022

Workers Strike at the Cedar Avenue Starbucks in Minneapolis

The Cedar Avenue picket line. | Justine Jones With a two-day strike, they join other Starbucks workers nationwide fighting to negotiate a contract after successfully […]
August 1, 2022

Future prospects for legal sports betting in Minnesota rests with tribes, horse tracks

State Rep. Zack Stephenson was optimistic as he unveiled a bill to bring sports betting to Minnesota. In the four years since the U.S. Supreme […]
August 1, 2022

We might never know who won the Mega Millions jackpot. That's not usually the case

The winning lottery ticket in the recent Mega Millions jackpot is worth $1.337 billion, but because of an Illinois law, the identity of who bought […]
August 1, 2022

This Black-owned coworking space wants to advance and support businesswomen of color

Blackbird Collective, located in Culver City, Calif., was created with the intention to empower women of color and allies in the entrepreneurship and creative fields […]
August 1, 2022

First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, a Turkish Polarnet cargo ship loads Ukrainian grain in a port in Odesa region, Ukraine, […]
August 1, 2022

Prairie Island Indian Community nuclear concern powers net zero carbon emissions plan

Growing up on the Prairie Island Indian Community reservation, Calais Lone Elk had a plan — a set of steps burned in her mind and […]
July 31, 2022

You could get paid to eat candy as a Canadian company's chief candy officer

A Canadian company is hiring a chief candy officer to taste test candy. Leonard Towers/Flickr Turns out you might be able to eat candy for […]
July 31, 2022

Millions of Americans have long COVID. Many of them are no longer working

Georgia Linders got sick with COVID in the spring of 2020 and never recovered. Her ongoing battle with long COVID has prevented her from working. […]