Jun 16 Watch 5:43 Acquittal of officer who killed Philando Castile sparks emotional outcry By PBS News Hour A jury found Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty Friday in the shooting of Philando Castile. The shooting garnered national attention in 2016, when the aftermath of the fatal encounter was streamed via Facebook Live. Tim Nelson of Minnesota… Continue watching
Jun 16 Jury finds Minnesota officer not guilty in shooting death of Philando Castile By Joshua Barajas The officer fatally shot Castile after pulling him over for a broken taillight outside St. Paul last year. Continue reading
Apr 25 State lawmakers rush to protect funding for Planned Parenthood By Lev Facher, STAT As the White House and Republican-led Congress take aim at federal funding for health providers like Planned Parenthood that offer abortion services, some state lawmakers may step in to fill the breach. Continue reading
Apr 09 States want more career and technical training, but struggle to find teachers By Sophie Quinton, Stateline Two-thirds of states are currently reporting a shortage of career and technical education teachers in at least one specialty. Continue reading
Mar 01 Flocks of birds perish by crashing into new Minnesota Vikings stadium By Alison Thoet Scores of birds are dying due to collisions with the new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, according to a new report from the Audubon Society. Continue reading
Feb 25 Minnesota Somali group says rejecting federal grant was right By Amy Forliti, Associated Press The leaders of a Minnesota nonprofit that works to improve the lives of young Somalis knew the stakes were high when they rejected $500,000 in federal funding earlier this month. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 6:08 School district tries making its police ‘more guardian than warrior’ By PBS News Hour Since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School, there's been an increased police presence at schools. But that presence has also sparked concerns. According to a recent analysis, black students are more likely to be arrested on campus than their… Continue watching
Dec 22 Drug companies fixed prices over martinis at ‘Girls Nights Out,’ lawsuit says By Liz Szabo and JoNel Aleccia and Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio The high prices Americans pay for generic drugs may have been cooked up by pharmaceutical salespeople on golf courses, at a New Jersey steakhouse or over martinis at a “Girls Nights Out” in Minnesota. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 5:27 A poetry publisher on the math of rejection By PBS News Hour Every year, Jeff Shotts, executive editor of Graywolf Press, sorts through thousands of poetry submissions -- and rejects about 99 percent of them. It’s not a success rate poets like to hear, he says, but it’s the reality in the… Continue watching
Nov 16 Minnesota officer charged with involuntary manslaughter in Philando Castile death By Joshua Barajas The St. Anthony officer, identified as Jeronimo Yanez, shot Castile after stopping the 32-year-old for a broken tail light on July 6 in the town of Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Continue reading