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3+ min ago (328+ words) MinnPost, a successful nonprofit digital newsroom based in the Twin Cities, is hiring a community health reporting fellow. You can see examples here of the coverage produced by previous fellows since 2022, and we're interested in hearing your ideas about how you would approach the position. The fellow will be a member of the metro team but will regularly collaborate with MinnPost's audience team to develop digital and multimedia skills for engaging audiences." The position is based in Minneapolis and will primarily focus on reporting in and around the Twin Cities, though there is likely to be some reporting in Greater Minnesota. The fellowship is slated to run from January'December of 2026. The fellow will be a member of MinnPost staff with a full-time salary and benefits. This is covered by a collective bargaining agreement with TNG-CWA 37002, the Minnesota Newspaper & Communications Guild....

10+ min ago (444+ words) Shots on goal are important. But the shots IN goal are the difference-makers in hockey. So, as much as the Minnesota Wild liked some parts of their effort on Thursday in Calgary, a 1-1 tie in the third period that became a 4-1 loss was a result of a team not converting enough scoring chances into goals lately. The Wild prepare to face the Canucks on Saturday night in Vancouver having scored just two goals on this road trip, and with four goals, total in their past three games while going 1-1-1. "I do think we're creating a bunch of chances, and you know, if they go in, we're talking a different game," Wild veteran forward Mats Zuccarello said to the reporters gathered in the visiting locker room after the loss to the Flames. "But sometimes you've got to accept that they scored…...

18+ min ago (672+ words) By Lori Rackl, Tribune News Service With more than its fair quota of quaint towns, pretty parks and sandy beaches laced along 300 miles of shoreline, Wisconsin's Door County has long been a popular Midwest summer getaway. But this slender peninsula sandwiched between Lake Michigan and Green Bay has plenty of appeal in winter, too. And a new holiday movie aims to show it. "A Wisconsin Christmas Pie" stars Katie Leclerc ("Switched at Birth") as a Chicago pastry chef who returns home to Door County, where she has to deal with her family's struggling orchard and a rekindled crush on a high-school flame. It's your typical feel-good, hygge-filled holiday flick " as well as a love letter to a vacation destination that often gets overlooked when the temperature drops. "People who are here in the winter always say it looks like a…...

32+ min ago (409+ words) An Eagan neighborhood aimed at combating homelessness within Minnesota's veteran community has officially welcomed its first residents as key organizers announced the completion of the $6 million enclave last week. "When our nation called, they were the ones who answered," said Doug Hurd, a member of the Mount Calvary Lutheran Church Council, at Wednesday's opening celebration. Now is the time for the community to answer the call, Hurd said. "When our pastor approached the congregation about this opportunity, I told the other members immediately that I wanted to be involved," said Hurd, himself a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Army. "I feel very passionate about veterans' issues." The Veteran Village includes a mix of one-bedroom units, one-bedroom units with a garage and three-bedroom units for families spread across six buildings. The Veteran Village is the only multi-unit housing community explicitly built to…...

32+ min ago (51+ words) Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a Minneapolis man in connection with a string of sexual assaults including of a 15-year-old girl. Abdimahat Bille Mohamed, 28, avoided prison as part of a plea deal with the Hennepin County Attorney's Office and allegedly raped his latest victim while on probation....

33+ min ago (51+ words) Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a Minneapolis man in connection with a string of sexual assaults including of a 15-year-old girl. Abdimahat Bille Mohamed, 28, avoided prison as part of a plea deal with the Hennepin County Attorney's Office and allegedly raped his latest victim while on probation....

43+ min ago (87+ words) December 5, 2025 / 2:34 PM CST / CBS Minnesota Two people were taken to the hospital after an apartment fire in Burnsville, Minnesota, early Friday morning. According to the Burnsville Fire Department, crews arrived at the Willoway Apartments around 1:20 a.m. They found a fire on the third floor of the apartment building. The fire department says they do not know the conditions of the two people who were hospitalized. Four units in the apartment complex were displaced. Residents have returned to the other units....

45+ min ago (537+ words) Field offices have long been community-based branches that serve as the public face of the SSA, which provide in-person help for people applying for retirement and disability benefits, getting Social Security cards and other important services. A Social Security spokesperson who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the administration's plans for the agency said field offices will remain a front-line service to the roughly 75 million Americans who receive monthly payments. However, the spokesperson noted, more Americans are choosing to manage their benefits online or over the phone. Nextgov/FCW first reported on the agency's plan to reduce field office foot traffic. At least 7,000 SSA workers have been laid off from the agency this year as the Trump administration has proposed a number of plans to streamline services at the SSA. In March, after outcry from lawmakers and the…...

57+ min ago (466+ words) Cooking with wine always feels elegant and elevated. This Vegetable Bourguignon, from my cookbook "I Love You: Recipes from the Heart" is hearty and satisfying for family dinners or for curling up by a fire on dark, moody days. And it's always good for leftovers. Serve it with a mashed vegetable " potatoes, parsnips or celery root (also known as celeriac). In this recipe, I call for celeriac because I enjoy sneaking in new things for my family to try. My dad had no idea he was eating mashed celery root instead of his regular potatoes at a Sunday meal" and almost fainted when I told him. Gotcha! " ounce (10 g) dried porcini mushrooms 2" cups (600 ml) boiling water 2" tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 yellow onion, finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 large carrots, cut into chunks 2 celery stalks, cut into chunks 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 tablespoon all-purpose…...

58+ min ago (29+ words) Dorothy Nins, CEO and creative director of the Minnesota Black Authors Expo, and author W.D. Foster Graham explain. Minnesota Black Authors Expo coming soon to the Twin Cities...