Nearly all Minn. farmers are white; barriers to change high

Angela Dawson and Harold Robinson stood in their hemp greenhouse. Together they run Forty Acre Co-op, a Black-owned farmers collective that aims to give land access to new and emerging farmers of color.

— Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune

Two farms in Pine County illustrate how America's evolving discussion on opportunity and race is threading into one of its most lopsided industries: agriculture.

New push to divert youth from juvenile court in Ramsey County stirs controversy

:Tina Thomas, grandmother of a teen accused of assaulting an Uber driver in St. Paul, pointed to where he sometimes sleeps in her home. He was not cha

New Ramsey County effort aims to rehabilitate teens, but sheriff says it lets dangerous youth go free.

Religious exemptions pose new challenges to COVID vaccine mandates

St. Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop Bernard Hebda has discouraged clergy from writing the appeals, noting that vaccine exemptions don’t require cle

As employer mandates grow, rising number seek religious exemptions.

2 dead in fiery crash at new 35W Metro Transit station

The flames from the crash were visible to MnDOT traffic camera on Interstate 35W near Lake Street on Saturday night.

It appeared that a car hit the new bus station and burned. By 8:15 p.m., the fire was out.

'Defund the police' may linger as 2022 challenge for Democrats

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walks with Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, who worries Republicans will use the “defund the police” slogan to attack Democrats in

The political risks of the defund movement are coming into focus once more for Democrats heading into the critical 2022 midterm campaigns.

Enbridge fails to meet aquifer cleanup deadline

While working near Clearbrook, Minn., Enbridge dug too deeply into the ground and pierced an artesian aquifer. This image is from the site on Sept. 28

An aquifer near Clearbrook, Minn., was ruptured during construction of the Line 3 pipeline. The DNR is investigating two other sites where the company may have caused additional groundwater damage.

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