Policy & Government

A drone view of machinery equipment working on the Root River rechanneling project.

Restoration Project Redirects Root River to Original Channel

A glass of water being filled from kitchen tap.

Mississippi River Groups Tell Feds to Act on Nitrate Contamination

A man wearing a brown knit hat, navy winter coat, and headphones around his neck smiles while talking with a woman whose blonde hair is pulled back with a large cream-colored clip. They stand inside a modern community space with a colorful abstract mural hanging on the wall behind them. Another person in a tan jacket is partially visible at the edge of the photo.

Inside The Landing MN’s Lifeline for the Rochester-area’s Unhoused Community

collage of photos of people talking at the MN State Capitol rotunda.

Essay: Every Minnesotan Deserves to Know What’s Happening in their Backyard

A group of healthcare workers gather around a table in a care facility.

Public Health Delivers Vital Services for All

A close-up, highly detailed image of a fuzzy black-and-yellow bumblebee collecting nectar from the center of a bright purple flower. The bee’s body is covered in fine hairs and dusted with pollen, especially around its legs and underside. The flower has long, thin purple petals radiating outward from a dense yellow center. The background is softly blurred green, making the bee and flower stand out sharply in focus.

Saying No to Neonicotinoids

An octagonal room with windows stretching all the way around and large screens hanging above them. At a desk in the middle with another array of screens sits a man in a sheriff's uniform.

Fillmore County Law Enforcement Settles Into Upgraded Facility

A man with graying hair wearing a white short sleeve shirt with brown pocket flaps, a flag emblem, and a sheriff's star sits at a clean desk and smiles at the camera.

Federal Immigration Enforcement Surge Bypasses Fillmore County

Four pictures of soil erosion

In the News | Nitrate Risks in Karst Regions

Aerial view of container ships and cargo cranes at the Port of Santos in Brazil, a major global export hub handling a large share of South American soybean shipments.

How Tariffs and China’s Global Investments are Reshaping Farming

Community members talk with utility staff at a Dairyland Power open house in Preston, Minnesota, reviewing poster displays about the proposed Gopher-to-Badger high-voltage transmission line project.

Planned Gopher-to-Badger Link Addresses Regional Power Needs

Yellow diamond road sign showing a horse-drawn Amish buggy with a small amber light above it that flashes when a buggy is present, standing beside a snowy rural highway with cars passing on the left and leafless trees lining the roadside in winter

First-ever Amish Buggy Alert Signals Installed in Fillmore County

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