Launched in January, 2025, North Star Stories aims to address the significant need for coverage of the communities and experiences currently absent from the state’s news ecosystem.
Stories are voiced, sourced, and reported by members of the communities covered, including Black, Latine, Asian American, East African individuals, people living with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ residents, laborers, veterans, and those from Greater Minnesota.
An old Minnesota tradition practiced by the Ojibwe people is an example of how residents can harvest a nutritional staple in their own backyards.
Ambulance response times sometimes stretch up to 30 minutes in Greater Minnesota. Why is this, and what does it mean for rural Minnesotans who might need lifesaving EMS care one day?
As Minnesota rolls out cameras to catch drivers who ignore school bus stop arms, lawmakers are considering a bill to eliminate mandatory minimum fines.
From Grand Marais and Thief River Falls, to Mankato and Winona, and just about everywhere in between, we’ve got Minnesota covered. Our combined audience is about 300,000 devoted listeners.
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