Thousands of Minnesota students compete in Alexandria for target shooting as sport gains popularity. Clay target shooting is a rapidly growing high school sport in Minnesota. Thousands of Minnesota high school students are in Alexandria this week for what organizers say is the largest clay target shooting competition in the country. 

Wildfire prompts temporary closure of part of the Boundary Waters. The closure order goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday and affects nearly 50 lakes — including portages and about 80 campsites — as well as a portion of the Kekekabic Trail.

Survey: Americans split on whether schools should teach ongoing effects of slavery, racism. The McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s latest Mood of the Nation Poll, conducted with 1,000 American adults May 12-18, finds that nine in 10 American adults think schools have a responsibility to teach children about slavery, but only half think those lessons should extend to “the ongoing effects of slavery and racism in the United States.”

Abortion care training is banned in some states. A new bill could help OB-GYNs get it. Medical schools in states that have banned abortion can't teach abortion care. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin wants to make funds available for students in those states to travel for the training.

Changemaker Rox Anderson on creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ health. MPR News reporter Feven Gerezgiher speaks with Rox Anderson, director of the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition.