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Fergus Falls aims to be national model with thriving arts scene
The creative economy there attracts national grant money and shows a novel method for reinventing a city.
Top American Indian stylemaker's home base: a tiny N.D. town, pop. 29
Jessica Metcalfe is one of the nation's most influential purveyors of American Indian fashion. And she does it all from a small Midwestern town.
Why this Minneapolis record shop owner stockpiles forgotten music
This Minneapolis shop owner has three-quarters of a million records — and he's not done collecting yet.
Minnesota arts groups adapt to an unexpected dip in state funding
Some of Minnesota's largest arts groups adapt to unexpected cuts in state funding.
As arts funding shifts, Twin Cities groups get creative to woo sponsors
As funding shifts, companies' marketing dollars are increasingly important to art institutions' bottom lines.
Minnesota Orchestra extends Osmo Vänskä's contract through 2022
His current contract expires at the end of the 2018-19 season.
Artcrank peddled bike posters around world – now it marks 10 years in Mpls.
Artcrank's founder celebrates the 10th anniversary of his bike-inspired art show.
Rural Midwestern artists on cultural divide: 'We can save this world'
At the Rural Arts and Culture Summit, creatives explored their role as cultural translators.
Celebration prevails at Sculpture Garden opening, with nod to controversy
All day, a steady stream of visitors celebrated the Sculpture Garden, a partnership between the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, with 17 new works from a new generation of artists, as well as old favorites in new spots. But a sculpture removed from the garden cast a shadow over Saturday's event.
Date and location set for Dakota elders to decide fate of 'Scaffold' wood
Meeting of elders will be June 25 in Sisseton, S.D.
Walker director admits to pain of 'learning in public'
Sculpture may not be burned after all, Olga Viso says in one of her first interviews since the controversy erupted.
'I take full responsibility,' Viso says of 'Scaffold' controversy
"We were always hoping to bring awareness" through the work but realized it could only be viewed "through the lens of trauma," says Olga Viso.
Why Dakota elders want to burn controversial 'Scaffold' sculpture
The decision, reached in agreement with the Dakota, also provokes questions and concerns, with some Minnesotans citing other moments in history when art was destroyed.
Minnesota designers fueling feminist T-shirt craze
These Minnesota designers craft fashionable tees to support their favorite feminist causes.
Can Minnesota protect its cultural resources from D.C. politics? Arts leaders weigh in
Minnesota leaders traded thoughts on protecting the state's cultural resources at the second Star Tribune Arts Forum.
Minnesota laundromat has thousands of dolls staring from the ceiling
At eye level, it's just another laundromat. The only one in the small, historically Norwegian city of Spring Grove, Minn. But look up, and faces stare back.
Ann Marie Hanrahan, 3M attorney who championed legal rights for foster children, dies at 58
Ann Marie Hanrahan was busy, first as a partner at a Minneapolis law firm, then as a vice president at 3M. But the attorney always…
Your favorite Minnesota musicians say 'Hallelujah!' for paid church gigs
How do Minnesota musicians spend their Sundays? For many, it's the week's most important workday.
Musical memorial pays tribute to Minnesota conductor Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
Fellow classical musicians remember the conductor's contributions to music and culture remembered in an emotional gathering.
Black comedian crusades to diversify the Twin Cities improv scene
The Black and Funny fest showcases a new diversity on the local scene.
Trump anxiety hits Minnesota arts groups, leaders
Proposal to cut NEA funding would have big impact in the state.
Interracial families are focus of buzzworthy painter's new Minneapolis show
In a new exhibit, artist Leslie Barlow uses a surprising mix of paints to depict interracial couples and families.
Minnesota musical giant Stanislaw Skrowaczewski dead at 93
Polish emigre became the dean of Minnesota's classical music scene, leading the Minnesota Orchestra for two decades.
Almost 200 everyday flutists form a 'flute force' for SPCO concert
The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra is pairing a superstar flutist with nearly 200 community flutists for an unusual concert.
Baby, this one's for you: Teen moms write lullabies with help from Mpls. choral group
Writing songs gives moms a tool to calm and connect with their children.
