Weekend waterlog: Rivers, anxiety rise as flooding spreads MPR News reporters are fanned out across the state, talking to Minnesotans about how they're dealing with the unpredictable weather and preparing for possible floods. Here's what we're seeing this weekend.March 23, 2019
The growing need for safe foster homes The number of children in foster care increased by nearly 12 percent from 2016 to 2017, to a total of about 9,900.March 22, 2019
Hungry wolves may get new home at Isle Royale National Park A U.S.-Canadian team prepared Thursday for another mission to relocate gray wolves to Isle Royale National Park in Michigan from a second Lake Superior island, where the predators are in danger of starvation after gobbling up a caribou herd.March 21, 2019
11-year-old Minnesotan on winning 'Kids Baking Championship' Paige Goehner from Blaine was just named the winner of "Kids Baking Championship" on the Food Network. She reflected on the competition and what it was like to keep that secret to herself for nine months.March 21, 2019
Hanging on to a Fargo river home despite annual threats of flooding; eyeing the melt in Marshall Hundreds of homes in flood-prone areas of Fargo-Moorhead are gone: bought, removed and replaced by permanent flood levees. But there are a few holdouts who feel strongly about staying near the river, even as the threat of another flood looms. PLUS: Eyeing the melt in Marshall, Minn.March 21, 2019
What's the next technological frontier? When the World Wide Web debuted 30 years ago, it was seen as the new frontier -- the great equalizer, even. As we celebrate three decades of the web, how much have we gained from it? MPR News' Stephanie Curtis filled in for host Kerri Miller.March 20, 2019
Tony Sanneh on using sports to empower youth Professional soccer player Tony Sanneh has dedicated himself to serving children in the Twin Cities area through academic and physical education.March 20, 2019
Communities in southern Minnesota wait, watch and brace for flooding MPR News reporters are fanned out across the state, talking to Minnesotans about how they're dealing with the unpredictable weather and preparing for possible floods. Here's what we're seeing in the southern half of the state.March 19, 2019
'Sioux Chef' Sean Sherman wins James Beard Leadership Award Sean Sherman, the founder and CEO of The Sioux Chef was awarded a James Beard Foundation Leadeship Award, which "spotlights the important and complex realms of sustainability, food justice, and public health."March 19, 2019