AMPERS
Diverse Radio for Minnesota's Communities
Aims to address the significant need for coverage of the communities and experiences currently absent from the state’s news ecosystem.
Northern Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range is known for more than iron ore. It has its own unique culinary traditions brought here by immigrants with some 40 different national identities who poured into this region around the turn of the 20th century. One of the most famous Range treats is potica.
North Star Stories spoke with Ellie Krug, a writer, inclusivity workshop presenter, and one of the few trans women radio hosts in the nation. Ellie shares her thoughts on what it means for Minnesota to be a "refuge state," the current status of the trans community, and her hopes for the future. [Read Transcript...]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act, a landmark federal law that established health-based standards for contaminants in drinking water. At North Star Stories, we’re commemorating this milestone with a series of reports on water in Minnesota. We’re starting with a look at the Minnesota Department of Health’s Water Protection Report. [Read Transcript...]
Conor O'Meara, a young man with autism, has turned his lifelong dream into reality through his sports radio show, "Conor's Corner," broadcasted on WFNU Frogtown Radio in St. Paul. Over the past four years, Conor has carved out a space for himself in the broadcasting world. North Star Stories' Katy DeCelle has more. [Read Transcript...]
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