Eagles, pigs and aliens are three things that don't typically fit together. But at Mimi and Papa's in the far-southern Minnesota town of Windom, there's a lot that doesn't quite fit together.

The trend actually predated the pandemic. Now the question is whether it will slow back down to pre-pandemic levels.

In something of a follow-up to his docuseries “Rural By Choice,” Perham native Cory Hepola returns with “My Town,” where he learns about and explores seven rural communities across four ...

WILLMAR — Research by Benjamin Winchester with the University of Minnesota ... rural communities was sounded earlier by Kelly Asche, of New London, with the Center for Rural Policy and Development.

Gaps in mental health care are a common research topic right now and for Minnesota youth in rural areas, a new report showed ...

He remembers learning about research out of the University of Minnesota that showed nearly all of Minnesota’s rural counties growing ... “on the map” like better-known places such as Duluth ...

Scenes from Gov. Tim Walz's 'Stay at Home' order Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Minneapolis. (Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

In 2023, Minnesota committed $300 million to help struggling nursing homes over the next two years. Despite some of that funding being dispersed last August, three nursing homes still closed that ...

MPR News host Kerri Miller asks questions to the audience during the Rural Voice event at the State Fair on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Falcon Heights. The third season of Rural Voice kicked off at ...

With the current fundraising, Jai Kisan has secured $85.4 Mn to date. “We were struck by the opportunity that Jai Kisan has to help enable better financing to rural Indians. Better credit ...

Rural sociologist Ben Winchester of University of Minnesota Extension speaks Sept. 5, 2024, at the Willmar Public Library about housing in rural Minnesota during one of the "hot topics" series ...