Sept. 17, 2019

This week, hundreds of Native American journalists from all over the country are meeting in Prior Lake, Minn., for a national conference hosted by the Native American Journalists Association to talk about the work they do and the challenges they face — particularly when it comes to erasing stereotypes about indigenous people.

On today’s show I spoke with two journalists who are here for the conference about how Native people and issues are portrayed by mainstream media, and the reasons why they chose this profession.

~ Angela Davis, MPR News host | Updraft blog | Forecast

Health officials investigating E. coli cases linked to State Fair

The Minnesota Department of Health says it has identified nearly a dozen people who attended the State Fair before they became ill. Early evidence suggests that contact with livestock is a likely factor behind the outbreak.

A fair challenge: Preventing spread of animal diseases
Separately: General Mills recalls some Gold Medal flour amid E. coli worry

E-scooters: The good, the bad and the bloody

Dozens of people responded to an MPR News query about electric scooters, after a story on injuries related to them. Many complain about e-scooters blocking sidewalks and riders not wearing helmets.

ER doc:Stay off electric scooters
As e-scooters roll into American cities: So do safety concerns

For Muslims wrestling with substance abuse, it’s often a silent struggle

Drug use is especially frowned upon among followers of a faith that prohibits the use of mood-altering substances.

House Judiciary Committee holding 1st impeachment hearing

As they investigate President Trump, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are holding their first official hearing in what they are calling an impeachment investigation.

State health officials urge residents to get a flu shot as soon as possible

Following the death of a California child from flu-related complications, Minnesota public health officials are renewing their annual call for people to get vaccinated.

Cokie Roberts, pioneering female journalist who helped shape NPR, dies at 75

Roberts, who joined the fledgling network in 1978, was a seasoned Washington insider who developed a distinctive voice as a reporter and commentator for both NPR and ABC News.

'The personification of human decency' Nina Totenberg remembers Cokie Roberts

Minnesota’s busiest state park reopens after flood cleanup

Fort Snelling State Park is the state’s busiest, with about a million day visitors every year. Extended flooding shut the park down for six months and covered parts of it with as much as 3 feet of silt this year. But it reopened Tuesday, just in time for the fall colors to start to turn.

In May:Fort Snelling State Park is still a no-go zone, after months of flooding
Related: This year's wet weather may lead to vibrant fall colors in Minnesota

Prosecutors: National Guard psychiatrist abused patient seeking help for sexual trauma

Prosecutors in Dakota County have charged Gavin Patrick Meany, 38, with two counts of criminal sexual conduct.

Sherburne County won’t budge on plan to expand immigrant detention

The county board says they won’t be bound by the demands of a “special interest group” opposing immigrant detention.
June 4: Sherburne County proposes expanding jail for more ICE detainees
Detainees wanted: Minnesota's closed private prison eyes a deal with ICE

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