Tolkkinen: Rural Minnesota teen paralyzed in hockey game finds reason for hope
Jackson Drum of Parkers Prairie has spent 45 days at a Georgia spine injury center. 
AuthoredKaren Tolkkinen
AuthoredKaren TolkkinenApril 5, 2025
Can AI save turtles? These Minnesota sisters think so.
Kelly Olson and Katie O’Halloran will soon launch TurtlTracker, an app that uses artificial intelligence to track turtle migration and mortality.
April 4, 2025
Tolkkinen: Fergus Falls woman creates community, one bowl of soup at a time
A quilter, activist and former restaurateur brings people together for Wednesday soup night.AuthoredKaren Tolkkinen
AuthoredKaren TolkkinenApril 1, 2025
Would you risk your life to save a stranger? These Minnesotans did.
These Carnegie Hero Fund Medal winners show the unselfishness, courage and compassion inside seemingly ordinary Minnesotans.
March 26, 2025
Minnesota ultramarathoner hikes the nearly 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail lugging 55 pounds of gear on a sled
Kari Gibbons won the race that took 27 days to complete while battling the elements.
March 25, 2025
North Minneapolis apothecary’s goal: ‘Where holistic well-being meets community empowerment’
Natural Me Apothecary is Minneapolis' first Black woman-owned apothecary in north Minneapolis.
March 24, 2025
Lessons turn Junior ROTC cadets into St. Paul lifeguards: ‘I literally couldn’t swim'
St. Paul aquatics director is passionate about reducing the disparity in drowning deaths between white children and children of color.
March 22, 2025
How you can help
The Inspired volunteer calendar offers many opportunities to make a difference.
March 15, 2025
For Anishinaabe musher, the sport connects him to the outdoors, his past and those dogs
Jesse Terry was the only Anishinaabe man in the 40th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon this month. In this race, named for an Anishinaabe man, Terry knows he’s representing his culture.
March 14, 2025
Yuen: Retiring P.E. Teacher of the Year got thousands of kids up on skis
DeWayne Combs has spent his career introducing students to outdoor recreation. Why? “We’re Minnesotans,” he says.
AuthoredLaura Yuen
AuthoredLaura YuenMarch 10, 2025
How you can help
The Inspired volunteer calendar offers many opportunities to make a difference.
March 8, 2025
Historic Minneapolis cemetery earns spot on Underground Railroad Network
The Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery is the second site in Minnesota to receive the designation following Pilgrim Baptist Church in 2023.
March 7, 2025
