October 8, 2021

Long-term care CEOs: Pandemic pushes staff shortages to crisis levels

Minnesota’s long-term care industry says it is facing its worst-ever workforce shortage. Leaders from several long-term care organizations in the state say care facilities are […]
October 8, 2021

WhatsApp outage left Minnesota man with limited access to family in Honduras

When an outage knocked Facebook and its various affiliate sites out for several hours earlier this week, it also took down WhatsApp, the main source […]
October 8, 2021

Highway project threatens Hmong farmland in Minnesota

This story comes to you from Sahan Journal, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to providing authentic news reporting about Minnesota's new immigrants and refugees. MPR News […]
October 7, 2021

Faced with losing their jobs, even the most hesitant are getting vaccinated

Margaret Applegate (in yellow scarf), a United Airlines customer service agent, is accompanied by Lori Augustine, vice president of United's San Francisco hub, as Applegate […]
October 7, 2021

A mega-drought is hammering the U.S. In North Dakota, it's worse than the Dust Bowl

North Dakota ranchers have been forced to sell off close to 25% more of their herds over last year. Kirk Siegler/NPR Joey and Scott Bailey […]
October 7, 2021

Maya Angelou, Sally Ride and other trailblazing women will be featured on U.S. coins

Poet and activist Maya Angelou is seen addressing the Democratic National in Boston in July 2004. She is one of the female trailblazers who will […]
October 6, 2021

DFL lawmakers, unions push for end to pay stalemate

A group of DFL legislators and union members called Wednesday for an end to the impasse over pandemic frontline worker bonuses. They want checks sent […]
October 6, 2021

St. Paul to introduce some of the strictest tobacco rules in the nation

The St. Paul City Council will introduce a new ordinance that would set a $10 minimum price on a pack of cigarettes and ban coupons […]
October 5, 2021

Many Minnesota veterinary clinics, hospitals full

On a daily basis at the University of Minnesota's Lewis Small Animal Hospital, there's a near-constant flow of pets coming in — cats meowing from […]
October 4, 2021

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage

Facebook along with its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms suffered a worldwide outage Monday that has extended more than three hours. Facebook's internal systems used by […]