Sherburne County proposes expanding jail for more ICE detainees The proposed expansion would provide space for up to 500 immigration detainees, an increase from the 300 beds now. Only adult detainees would be housed in the jail, not youth or families.June 4, 2019
Twin Cities henna artist finds culture, religion, fun mix nicely at Eid Hajira Begum brought henna cones with her to Minnesota to keep a connection to her native India. Today, the Eden Prairie woman is a sought-after henna tattoo artist, and this time of year she's busy with a special clientele: Muslim families.June 4, 2019
'It's a challenge, but that's what I'm here for' Five years since its founding, Twin Cities nonprofit Mile in My Shoes continues to forge bonds between people who are homeless or living in halfway houses, and mentors from the local running community. Those partnerships were on display Sunday at a 5K race.June 3, 2019
Open Streets Minneapolis kicks off summer season Open Streets Lyndale continues until 5 p.m. Sunday (June 2) along 30 blocks of Lyndale Avenue South. It's the first of seven Open Streets events planned in neighborhoods across the city through September.June 2, 2019
Famed New Orleans chef who fed civil rights leaders dies at 96 Leah Chase's determination propelled her from a girl with a small-town Louisiana upbringing to a celebrated chef who authored cookbooks, appeared on cooking shows and fed civil rights greats such as Thurgood Marshall and Martin Luther King Jr.June 2, 2019
Duluth renames city park in the Ojibwe language What used to be known as Lake Place Park is now called Gichi-Ode' Akiing, which means A Grand Heart Place in the Ojibwe language, after a naming ceremony Friday. Backers say the name change will increase the visibility of Native Americans in DuluthJune 1, 2019
MN man carries family ties to France to re-enact D-Day parachute jump Paratrooper Lambert Johnson jumped into France on D-Day and fought in the battles to take back Europe from the Nazis. Next week his grandnephew, St. Louis County sheriff's deputy Warren Johnson, will jump from the same plane in the 75th anniversary re-enactment.May 31, 2019
So, how old aria? Minnesota Opera's newest work targets tots The Minnesota Opera takes the expression "start 'em young" just about as far as it can this weekend with its latest production, "Nooma." It's "an opera for babies," but don't call it that.May 31, 2019