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• No one word: Latino identity in Minnesota
  The demographics of Minnesota are changing and the growing Latino community is an important part of that change. We collected the stories of more than 125 Latinos in Minnesota and asked them to choose five words or phrases that describe their identities.July 11, 2013
• Advocates want Minnehaha Ave. 'cycletrack'
  Hennepin County is planning a major reconstruction of Minnehaha Avenue in south Minneapolis, and planners are asking the public for advice about how to handle bicycle traffic along the busy corridor. Bike advocates know what they want.July 11, 2013
• Video: How to wash your hair in space
  A lesson from Vining, Minn., native Karen Nyberg, who is aboard the International Space Station.July 11, 2013
• For working Minnesota parents, summer child care is a complex juggling act
  Navigating pressures to keep kids enriched and engaged in activities while school is out pushes the stress meter upward and requires families to live on tighter budgets.July 11, 2013
• Behavior belies boozy talk
  The words people use to describe their drinking behavior can say a lot about how they perceive drinking, a perception that may not match reality, researchers say.July 11, 2013
• No one word: Latino identity in Minnesota
  The demographics of Minnesota are changing and the growing Latino community is an important part of that change. The first wave of Latino migration to Minnesota began in the early 1900s, when migrant workers from Mexico would came to the state to work in factories and in farm fields. Some of these workers moved on, but some stayed, many settling on St. Paul's West Side. More recently, Latinos have been the fastest growing group in Minnesota for the past decade, establishing thriving communities throughout the Twin Cities metro area and in greater Minnesota. As of July 2012, the Latino population had grown by 85 percent since 2000 to a total of 264,359, according to U.S. Census data. Looking at the youngest generation the trend seems likely to continue. Latinos make up 8.3 percent of Minnesotans under 18, making Latinos the largest minority group in that age group. This project aims to tell the stories of Latinos in Minnesota, delving deeply into how they define their own identities and how they relate to the larger Latino community in the state. Through the Public Insight Network, MPR News collected the stories of over 125 people who trace their roots back to 17 different countries. Some of the respondents' families have been in Minnesota for generations, while others have arrived in the past few years. Some came to the state as migrant workers, others as professionals.Their stories make it clear that there is not a universal take on what it means to be Latino -- or Hispanic or Chicano -- in Minnesota. But the stories do have one thing in common: Whether the respondents or their ancestors came to the state for work, love, or education, Minnesota is now home.July 11, 2013
• Room packed for 'Olmstead' disability hearing
  More than 100 people packed a room in St. Paul on Tuesday to weigh in on a draft of the state's "Olmstead Plan," which is aimed revamping the way the state provides services for people with disabilities.July 10, 2013
• Minn. girl with cancer dies; was at center of Supreme Court ruling
  The 7-year-old girl whose rare cancer led to a precedent-setting malpractice ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court has died after fighting the disease since infancy, according to the family's attorney.July 9, 2013
• Douglas Dayton played key role in shaping Target Corp.
  Douglas Dayton, who was instrumental in opening the first Target stores, died Friday. He was 88.July 8, 2013
• To revive or raze: Like many, Sandstone grapples with empty icon
  Like communities all over Minnesota, Sandstone is trying to find new uses for an iconic old building that once expressed its identify. Can imagination and money outrace the bulldozer?July 5, 2013
• Hmongtown Marketplace raid leaves businesses, patrons off balance
  There's a saying in Hmong that, when roughly translated, means: When you get a bad shock, your soul gets dislodged, and you have to make a sacrifice in order to bring it back to your body. Many people at the Hmongtown Marketplace in St. Paul say that's the first thing that came to mind the police showed up there last month.July 5, 2013
• Non-profit grocery offering healthy choices grows
  Fare for All Express offers packages of lean meat and fresh produce at prices at least 30 percent below those at traditional grocery stores. It keeps prices low by purchasing in bulk from wholesalers, and by using donated space and volunteers.July 5, 2013
• Bears prompt Apostle Island closure
  A bear repeatedly entered a beached boat looking for food Wednesday, so officials closed Sand Island to all visitors later that day.July 5, 2013
• Marriage ruling has employers tweaking benefits
  Employee benefit experts say the effect of the ruling remains murky in the other 37 states. The court left intact another provision of the federal anti-gay marriage law that allows one state not to recognize a same-sex marriage performed elsewhere.July 5, 2013
• YMCA tackles racial disparities in swimming, drowning rates
  African-American kids between the ages of 5 and 14 years old are three times more likely to drown than their white peers. The YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities, which runs 22 pools, has been trying to change that.July 5, 2013

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