There’s four games remaining in the league’s regular season, and while the Lynx were the first team to clinch a playoff spot, the team remains committed to closing the season off strong. Monday night, the Lynx rallied against the Dallas Wings for a 96-71 win beating Minnesota-native Paige Bueckers.

It's called fashion.

Twin Cities musicians Jackie Rae Daniels and Nate Baker’s new EP “Amerikinda Minnesorta Folk” showcases some of their favorite numbers and the depth in their rich sound that enhances the duo’s acoustic storytelling.

Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness — conditions few of the facilities are equipped to handle. By @egawthrop.bsky.social: www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...

The Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Amir Locke — and, until recently, led MPD’s use-of-force training — is not the only trainer whose record has raised concerns over the department’s commitment to changing its culture.

MPR News’ parent company to lay off 5–8% of staff amid $6M budget gap tied to state and federal funding cuts.

The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television. In Minnesota, that funding totals $17,228,752 across 16 organizations. Read the full story here: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

Researchers with the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Large Lakes Observatory have discovered a new microbe hidden deep in the oily rudder shaft of its research vessel the Blue Heron.

I had the opportunity to catch up with the Twin Cities band Gifted Handz. Hear more about how they met, their music, goals and about their piece “Freedom’s Intro.”

Creativity + archival material + a beloved game...What do you get? Archival footage bingo at the Minnesota History Center. Read about the new event here:

It was a big day for Minnesota's women's basketball and a fight for home court advantage: the Lynx on their own hardwood and Paige Bueckers back in her home state. I had the opportunity to chat with her former coach, fans and Lynx fans. Check out what they had to say about the matchup. 🏀🏀

St. Paul officials haven’t determined what caused a 35-foot-deep sinkhole on West Seventh Street. They also say the fix could take a couple of months to repair.

At last report, the Camp House and Jenkins Creek fires had burned nearly 3,000 acres combined and destroyed dozens of structures about 40 miles north-northeast of Duluth. A third fire northwest of Duluth — the Munger Shaw Fire — also prompted evacuations late Monday.

All of the bunnies 🐰🐰🐰

Here we are again. Experiencing Déjà vu? The Timberwolves are chasing their first-ever NBA Finals appearance for a second consecutive time after their failed attempt last season. After knocking out the Lakers, they now face the Golden State Warriors Tuesday in Round 2.

Need some mallard magic this morning? Check out this mama who has taken over an unused eagle nest that just so happens to have a DNR cam. 🦆

Varnish has faded its 119-year-old paint, but an artwork at the State Capitol still captures the grim reality of The Battle of Nashville, which involved hundreds of Minnesotans.

What a group 🎶

The provocative comment and amplification by Musk has sparked discussion about the possibility. Trump can pardon Chauvin’s 20-year federal convictions for violating Floyd’s civil rights, but pardoning or commuting Chauvin’s 22 ½ year state sentence is out of his jurisdiction.

The event for sex workers and their allies praised the best in the businesses while advocating for stronger labor protections for dancers and sharing the importance of decriminalized sex work.

What’s better than stars?!? WHOLE PLANETS! And many of them! Catch them tonight and tomorrow. 🪐

Iowa’s saturated buffers aren’t as effective as promised. Even if they met advertised standards, the state would need to increase installations exponentially to make even a marginal difference in water quality. youtube.com/shorts/Mgq3f...

Third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are among the best little readers in the nation. For nearly 20 years, the elementary schools in this economically depressed area have produced better readers than some of the wealthiest places in the country. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...

There's a school district in Ohio where virtually all the students become good readers by third grade. And Steubenville is a Rust Belt town where the state considers almost all the students "economically disadvantaged." How do they do it? Episode 11: soldastory.org www.youtube.com/shorts/KsBNf...

A Minnesotan employed with the U.S. Forestry Service in Colorado has her job back a week after being laid off. She was terminated from her position as a result of the Trump administration’s reduction in federal workers, including about 3,400 Forest Service jobs.

Never before has there been a broad-ranging exhibition of Minnesota puppetry from across the state, which is one of the nation’s hubs for the art form.

Minnesota native Mary Bue has carved a unique space within the music scene, using her art for healing. Her latest album “The Wildness of Living & Dying,” to be released Sunday, explores humanity, love, healing and trauma.

When we first started working on this in December, I was surprised there wasn’t already a resource to easily find Black history sites in Minnesota. This map is a culmination of months of research and reporting. Enjoy!

Wednesday at 9am on MPR News, listen to my report on what Minneapolis police officers & community members learned about slavery, racial segregation & mass incarceration when they went to Montgomery, AL to tour museums. Will a better understanding of history help them? www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...

Minnesota Third-District Democratic Rep. Kelly Morrison, who is one of a handful of physicians in Congress and health care providers nationwide who are sounding the alarm over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s qualifications and skepticism of medicine.

State Rep. Leigh Finke, DFL-St. Paul, is the first openly transgender person to serve in the state Legislature, and she talked to Minnesota Now host Nina Moini about how this order could impact the trans community.

A University of Minnesota student is speaking out after several right-wing commentators criticized his videos on social media related to a gender-affirming operation, drawing hateful attention and leading Meta to shut down his accounts on Instagram and Facebook.

Opening this weekend! Minneapolis-based artist Flahn Manly's new exhibit is about the power of joy, love and peace to fight hate and fear.

Favorite name for a snowplow? Time to vote! But I wouldn’t mind hearing about your favorites out of the 50 finalists.

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here's a look at how — and why — it's moved.

Front-facing staff at the Guthrie, represented by IATSE Local 13, are negotiating their first union contract with management, facing disagreements over DEIA language and labor protections.

I had the chance to hear about the eighth-annual Great Northern Festival which begins it's 10-day run today. Read more about it (and the returning sauna village) here. ❄️

Minnesota chefs are at it again! 2025 James Beard Award semifinalists named with plenty of Minnesota's own making the cut.

“Since at least 1928 there’s a historical record of people on the West Side wanting a Mexican and Latino Cultural Center," executive director Aaron Johnson-Ortiz said. "So this request goes back at least 100 years, and so we know that this work has been ongoing from multiple generations."

From India to Peru, snow sculptors from around the world have descended on Stillwater for the 2025 World Snow Sculpting Championship. The celebration runs through Jan. 26 and the sculptures will stand, weather permitting, for several weeks.

In one of his last official acts before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden released Leonard Peltier from prison. The action is an extraordinary move that ends a decades-long push by Indigenous activists, international religious leaders and human rights organizations.

Minutes into Unrivaled’s inaugural season 🏀

A staple in Minnesota’s science innovation and education has hit a major milestone. The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis is celebrating 50 years of bringing electricity and scientific education to life.

Are you a voter in Senate District 60? Here is a guide with responses from candidates running in the special primary election today, Jan. 14, 2025. This district represents the northeastern chunk of Minneapolis.

The year-round workshops rely on theater improv techniques. They also teach active listening and the art of asking curious questions. And they reinforce the idea that it’s OK to abandon the goal of changing someone’s mind.

Some communities are bracing for potential mass deportations and the impact they may have on schools as a new Trump administration nears power. It’s especially concerning in small-town districts like St. James and Butterfield, where most of the kids are Latino.

Here’s a look at a handful of the new laws in the state for 2025.

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old.

My first debrief! So great to chat with Emily Reese on All Things Considered. Read about unemployment and what job seekers are facing.

Check out our staff’s wide-ranging taste for favorite books they read this year including everything from a submarine survival adventure during World War II to an exploration of the dark side of a Catholic convent on the Irish countryside.