Experienced nurses that are able to deal with COVID, we're a finite resource and we're not to be taken lightly ... This whole concept of any nurse being disciplined for merely fighting for the safety of their patients and themselves is unacceptable. - Mary Turner, President, MN Nurses Association Nurses from Bemidji, Bagley and Thief River Falls joined forces (with safe social distancing of course) to express concern about working conditions yesterday. Mary Turner President of the MN Nurses

Greg Webb and Kiki Carter Webb have written and performed music for many years around northern Minnesota. Their duo is called Dancing Light, and they are used to performing 60-75 times a year. The Covid-19 pandemic has changed things significantly. "It's been a challenge," says Greg."We don't seek gigs anymore...We put out one little video from home. We recorded one song and sent it out. We haven't done much more than that. We're a little traumatized; not functioning at our normal level, which

Julie Sandstede , DFL Representative from Hibbing, joined Heidi and John on the Thursday Morning Show to talk about the recent legislative session. Julie talks about what her priorities were going into the session and how they changed as things progressed during the pandemic. They talk about the poliltcal tension that the pandemic caused during the session and the possiblity of holding a special session soon.

Shirley Nordum is an educator with University of Minnesota Extension in Cass Lake. Leah Lemm talks with her at the Indigenous Farming Conference held in Callaway last March about her session called Unintended Consequences. Today, I’m back at the Indigenous Farming Conference in Callaway Minnesota. The conference is hosted by the White Earth Land Recovery Project and is surrounded by the idyllic Maplelag Resort. The resort is full of conversations about seed saving, solar power, foraging, and so

Molly posted the following on Facebook: So I sit in a spot where I am the person who is directly affected by these decisions, these school district guidelines. A mom of a senior – and not just a senior, my first born. No graduation ceremony? Are you kidding? NO, not my kid – he deserves what everyone else deserves. This is a huge rite of passage. 13 years of school, 13 years of activities, 13 years of hard work, dedication and growth. The only 13 years a child has to be a child – they’ve done it

Today Nana Boozhoo teaches us to say "to remember the day" or Memorial Day in Ojibwe. He also teaches us about the traditions of feasts in the Ojibwe culture.

The Center for Rural Policy and Development is a non-partisan, not-for-profit policy research organization dedicated to benefiting Minnesota by providing its policy makers with unbiased information and evaluation of issues from a rural perspective. Kelly Asche is a research associate there and recently published a piece “COVID-19: Comparing Apples and Oranges”. A look at rural areas versus urban areas when it comes to numbers for COVID-19 cases in Minnesota.

A statewide conversation with Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan . It’s your opportunity to ask questions about Minnesota’s response and plans during this COVID-19 pandemic. This week the Lt Governor answered questions about the Minnesota State Fair, places of worship reopening, visiting grandchildren and graduation. If you didn’t get a chance to send or call in your question this week email [email protected] or call 612-562-9895.

Marshall Helmberger is editor and publisher of the Timberjay newspaper, serving northestern Minnesota. Each week he joins Heidi Holtan on the Friday Morning Show for Border News Roundup. Today he talks about the legislative session that ended this week, business reopenings in Cook and Tower, and Ely's cake maker, Susan Laine, taking cake orders for essential businesses in the area.

When harvest time comes to Vibrant Farm in Guthrie MN, DaNae Johnson’s crops stand about 2 1/2” tall. She grabs the leaves with one hand and cuts the stems with a sharp knife. “When most people are thinning out their gardens, that’s about the stage of when I harvest,” DaNae explains. “They’re tiny little plants and they’re just power packed with nutrients.” These tiny, nutrient-dense plants are called microgreens. They come in a variety of textures, colors, and varieties. DaNae grows them in a