What's bedtime like for Syrian refugee children? See the haunting photos at American Swedish Institute
To help people care about a complicated conflict, a Swedish photojournalist focused on child refugees at a vulnerable moment – as they tried to fall asleep.
Walker Art Center's top curator resigns for 'personal reasons'
A Walker spokeswoman declined to give a reason for Fionn Meade's departure, saying it's "his news to share."
Minnesota is playing a central role in Finland's centennial bash
"Finland 100" events will travel across the country, with two large festivals in Washington, D.C. But the U.S. celebration starts and ends in Minnesota,
Latest in memory care? Artists tap power of art in age of Alzheimer's
Neurological disorders that attack memory and verbal communication can spare creativity, and in some cases can kick it into overdrive.
More bragging rights for Minnesota? We're 'above average' in nabbing federal arts grants
The state ranked sixth nationally in the latest round of NEA grants.
How movies became the latest concert craze for Minnesota Orchestra
Orchestras across the country are banking on the popularity of film scores.
Hit shows helped Walker Art Center weather a year of construction
Despite renovation work, two crowd-pleasing exhibitions helped the organization balance its budget.
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra builds momentum with year of risk-taking
Bold moves helped the orchestra boost ticket sales, donations in 2016.
You've seen his art all over Minnesota; now meet the real Adam Turman
Adam Turman's murals and prints are ubiquitous. What's next for the state's most visible artist?
Minnesota Orchestra reports 'very promising' year with balanced budget
The organization got a boost from ticket sales and hall rentals as it continued recovering from its lockout.
Landscape Arboretum hosts colorful 'winter light' show
This exhibition is no string of holiday lights. The colorful, luminescent show -- the first of its kind at the Landscape Arboretum -- is immersive and inventive.
Poliça starts 'new band' with Berlin orchestra for St. Paul concert
A concert featuring music by Poliça and a Berlin-based orchestra is Liquid Music's most ambitious yet.
Walker tries to get it right with new 'front door' to sculpture garden
With a new lobby, restaurant and rooftop pavilion, Walker Art Center tries to fix what some people call a flawed design.
Young artists paint biracial families, tackle social issues at Northrup King Building
A younger generation brings fresh energy and talent to the 99-year-old northeast Minneapolis arts complex.
Somali hip-hop group brings anti-terrorism message to Minneapolis, St. Cloud
Somali hip-hop group Waayaha Cusub, known for its pro-peace lyrics, is working with Minnesota youths during a monthlong visit.
That's the ticket: Minnesota arts groups get creative to sell shows
With sales in decline, performing arts groups have re-imagined the multi-show package.
Obituary: The Rev. Timothy Power, founding pastor of Pax Christi in Eden Prairie
The Rev. Tim Power didn’t lecture or teach. He didn’t quite preach. Instead, he told stories, expertly weaving them through the thousands of homilies he…
Sex parties, polyamory and porn: Minnesota native explores modern love in 'Future Sex'
A Minnesota native personally investigates the rapidly evolving world of women's sexuality.
Largest U.S. exhibition of Cuban art in 70 years coming to Walker
Arriving November 2017, "Adiós Utopia" boasts more than 100 works by dozens of artists — offering a complex portrait of life on the island since 1950.
Marilyn Carlson Nelson named chair-elect of Minnesota Orchestra board
The businesswoman has a long history with the orchestra, and even funded its trip to Cuba.
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra adds Francisco Fullana on principal violin
Fullana will split his duties with Kyu-Young Kim, the orchestra's artistic director and other principal violinist.
The final push to finding Jacob
Blogger's quest and DNA clue reversed nearly three decades of false starts, missed opportunities, bad tips and dead ends.
Jared Scheierl gave voice to Jacob Wetterling, and new life to case
"That day in court … there are no words for it," he said Thursday. "It was so long awaited, so necessary and so moving."
In court, loved ones confront awful truth of Jacob's last hours
"On Oct. 22, 1989, did you kidnap, sexually assault and murder Jacob Wetterling?" Danny Heinrich's answer filled the federal courtroom in Minneapolis with tears and bitter questions.
Paynesville is reeling as search for answers is just beginning
As residents tried to make sense of the news, they wished that it might offer some closure to Jacob Wetterling's parents, Patty and Jerry, with whom they've worried and hoped for years.
