From ballgowns to basics

ST. PAUL – After 40 years and 150 productions, a college theater department can easily end up with a lot of costumes. As in, racks upon racks of costumes. Truckloads of costumes. A veritable warehouses of costumes. And that’s even…

Volunteers needed to be citizen scientists

Volunteers from across Minnesota are needed on Saturday, Aug.t 5 to participate in a statewide search for starry stonewort, Minnesota’s newest aquatic invasive species. Hundreds of volunteers will gather at rendezvous sites statewide to learn how to identify starry stonewort…

Where the heck is it?

Each week we publish a detail of a local landmark. The next week we identify the landmark. Do you know where the heck this is? Send us your guess.

Why wasn’t the body camera policy followed?

MINNEAPOLIS — Justine Damond’s July 15 death by gunshot fired by Minneapolis Police Officer Mohammad Noor has sparked public outrage nationally and abroad, particularly in Damond’s native Australia, and millions of people following the story have more questions than answers.

Herald reports

July 27, 1944: A special feature of next Saturday evening’s bank concert will be a personal appearance of the Harmoneers Trio of Minneapolis, three talented young ladies. The group is gaining a widespread reputation through appearances in the twin Cities…