Eden Prairie Local News

2 weeks ago | eplocalnews.org | Mike Wilkinson

Amid the uproar over "Signalgate," few issues have generated more concern in recent weeks than the sweeping federal budget and workforce cuts proposed by the Trump administration. Whether it's Social Security, farm subsidies, Pell Grants or the Voice of America, the actions of President Donald Trump - and Elon Musk, whom some critics have dubbed the administration's "hatchet man" for his role in leading proposed federal cuts - have drawn widespread attention across the country.

2 weeks ago | eplocalnews.org | Ana Radelat

WASHINGTON - A year ago, the Northfield-based Norwegian American Historical Association hailed approval of a nearly $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), a federal agency that promotes history, culture and the arts. That grant would allow the society to digitize and preserve five collections that document the efforts of Norwegian Americans to help occupied Norway - and its resistance fighters - during World War II.

3 weeks ago | eplocalnews.org | Ana Radelat

WASHINGTON - As President Donald Trump rolled out his ambitious new trade policy on Wednesday, a day he has touted as "Liberation Day," Minnesota farmers like Bob Worth, who were hurt by Trump's tariffs before, are anxious about another backlash.

1 month ago | eplocalnews.org | Ethan Becker

In May 2000, the Eden Prairie community was shocked by the death of Carissa Hayen, who died as a result of a car accident. Twenty-one years later, her mother, Linda Hayen, with the help of author Nancy Loewen, would publish "The Everybody Club." The book's title comes from a club Carissa made up as a child. "My daughter started the club when she was young, and her brother has severe disabilities, so she wanted a club where everybody could belong," Hayen said.

1 month ago | eplocalnews.org | Ethan Becker

When Eden Prairie native Jessica Woodville was young, she watched as police dragged one of her parents out of the family home. Later, at the age of 16, a similar thing happened to her. "I was more or less kidnapped. A very large man twice my size, coming into my room and telling me that we could either do this the hard or the easy way," Woodville said. "I thought I was being put up for adoption.