Saint Paul

Saint Paul – October 29, 2026 -- PBS will air the documentary Medicine Ball on November 9 at 8 pm CST, during Native American Heritage Month. The film follows two Native college basketball players at the University of Minnesota Morris.

Two athletes play on a former boarding school site

Dakota/Diné filmmaker Leya Hale directed the film. It tracks Lexus Redthunder and LeRoy Staples Fairbanks IV through college life and basketball on a campus built on the site of a former Native boarding school. The film shows basketball as a way to carry culture forward, build community and find joy amid adversity.

Hale said: "Medicine Ball is about more than basketball."

Saint Paul – September 15, 2026 -- Minnesota PBS's food series Relish will premiere its seventh season in Spring 2027 with two co-hosts for the first time, chef Karyn Tomlinson and food storyteller Tiffany Alexandria.

Two Minnesota food voices join forces on screen

Tomlinson, chef and owner of Myriel in St. Paul, blends Midwestern ingredients with French technique and the food traditions of her Minnesota upbringing. Alexandria, based in Rochester, founded the Rochester Night Market and runs pop-up dinners, dumpling classes, and photography projects rooted in her Taiwanese heritage.