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Jan 13, 2025 | 
minnpost.com | Laura Lindsay
MinnPost’s long-time Mental Health & Addiction columnist Andy Steiner has been named a HEAL Fellow by the Solutions Journalism Network. The fellowship is designed for “U.S. journalists reporting on, for and with young people who are facing mental health challenges and healing through innovative community responses.” Steiner is one of just 10 individuals selected for the the national program.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
minnpost.com | Laura Lindsay
Local news is in crisis. News outlets across the nation are downsizing or shuttering altogether, leaving many communities without local coverage. But despite this national trend, I’m thrilled to share that MinnPost is growing in 2025. We’ll be adding more talented reporters to our team who can pursue the stories that matter to Minnesota. And we’ll be producing more coverage of the issues consequential to life in our great state.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
boropulse.com | Laura Lindsay
Hurricane Helene brought extensive damage to East Tennessee and Western North Carolina this past September and was the deadliest storm in North Carolina’s state history. North Carolina will still need help from volunteers for quite a while, said Julie Vandel, Director of Development for Feed America First, located in Rutherford County. “It’s definitely going to be a long road ahead,” she said.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
minnpost.com | Laura Lindsay
Election season is upon us, and MinnPost reporters are hard at work keeping Minnesotans informed on what’s happening in our state’s races. Last month, we conducted statewide polling to understand how voters feel about issues and candidates ahead of Election Day. We’ve created a Races to Watch feature to help narrow in on the seats that will determine the balance of power in the Minnesota House.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
minnpost.com | Laura Lindsay
We’ve added another name to the MinnPost Festival lineup: Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. She’ll be interviewed one-on-one by MinnPost state government reporter Peter Callaghan. Six years into serving as Minnesota’s 50th Lieutenant Governor and the country’s highest ranking Native woman elected to executive office, Flanagan will discuss this moment in Minnesota politics, Gov. Tim Walz’s nomination to be vice president and what she thinks Minnesota’s future should look like.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
minnpost.com | Laura Lindsay
Join us for MinnPost Festival on Sept. 28 in downtown Minneapolis where you can see a series of engaging conversations featuring experts on a wide range of topics including climate, state demographics and Republicans in Minnesota. And we just added Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Rohde to the lineup. REGISTER NOW—> Your Festival pass will get you into every session (first come, first served). Don’t miss out!If you’re a MinnPost member, you can still register with a discounted rate.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
minnpost.com | Laura Lindsay
On Sept. 28, MinnPost Festival will bring insightful conversations with national and local guests exploring a range of issues including staying hopeful in the face of the climate crisis, Minneapolis’ challenges and opportunities, and the Minnesota Timberwolves. REGISTER NOW—> Your Festival pass will get you into every session (first come, first served). Don’t miss out!If you’re a MinnPost member, you can still register with a discounted rate. Didn’t get the member discount code?
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
farmanddairy.com | Laura Lindsay
By Laura LindsayOhio State UniversityCurrently, most of Ohio is experiencing abnormally dry to exceptional drought conditions (U.S. Drought Monitor), which can bring along additional challenges during harvest. When dry pods are re-wetted, they may split and shatter, resulting in soybean seeds on the ground. At harvest, shatter losses are less likely to occur when grain moisture is approximately 13%. As grain moisture decreases, shatter losses can increase.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
minnpost.com | Laura Lindsay
MinnPost Festival will host not one but TWO insightful keynote conversations at this year’s event. Join us on Saturday, Sept. 28 to hear from CNN anchor and chief legal analyst Laura Coates in conversation with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison as well as a discussion between Sierra Club national executive director Ben Jealous and McKnight Foundation president Tonya Allen.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
boropulse.com | Laura Lindsay
A full-length children’s movie known as Dot Conner: Webtective was filmed in Murfreesboro this summer. Based on the faith-based streaming series of the same name, Murfreesboro producer Jae Huff and writer/director Andrew Huff created the Dot Conner concept. The action series follows an inquisitive young teenager as she investigates questions about her Christian faith as if she were a detective solving a mystery.
