Richfield school recipe picked for national finals A recipe developed by Richfield students
is one of three finalists in first lady Michelle Obama's "Recipes
for Healthy Kids" competition, a national contest to promote
healthy eating among children.June 16, 2011
In Nicollet County, shutdown could take heavy toll If you want a sense of how nervous Minnesotans might be getting over the pending state government shutdown, Nicollet County is a good place to start. The county has a larger share of state workers than any other in the state.June 16, 2011
Power and promiscuity Anthony Weiner is just one of a cascade of politicians caught up in recent sex scandals. Sanford, Spitzer, Vitter, Schwarzenegger, Edwards - the list goes on. Does power increase the likelihood of promiscuity? And why are women conspicuously absent from the list?Midmorning, June 16, 2011
Rep. Giffords released from Houston hospital Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was released from
a Houston rehabilitation hospital today, five months after being shot in the head during a political event. She is shown here in a photo taken last month.June 15, 2011
After late start, Minn. strawberries looking good Minnesota's strawberry season is looking
short but sweet. Cool, wet weather this spring has delayed the growing season
across Minnesota.June 15, 2011
Photos: Every day is Flag Day The holiday commemorates the anniversary of Old Glory becoming the country's official flag in 1777.June 14, 2011
Around MN: Bachmann running; jobless in Grand Rapids Every day, MPR's Minnesota Today team highlights important stories throughout the state. Find more statewide news any time at www.minnesotatoday.orgJune 14, 2011
40 years after leak, Pentagon Papers are out Forty years after the explosive leak of the
Pentagon Papers, a secret government study chronicling deception
and misadventure in U.S. conduct of the Vietnam War, the report is
coming out in its entirety on Monday.June 13, 2011
Minn. man recalls his rural upbringing Growing up on a Lakeville farm shaped Gordon Fredrickson, but the former English teacher worried that as agricultural practices changed, his family's way of life wouldn't be remembered. So he decided to write a children's book that captured his experiences.June 12, 2011
MPR News photos of the week This week, we tracked a brief appearance of hot summer weather, reported on the progress of crop planting and remembered a fallen Madelia soldier.June 10, 2011