PBS
App connects drivers with lawyers to de-escalate police interactions during traffic stops
The murder of George Floyd thrust Minnesota into the center of the debate over police misconduct. As Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, one effort coming out of that painful period hopes to make traffic stops safer. It’s part of the series,...
SciShow Kids
How Do Lakes Form? | Goodbye, Mister Brown! | SciShow Kids
Mister Brown is moving away to Wisconsin, so Jessi, Squeaks and all of his Fort friends are here to say goodbye. But before he goes, Mister Brown want to teach everyone about the place he's moving to and all the amazing glacial lakes...
PBS
How Minnesota's Lack Of Teachers Of Color Hurts Students, And What Reform Could Look Like
Many schools across the United States are grappling with ways to close the
achievement gap between white students and students of color. Special
correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on those efforts in Minnesota,
which has some of...
PBS
Even with Roe v. Wade intact, many states have aggressively restricted abortion access
Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court has many abortion rights advocates worried that the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is in imminent peril. In many places the rollback of access is already steadily progressing....
PBS
Minnesota kid destined to be Buddhist spiritual leader
Like any 4th grade boy, Jalue Dorje enjoys soccer, swimming and Pokemon cards. But unlike most 9-year-olds, he is believed to be -- and confirmed by the Dalai Lama himself -- the reincarnation of an eminent senior lama who died nine...
SciShow
Weird Places Devil's Kettle Falls
A waterfall that seems to just disappear into the ground sounds pretty unbelievable, but scientists are still bewildered by the mysteries of Devil's Kettle Falls.
TED Talks
TED: Whose land are you on? What to know about the Indigenous Land Back movement | Lindsey Schneider
Land thrives in Indigenous hands, and there are real, tangible ways you can help return what was stolen by colonizers from tribes across North America. Indigenous scholar Lindsey Schneider addresses the ill-gotten legacy of settler...
TED Talks
TED: A pro wrestler's guide to confidence | Mike Kinney
You are more than you think you are, says former pro wrestler Mike Kinney -- you just have to find what makes you unique and use it to your advantage. For years Kinney "turned up" the parts of himself that made him special as he invented...
TED Talks
TED: How I went from child refugee to international model | Halima Aden
Halima Aden made history when she became the first hijab-wearing model on the cover of Vogue magazine. Now she returns to Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp -- where she was born and lived until the age of seven -- to share an inspiring message...
Bozeman Science
Homeostatic Disruptions
Paul Andersen explains how disruptions in homeostasis can affect biological systems at all levels. He uses the example of dehydration in animals to explain how disruptions at the cellular level can affect an organism. He also uses the...
Curated Video
Beautiful Friendship Forms At Minnesota Wildcat Sanctuary
In the woods of Minnesota, lies a beautiful sanctuary where rescued wildcats go to live happy, carefree lives. This beautiful story is about The Wildcat Sanctuary and an unbelievable friendship that formed there. A less than a year old,...
Curated Video
How to Do a Minnesota Accent
Howcast - Learn how to do a Minnesota accent from voice and speech coach Andrea Caban in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
Kamala Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her 2024 vice-presidential running mate, The Associated Press and Reuters are reporting, citing anonymous sources.
Curated Video
The Lift Garage: Fixing Cars And People's Lives
Lift Garage Executive Director Cathy Heying initially knew nothing about car repair. At 38-years-old, she went back to school for auto technology and started an etire new life journey. To date, Cathy and The Lift Garage has saved...
Curated Video
Beautiful Friendship Forms At Minnesota Wildcat Sanctuary
In the woods of Minnesota, lies a beautiful sanctuary where rescued wildcats go to live happy, carefree lives. This beautiful story is about The Wildcat Sanctuary and an unbelievable friendship that formed there. A less than a year old,...
Curated Video
Emergency Declaration Issued In Pennsylvania Amid Heavy Snow And Freezing Temperatures
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed a disaster emergency proclamation as the state received its first big snowfall of the season.
Curated Video
#TheMoment a family saved their cat trapped for 7 weeks in a sewer
Clifton Nesseth recounts the moment he rescued his three-year-old cat Drifter from a sewer where it had been trapped for almost two months.
Curated Video
PWHL reveals names, logos for inaugural 6 teams
The Professional Women's Hockey League has unveiled the nicknames and logos for each of the six franchises entering its second season, including Canadian teams the Toronto Sceptres, Montreal Victoire and Ottawa Charge.
Curated Video
#TheMoment an MLB photographer captured rainbow lightning
Brace Hemmelgarn, manager of content and photography for the Minnesota Twins, recounts the moment he took a rare photo of rainbow lightning over Target Field in Minneapolis during a game.
Makematic
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott's fight for freedom led to a Supreme Court decision that denied citizenship to Black Americans, fuelling tensions that contributed to the Civil War.
Curated Video
Why "Nobody" Lives In Northern And Western Minnesota
Minnesota, home to more than 11,000 lakes, has a pretty sizeable population. But the vast majority of this population exists in the southern and eastern part of the state, leaving the west and north with very few people overall. This...
Great Big Story
How a Somali Refugee Is Creating Community in Minnesota
Join us on a transformative journey with Huda Ibrahim, a Somali American refugee who found a unique way to build bridges in her new community.
Curated Video
Important Historical Figures of the Old West
Dr. Forrester introduces the student to the Native American tribes of the Western region of the United States, and discusses the role of the Native American tribes in the development of the west.
Curated Video
Native American People of the Midwest Region
Dr. Forrester continues her discussion of the Midwest Region of the United States by exploring the regions where various Native American tribes lived. She tells the stories of 2 famous Native Americans: Sacagawea and Chief Black Kettle.