Reverb

Reverb

Reverb is an initiative and a reporting team from MPR News focused on serving younger (and young-at-heart) Minnesotans.

We know Minnesota is changing and younger adults want news in new ways. So we’re delivering news content that centers their perspectives, answers their questions, celebrates them and explores how they’re impacted by issues in a changing world, and all accessible where they are — on mobile, online and on social media.

Follow along here and by following @mprnews and #ReverbMPR on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.

Two young girls cheer

‘It gives us hope’: Minnesota Samoans cheer on Alissa Pili at her first Lynx home game

May 18, 2024 9:00 AM

By Sam Stroozas

Alissa Pili was eighth pick in the WNBA draft and went to the Minnesota Lynx. Pili is Samoan and Native Alaskan. At her first game, Minnesota’s Samoan community spent the evening cheering her on.

People sing a song

These Minnesotans celebrated the new flag with costumes, laser loon earrings and Lutheran sushi

May 12, 2024 9:00 AM

By Sam Stroozas

The new Minnesota state flag took its first flight on Saturday. In the backyard of a St. Paul residence friends celebrated the new look, Minnesota-style.

three men pose with a "Naz Reid" tattoo

Amid playoff wins, these 2 men are tattooing ‘Naz Reid’ on dozens of Timberwolves fans

May 10, 2024 11:24 AM

By Sam Stroozas

At a tattoo studio in Roseville, JC Stroebel and Jesse George are spending the next several days with dozens of tattoo appointments all for the same piece of art — Naz Reid’s name.

Man sits on motorcycle at the top of a hill

This man might be the first to have a tattoo of the new Minnesota flag

May 9, 2024 11:48 AM

Jimbo Tarpey got the new Minnesota state flag tattooed on his back in Ecuador ahead of the flag becoming official on Statehood Day on May 11.

A person stands on a bridge holding a palestinian flag

What could divestment from Israel look like at Minnesota universities?

May 9, 2024 4:00 AM

What is known about Minnesota universities’ connections to Israel and how do they compare to connections at other U.S. colleges? How would cutting those ties work? We answer those questions and more.

protestors wearing masks hold up pro-Palestinian signs

U of M says less than 1% of endowment invested in companies tied to Israel

May 7, 2024 4:09 PM

By Melissa Olson

The University of Minnesota on Tuesday said it has investments in 33 publicly traded, Israel-based companies and eight public U.S. companies of interest including defense contractors.

a protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of a crowd

Expert: University of Minnesota agreement with protesters is ‘quite remarkable’

May 7, 2024 2:25 PM

By Cathy Wurzer and Megan Burks

University of Minnesota administrators are expected to begin disclosing the school’s investments in publicly-traded companies based in or doing business with Israel on Tuesday. It’s part of an agreement they reached last week with pro-Palestinian student protesters.

A person stands in the shadows by a tree

A year after Minnesota became a trans refuge, ‘transplants’ make themselves at home

May 7, 2024 4:00 AM

By Ellie Roth and Dana Ferguson

Last year, DFL lawmakers adopted legal protections for those seeking gender-affirming care in the state and those who provide it. Hundreds have made the move as a result.

A group selfies in front of a fire truck

Introducing Reverb, an MPR News initiative covering younger Minnesotans

May 7, 2024 4:00 AM

Reverb is an initiative from MPR News focused on serving younger (and young-at-heart) Minnesotans. Find us at @mprnews and #reverbmpr.

police officers line up in front of student protesters

Trespassing charges dropped for all 9 anti-war protesters arrested at U of M

May 6, 2024 5:03 PM

According to court documents, charges were dropped because of “prosecutorial discretion.”