55 years driving the bus, with no stop sign in sight Children haven't changed much in five decades. Just ask Dean Mozena, a bus driver for Hendricks Bus Service in Kimball. He has driven generations of families to school for 55 years.June 8, 2013
MPR News photos of the week This week, we checked in on dairy farmers in southeastern Minnesota, the Como Zoo's new gorilla exhibit and same-sex couples in line for their marriage license.June 7, 2013
Boston writer Dennis Lehane on the importance of storytelling Best-selling writer Dennis Lehane, speaking in Hopkins, Minn. as part of Hennepin County Library's Pen Pals Author Lecture Series. Three of his books have been made into Hollywood movies. Lehane says he writes fiction because he always loved to read and he comes from a long line of Boston Irish storytellers.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, June 5, 2013
Duluth runner's pain is no pulled muscle, rather, a baby A Duluth woman training for a half-marathon says she thought she had pulled a muscle or ruptured a disc in her back before she ended up in a hospital emergency room.June 5, 2013
Team to excavate Lake Michigan shipwreck An organization that believes it has discovered the wreckage of the oldest known shipwreck in the Great Lakes has received a state permit to conduct a test excavation at the site in northern Lake Michigan.June 4, 2013
Crazy Horse Memorial turns 65 Monday marks the 65th anniversary of the dedication of the Crazy Horse Memorial and the first mountain blast. It's also the 15th anniversary of the dedication of the finished carved face of Crazy Horse.June 3, 2013
Cancer claims a mom, but spirit lives in toy library Missy's Toy Library opened in March, operating out of the Franklin Arts Center in Brainerd. The stock of toys was started from the collection of Melissa Gahler, a 32-year-old mom of two from rural Pierz, who died in June 2011.June 3, 2013
Owners of storied honey farm have sweet dreams The Hofmann Honey Farm, which began operations in the early 1900s and at one time was regarded as the largest honey producer in Minnesota, is seeking placement on the National Register of Historic Places. Such a designation could provide the impetus for fundraising to reincarnate the site as a working apiary plus a history and education showcase.June 1, 2013
School bus drivers test skills in contest Fifty Minnesota school bus drivers are putting their skills to the test -- in hopes of advancing to a national competition this summer.June 1, 2013
Nice Ride opens with expanded program The expansion will bring the total number of bike stations to 170 in the area, including a new focus along the Mississippi River, and around Minneapolis parks.May 30, 2013
Spelling Bee begins with 1st-ever vocabulary test Jae Canetti said he screamed "No!" when he learned the National Spelling Bee would be introducing a vocabulary test. He started changing the way he prepared, studying definitions of words on the bus ride to school each day.May 29, 2013