Katrina Bailey
Katrina Bailey
Katrina Bailey is a third-year journalism student at the University of Minnesota. She is a city desk reporter at the Minnesota Daily. She is interested in going into broadcast journalism with the hopes of becoming a news anchor one day. She enjoys listening to music, exploring, journaling and going to concerts.
Five of the student journalists participating in the Hubbard Reporting Experience are producing stories for a twice-weekly newscast. Tim Blotz from Fox 9, KMSP started us off, anchoring the first show on Tuesday, August 6. Watch the third show here, anchored by Brittney Ermon from KSTP 5 Eyewitness News on August 13. Morgan Wolfe from KARE 11 was guest anchor on Thursday, August 8.
Suspense continues in Minnesota Primary, Tuesday, Aug 13
Suspense continues in Minnesota Primary, Tuesday, Aug 13
Ilhan Omar and Don Samuels face off after a close race last election.
Ilhan Omar and Don Samuels face off after a close race last election.
By Katrina Bailey / The Hubbard School
The Minnesota primary election is underway, with a particular local race getting national attention.
Rep. Ilhan Omar and previous Former Member of the Minneapolis City Council Don Samuels continue to run against each other. Samuels lost to Omar by 2% at the last election two years ago.
The 5th Congressional District, located in Minneapolis, is the most Democratic district in the state, voting the same for 64 years. Omar and Samuels are representatives of this district.
Omar made history in 2016 as the first Somali American elected to any state legislature. Two years later, she won her first term in Congress.
While she is known as a popular candidate, not everyone is happy with her. Voter Latisha Harris said she wishes for a change.
"The way we have been represented in voting and Congress has just not been what we need to be so it is important we understand that and that it is about the people and not special purposes,” Harris said.
Samuels said people like Harris give him an opportunity to win.
"CD 5 is the most important district in the state of Minnesota and what happens here, the leadership will impact the vibe and the feeling that people have about the state,” Samuels said.
Voting continues to be important as elections have important consequences, Voter Peter Nolan said.
"Voting especially at the local level is just as important thing you can do to change the everyday quality of your life,” Nolan said.
Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk displays different aspects of the Dakota Culture.
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By Katrina Bailey / The Hubbard School
The Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk started in 2021, with the five stops finishing in the summer of 2023.
The walk is located at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, where the Honeycrisp apple was developed.
Created by local artist Marlena Myles, a member of the Spirit Lake Dakota Tribe, the art is displayed through augmented reality. Revelo Ar's app brings art to life by scanning plaques and holding your phone in a certain way to see the display.
The walk starts in the Harrison Sculpture Garden with each of the five stops representing something different. The Four Winds, the Red and Maple, The Mighty Oak, the Pine Grove, and the Kiciuzapi Sculpture.
Wendy DePaolis, the Curator Art and Sculpture at the arboretum, said coming back to the walk in every season is different and brings different aspects of the Dakota culture.
"The entire work is narrator by a Dakota language narrator so you are learning Dakota words and for the plants along the way,” DePaolis said.
This place is about thirty minutes away from the University of Minnesota. The distance and the app not working on some people's phones limit the amount of traffic this site gets.
Even with that, this site is important to explain the land we are on. Visitor Cole Sarar said she discovered the walk on her first visit two days ago.
"Knowing the history and the context of the landscape thst we exist in is really fantastic. It's important for us to understand our relationship with space and with other people,” Sarar said.
Admission is free for Indigenous people and 20 dollars for all others. What you'll learn from the walk may be worth far more.
Como Zoo hosts blood drive during national shortage
Como Zoo hosts blood drive during national shortage
Minnesotans lead the nation in blood donations.
By Katrina Bailey / The Hubbard School
Climate change continues to affect blood donation. Heat waves and hurricanes cause blood drives to be canceled and fewer people to give blood.
According to the American Red Cross, the national blood supply dropped 25% in July. Minnesota is known for having the biggest population of donors in the nation, Red Cross phlebotomist Kim Hamilton said.
“We're up for the challenge,” Hamilton said.
The Red Cross travels daily to new destinations to allow people of all kinds to donate. Como Zoo and Conservatory is one of the stops and donor Shauna Bridger agrees.
"The Red Cross has been fabulous. I have never had a bad experience. They're very professional, very kind,” Bridger said.
The whole process of giving blood takes less than an hour but can be the difference of a lifetime for the recipient. Donor Noah Petermeier said he has given blood at Como Zoo eight different times.
"It's a real simple easy thing to do. I mean it goes a long way, everyone is affected by someone who needs blood at some point in their lives so anything you do can really make a difference,” Petermeier said.
To find the next place to donate blood in the Twin Cities, take a look at the Red Cross website.
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