Taiwan bans sale, consumption of dog and cat meat The legislature amended Taiwan's animal protection law to double the maximum penalty for deliberate harm to animals to two years in prison and a fine of 2 million Taiwan dollars ($65,000).April 12, 2017
Parting thoughts: A boundless enthusiasm for students Dr. Olaf Millert came to the United States after fleeing his native Estonia during the Soviet occupation following World War II. After studying in South Dakota, he went to found the psychology department at St. Olaf College.April 12, 2017
Rev. Otis Moss on ways to build community Rev. Otis Moss III discusses the best ways to support community advancement, civil rights, environmental justice and economic equality.April 11, 2017
The perils and false rewards of parenting in the era of 'digi-discipline' The running theme of this trend: It's OK to beat children, and, if the millions of views each video garners tell the story, it's acceptable to post tapings of the beatings on social media for feedback and "likes."April 7, 2017
Kathleen Ridder, philanthropist and feminist with MN ties, dies at 94 Kathleen Ridder, a native New Yorker who moved to Minnesota, was active in GOP politics and the women's rights movement. In 1998, she spoke with MPR News about her support for the Equal Rights Amendment.April 5, 2017
Trash talk: St. Paul vows to speed up roadside garbage cleanup St. Paul officials admit it took too long to respond to a squalid downtown site near Interstate 94. Angry residents cleaned up the site over the weekend and left the trash in bags at City Hall.April 4, 2017
Wrongly suspected, Wetterling neighbor explains suit against sheriff In his first broadcast interview since suing the investigators in the Jacob Wetterling case, Dan Rassier tells MPR News that authorities ruined his reputation trying to tie him to Jacob's abduction and still haven't publicly cleared him.April 3, 2017
Urban myth proves true: Grammar vigilante is fixing UK signs The man has not been identified but he told BBC that he doesn't consider his alterations of signs and store fronts to be a crime. He says the real crime is putting apostrophes in the wrong places to begin with.April 3, 2017