Michael OlsonPhoto by Gregory Wild-Smith via Flickr They die in the households of police officers and drug dealers, in broken homes and close-knit families, on rural farms and in city apartments. Some adults whose guns were used had tried to store them safely; others were grossly negligent. Still others pulled the trigger themselves, accidentally fracturing their Read more →
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MPR News Ground Level reporter Jennifer Vogel writes from International Falls: 58-year-old Fred Rusch, who has worked at the Boise paper mill for almost 37 years, stood next to a cement pillar and a table holding two retirement party sheet-cakes. Both are frosted with Harley-Davidson logos, matching his t-shirt and reflecting his longtime enthusiasm for Read more →
Since March “at least seven young people” at large dance festivals in the U.S. have died “of symptoms consistent with Ecstasy overdoses,” reports the New York Times. Promoters of TommorrowWorld, a three day dance music festival outside of Atlanta say the deaths could be avoided by better drug education. “A nonprofit drug education group will Read more →
Image: Photo by Juan Vilas via Flickr The Army intends to tighten its restrictions on soldiers’ tattoos. Under a proposed rule change, new recruits would not be allowed tattoos visible below the elbow or knee or above the neckline. Current soldiers would be permitted to keep any tattoos not deemed racist, sexist or extremist. The Read more →
Photo: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) by Gage Skidmore via Flickr “Just a week before the federal government could shut down if no agreement is reached to fund it past the end of September, it’s anyone’s guess whether Democrats and Republicans will avoid plunging over this particular cliff,” writes NPR’s Frank James. “More certain, however, is Read more →
“The number of people biking and walking to work in Minneapolis continued its steady increase again in 2012, according to a survey from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey that was released this week,” writes MPR News reporter Jon Collins. Biking continues to grow in popularity, with 4.5 percent of Minneapolis residents saying they Read more →
Image by Brenda Gottsabend via Flickr “The tepid economic recovery in Minnesota is growing vigorous,” writes MPR News reporter Annie Baxter. Employers in the state added a whopping 12,200 jobs last month, and state economic officials say the surge in hiring indicates Minnesota has regained all the jobs lost in the Great Recession, and then Read more →
Photo by Matt McGee via Flickr What’s the point of an allowance? For Ron Lieber, personal finance writer for The New York Times, it’s a tool to help teach values and character traits like patience, moderation, thrift and generosity. And Lieber, who’s writing a book, The Opposite of Spoiled, about kids, money and values, tells Read more →
Monday’s violence marked the sixth or seventeenth, depending on how you tally the data, mass shooting since the violence at Accent Signage in Minneapolis where a man shot six people before killing himself last September. Details about Monday’s killing spree continue to emerge. “As the investigation into Monday’s mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard Read more →
Antibiotics by Michael Mortensen via Flickr “Health officials are asking for the public’s help in combating antibiotic-resistant microbes,” writes MPR News reporter Lorna Benson. “Nationwide there have been an estimated 9,300 cases annually of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, known as CRE, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Minnesota has so far tallied 93 Read more →