The story behind Minnesota’s weirdly shaped northern border
Feb 4, 2014 · John Mitchell’s 1755 map showed Lake of the Woods as roughly egg-shaped. In 1798, British explorer David Thompson proved that the northernmost source of the Mississippi was south of Lake of the ...
Does Minnesota law have a ‘viability’ threshold limiting abortion?
Jul 12, 2022 · Wade outlined a right to abortion in the U.S. Constitution, but it did say states could limit abortion in the third trimester of a pregnancy. The following year, Minnesota lawmakers enacted some ...
Here are the dozens of changes to Minnesota’s cannabis law
May 17, 2024 · State Government. Legislature keeps things interesting with dozens of changes to Minnesota’s cannabis law. The Office of Cannabis Management would have to accelerate work on a license lottery ...
Munsingwear and the Minnesota underwear revolution
Feb 3, 2015 · Munsingwear Advertisement, c.1919. When George D. Munsing came to Minnesota in 1886 to produce a new line of woolen union suits, he founded an underwear empire. From long johns to girdles, the ...
Is Minnesota home to the largest number of Somali Americans in …
Jul 11, 2023 · Yes. Minnesota Compass reports a total of 86,610 Somali Americans reside in the state, the largest population in the country. An estimated 37,048 residents of Minnesota were born in Somalia ...
What three polls tell us about Minnesota’s political trends
Sep 30, 2021 · The one bright spot for Walz, Biden and Democrats is the continuing unpopularity of Donald Trump in Minnesota. Change’s MinnPost survey found the former president with only a 41 percent ...
NWS confirms 16 tornadoes touched down in Minnesota during …
Dec 21, 2021 · The National Weather Service has now confirmed that 16 tornadoes touched down in Minnesota during the storm last Wednesday. Gov. Tim Walz tested positive for COVID-19. His office said he does not ...
50 Minnesota innovations that changed the world - MinnPost
Jun 19, 2015 · 50 Minnesota innovations that changed the world. Minnesotans are proud of their heritage, including the “firsts” we’re known for, such as Scotch tape, water skis, Spam and the pacemaker ...
The Minnesota Sex Offender Program, explained - MinnPost
Jul 22, 2014 · The Minnesota Sex Offender Program, explained. The program — often referred to simply as MSOP — opened in Moose Lake in 1995 as a high-security treatment program for sex offenders who are ...
‘Minnesota 13: From Grain to Glass’ tells the secret ... - MinnPost
Jan 27, 2017 · In St. Cloud during the Great Depression and Prohibition days, the monks of St. John’s Abbey ran and owned, in the area today known as Collegeville, the biggest moonshine-brewing still in ...