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College students uncover history of racist housing deeds in Stearns County 

View in Browser | Listen Snow and freezing rain showers linger for northern Minnesota Wednesday morning with additional accumulations in the north. Temps will warm up by the weekend. Get the latest on Updraft. 🎧 How much social media is too much? When does it become a problem? Join MPR News host Angela Davis at 9 a.m. on Wednesday to talk about digital well-being and what research says about the good and the bad of our screen time. College students uncover history of racist housing deeds in Stearns County Professor Brittany Merritt Nash's honors history students at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University were familiar with racial covenants — clauses inserted into property deeds that reserved homes and land exclusively for white people, or prohibited them from being sold to certain ethnic groups or Jews. But most research on restrictive covenants has focused on the Twin Cities metro. The students wondered whether the same thing happened in central Minnesota, and decided to launch their own research in Stearns County.  Halfway through the semester, they'd uncovered 95 racial covenants in St. Cloud, St. Joseph, Cold Spring and Sauk Centre — proving that attempts to prevent people of color from owning property extended well beyond the Twin Cities. What else we're watching: Lawsuit bars ex-MPD union head Bob Kroll from policing in 3 counties. Kroll has settled a lawsuit over his role in the treatment of demonstrators at protests after the murder of George Floyd. For the first time in 15 years, liberals win control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz won the hotly contested race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating former state Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly. Minnesota DNR says bald eagle pair is still defending site where EagleCam nest fell. EagleCam project manager Lori Naumann said the bald eagle pair is still defending the location where the nest fell, claiming the life of the eagles' chick.    Joe Rainey's avant-garde powwow strikes a chord in the Midwest. Joe Rainey creates a unique fusion of powwow and experimental electronic music. He is from south Minneapolis and is a citizen of the Red Lake Nation. Everything you need to know about houseplants from two Minnesota experts. No matter what the season is, you can always enjoy some greenery and bring the outdoors inside your home with houseplants.   — Sam Stroozas, MPR News Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe today! SPONSOR   Brief update!  MPR News brings you headlines and analysis each morning so you can dive into your day. Donate to power news and information for all. DONATE TODAY Connect With Us MPRnews.org MPRnews on iOS MPRnews on Android Podcasts from MPR News Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe today. Preference Center ❘ Unsubscribe You received this email because you subscribed or it was sent to you by a friend. This email was sent by: Minnesota Public Radio 480 Cedar Street Saint Paul, MN, 55101