Photo by Christopher Bruno: Coyote hunting in Minnesota draws criticism. Creative Commons Photo of a coyote in the woods.
A petition is circulating the Internet, thanks in part to a website called Change.org, to halt the practice of wildlife killing for sport. In particular the petition, initiated by a White Bear Lake, Minnesota man named Scott Slocum, the petition is campaigning to get Gov. Mark Dayton and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to put an end to these kinds of contests.

Image: Belle
The Owatonna Public Library is once again hosting another independent film series in 2016. January starts the year out with the film, Belle, about an ethnically mixed girl who is the daughter of a powerful military admiral in the Navy.

The FoodNiche social network wants you to start the new year out with new goals for your health, starting with eating habits. Take the NourishX Challenge, which promotes eating nutrient-rich foods over processed ones.

The day after Christmas in Mankato was a day to remember those 38 Dakota warriors who lost their life and were hanged in the largest mass hanging in U.S. history in downtown Mankato. FULL STORY

A Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that it is unconstitutional to uphold a law making it illegal to refuse a blood or urine test without a warrant. FULL STORY