Jacob Wetterling's remains found on a farm
Danny Heinrich, a suspect in Jacob's disappearance 27 years ago, provided authorities with information about the location.
Retired Minn. teacher's final assignment: Giving back his students' stories
Richard Roach retired from teaching 23 years ago, but he's still passing back "autobiographies" he assigned decades ago.
Hooks fly as Northfield debates downtown fishing ban
Pub owner wants to limit casting from Riverwalk; anglers push back
Obituary: Charles Wetherall, author, adventurer and a lot more, dies at 76
In 1979, a reporter had some fun with Charles Wetherall’s many careers: “He’s been a charter boat captain, photographer, writer, inventor, publisher, designer — and…
Police ID victim shot by elderly housemate in Northfield
"Initial information was that the shooting was related to an intruder in the home ... but that turned out not to be true," Police Chief Monte Nelson said.
Willmar cafe welcomes folks living with dementia
New outstate 'memory cafe' modeled after Twin Cities gatherings.
Patty Wetterling brings clout to board working to prevent clergy abuse
She joins effort to prevent abuse by Catholic priests.
Soudan Mine lab faces uncertain future as it loses research projects
The lab's signature experiment — an enormous detector that captures glimpses of neutrinos fired at northeastern Minnesota from Illinois — recorded its final data in late June.
Obituary: Stephen Frank, St. Cloud State professor and pollster
Professor Stephen Frank started the poll as a class project, a way for his students to understand research methods.Over the years, the St. Cloud State…
The Inadvertent Cafe is a hit, but who will keep lights on?
In small-town Clinton, Minn., the grant-funded eatery is nearing its four-year end date. Brent Olson never intended to run a small-town cafe.
Willmar mourns the drownings of two fourth-grade boys
Dozens of women crowded the homes of fourth-graders Ahmed Hashi and Idris Hussein, whose families live not far from one another in Willmar, to offer the families comfort and prayers.
'Person of interest' in Jacob Wetterling case won't get venue change for child-porn trial
Danny Heinrich's attorneys had sought the move for his federal trial.
Austin's Hormel Institute cancer research center expands again
Expansion at Austin facility will add jobs, accelerate cancer research
Prosecutors push back against request to move Danny Heinrich's trial from Minnesota
Court documents filed Wednesday outline similarities between Jacob Wetterling's abduction and a Cold Spring assault.
Smaller family resorts becoming a threatened Minnesota species
The loss of a summer tradition is lamented, even as one young Detroit Lakes family bucks the trend.
The cafe that never closes: Lange's Cafe in Pipestone sticks to tradition
PIPESTONE, Minn. – The old glass door to Lange’s Cafe has been repaired, its hinges replaced. But not once in 55 years has it…
Danny Heinrich, 'person of interest' in Jacob Wetterling case, is sued by 1989 kidnapping victim
The suit, filed Wednesday in Stearns County District Court, claims that Danny Heinrich grabbed Jared Scheierl, forced him into his car and sexually assaulted him.
Wetterling 'person of interest' appears in court for hearing in child pornography case
The pretrial hearing in Danny Heinrich's federal case focused on a search warrant.
'Person of interest' in Wetterling case wants child porn trial moved
Motions in child porn case to be heard Wednesday in Minneapolis federal court.
Linda Doebbert: Teacher, painter, artist
Linda Doebbert's soft paintings of cabins hang in many Detroit Lakes homes. Those commissions might have constituted her career. But Doebbert loved experimenting, pushing her…
Canning its old location, Austin's new Spam Museum opens
It was relocated within Austin in an effort to boost local business.
Body found in Lake of the Woods 6 months after 3 boaters went missing
The discovery comes six months after three boaters went missing on the massive lake when their boat capsized. The bodies of two of the men were recovered last fall.
Mankato home of beloved Betsy-Tacy character on, off market
Neighborhood draws Maud Hart Lovelace fans from all over country
Lawsuit challenges ICE's detention of immigrant at Sherburne County jail
The case challenges ICE's "blanket" policy for holding immigrants.
Duluth tries out new tiny house for homeless
A nonprofit developer has big plans for a 336-square-foot prototype
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