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Sanford Health has been awarded a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The funding, reported by Sioux Falls business media, will support health research at the South Dakota-based health system. It adds to Sanford's standing as a regional research institution and signals continued federal investment in medical research in the upper Midwest.
- 2Halloween Blizzard of 1991 remembered as 'a perfect storm'▼Halloween Blizzard of 1991 was 'a perfect storm'
The Halloween Blizzard of 1991, which buried parts of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest under record snowfall and ice more than three decades ago, is being remembered as 'a perfect storm' as anniversaries and weather nostalgia prompt local coverage of the historic storm.
- 3Tribal voices shape new public art project on the Mississippi River▼Tribal voices power public art project on the Mississippi River
A public art project centered on Native American tribal voices is being highlighted along the Mississippi River. Regional news outlets in Minnesota and Wisconsin are covering the project, which brings Indigenous perspectives into riverside public art. Details on the artists, locations and funding have not been widely reported yet, but the coverage suggests growing interest in elevating tribal narratives in public spaces across the Upper Midwest.