Wells Academy founder creates spaces for Indigenous workers. A Red Lake Band member who has made it big in the engineering world has long tried to give others a helping hand.  Now, Andy Wells has taken things one step further by launching an engineering internship in the community center on the Red Lake Reservation.

Hourly school workers now eligible for summer jobless benefits in Minnesota. For years, workers pressed lawmakers to make the change and to cover them the same way that unemployment insurance covers other seasonal workers. They faced opposition from school administrators, school boards and Republican lawmakers who raised concerns about the potential cost of growing the pool of potential applicants.

Picture book makes sense of the pandemic, with help from four Twin Cities illustrators. MPR News producer Emily Bright spoke with the four illustrators based in the Twin Cities metro area: Freeman Ng, Annie Kuhn, Alicia Schwab and Sara Nintzel. 14 different illustrators from across the country contributed to the pictures. 

Music programs in Minnesota prisons aim to make change. The Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and Radical Reversal are providing access to recording equipment for incarcerated people.  

Minnesota carpenter helps rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral roof — with medieval-era skills. The aim is to pay tribute to the astounding craftsmanship of the cathedral’s original builders and to ensure that the centuries-old art of hand-fashioning wood lives on.  

Why our allergies are getting worse —and what to do about it. If it seems like your seasonal allergies are getting worse over time, you're probably not wrong.