'Today we are his family': Teen volunteers mourn those who died alone When a body goes unclaimed in Boston, it may receive a burial at a city cemetery. Students at a nearby boys' school are among those who volunteer to be pallbearers for people they've never met.January 25, 2016
Chaga boom: Health, cash drive northern Minnesota fungus hunt Chaga, a forest fungus, has become an alternative health sensation. Believers claim it helps everything from joint pain to Lyme disease. The $20 a pound it can fetch is leading chaga hunters into Minnesota's woods, and that worries the DNR.January 25, 2016
Nearly 50 dogs rescued from farm soon ready for adoption The Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley says the 23 adult dogs and 24 puppies -- mostly hounds, setters and pointers -- were living in a hog barn in rural Carver County.January 24, 2016
MPR steps in to sponsor 2016 Twin Cities spelling bee Minnesota Public Radio will sponsor the 2016 Metro Area Regional Spelling Bee, keeping alive one of the best-known academic competitions and giving Twin Cities students a shot at the National Spelling Bee.January 20, 2016
Student finds Nicaraguan mission trips transformational Chad Faust says he went on his first mission to a Nicaraguan orphanage before his freshman year of high school. He says the hard work has made a difference in the kids' lives, and in his life, too.January 18, 2016
Hunting snakes in the Everglades to protect native species Burmese pythons in the Everglades are taking a big toll on native wildlife. To combat their spread, the state is holding its second Python Challenge -- a hunt expected to draw over 1,000 participants.January 17, 2016