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Stories from October 22, 2024

Vegan options are going mainstream

Vegan options are going mainstream

Plant-based diets are growing more popular. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the founder of the “Vegan Sexy Cool” podcast and a professor of nutrition about the benefits and challenges of going vegan.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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U of M students call for release of 11 arrested divestment protesters

U of M students call for release of 11 arrested divestment protesters

Dozens of University of Minnesota students rallied outside the Hennepin County Jail Tuesday, demanding the release of 11 people who were arrested in an occupation of a building on campus Monday.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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A $2.1 million deficit at STEP Academy may make it the largest charter school to close in history

A $2.1 million deficit at STEP Academy may make it the largest charter school to close in history

Monday night at a board meeting for STEP Academy two board members resigned and the finance director admitted the school is bleeding cash. At the beginning of the school year, its deficit was $800,000. It is now $2.1 million.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Celebrity chef Justin Sutherland admits threatening to shoot girlfriend, pleads guilty to felony

Celebrity chef Justin Sutherland admits threatening to shoot girlfriend, pleads guilty to felony

Twin Cities celebrity chef Justin Sutherland faces sentencing in December after admitting that he threatened to shoot his girlfriend. Ramsey County prosecutors charged Sutherland over the summer with a felony count of making threats of violence, to which he pleaded guilty on Monday.
by Matt Sepic

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Western Wisconsin race has strong implications for congressional control

Western Wisconsin race has strong implications for congressional control

Wisconsin’s third district makes up most of western Wisconsin. On the ballot this year, voters will choose between incumbent Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden and Democrat Rebecca Cooke. The region has historically been a swing district the elected Barack Obama and later Donald Trump.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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The 'Minnesota Tip,' Day of the Dead marigolds and other fall flower stories

The 'Minnesota Tip,' Day of the Dead marigolds and other fall flower stories

On Oct. 26 volunteers will gather in Duluth for the annual routine of turning rose bushes on their sides to protect them from harsh conditions. It’s one of the many flower stories longtime KARE 11 anchor turned flower photographer Diana Pierce has been following for her newsletter, Blooming.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Roller coaster temps this week, but still above average

Roller coaster temps this week, but still above average

Fluctuating temperatures are anticipated this week as two cold fronts move through the region. Wednesday and Friday will be the only days in the forecast where temperatures return to seasonal values, with chances for precipitation accompanying both fronts.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Listen: Investigative reporter explains STEP Academy's financial peril

Listen: Investigative reporter explains STEP Academy's financial peril

Jeffrey Meitrodt, investigative reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune, joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to break down what he says could be the “largest charter school failure in Minnesota history.”
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Early voting kicks off in battleground Wisconsin with a push from Obama and Walz

Early voting kicks off in battleground Wisconsin with a push from Obama and Walz

In-person early voting has kicked off across battleground Wisconsin, with former President Barack Obama and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz hosting a rally in liberal Madison. 
by The Associated Press

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Metro Transit announces new Gold Line bus rapid transit route will be extended to Minneapolis

Metro Transit announces new Gold Line bus rapid transit route will be extended to Minneapolis

A new bus rapid transit route set to begin operating between Woodbury and St. Paul next spring will also be expanded to serve downtown Minneapolis in 2027, Metro Transit announced Tuesday. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Vikings lost a close game to the Lions in the margins. They'll need a cleanup to keep contending

Vikings lost a close game to the Lions in the margins. They'll need a cleanup to keep contending

The Minnesota Vikings fell into a first-place tie in the stacked NFC North with Detroit at 5-1 with a 31-29 loss to the Lions. They showed nothing to suggest they're not built to last in the division race and beyond in a defeat that was remarkably even statistically. 
by The Associated Press

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Warm Tuesday; cool front drops temps Wednesday

Warm Tuesday; cool front drops temps Wednesday

We’ll have one last warm day across southern Minnesota ahead of a cool front. That front will touch off some showers for mainly northern Minnesota into Tuesday night. Wednesday will be cooler.   
by Sven Sundgaard

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Colts-Vikings game flexed to Sunday night on Nov. 3, bumping Jaguars-Eagles

Colts-Vikings game flexed to Sunday night on Nov. 3, bumping Jaguars-Eagles

The Indianapolis-Minnesota game in Week 9 has been moved to prime time. The Jacksonville-Philadelphia game on Nov. 3 was bumped up to an afternoon start under the NFL’s flexible scheduling policy. 
by The Associated Press

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Trump has made more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish perceived enemies

Trump has made more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish perceived enemies

An NPR investigation has found that since 2022, Trump has repeatedly threatened to investigate, prosecute, jail or otherwise punish his political opponents, rivals and even private citizens.
by Tom Dreisbach

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Student protesters arrested on Twin Cities campus. 3-year-old fatally shot in Minneapolis

College students were arrested Monday after they occupied a building on the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus. And a 3-year-old boy was fatally shot Monday in Minneapolis.
by Phil Picardi

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An organization has novel way to get members to vote. But is it legal?

An organization has novel way to get members to vote. But is it legal?

The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, which helps members get affordable mortgages, says its 3.7 million members must vote or risk losing membership — and the financial benefits.
by Frank Langfitt

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Costly data demands leave some Minnesota school districts frustrated

Costly data demands leave some Minnesota school districts frustrated

Some district leaders say they’ve been inundated with huge data requests that appear politically motivated and can be massively expensive and difficult to decipher. At least one school board has asked lawmakers to help slow a “runaway train.”
by Elizabeth Shockman

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St. Paul’s proposed tax hike to fund child care: 5 questions, answered

St. Paul’s proposed tax hike to fund child care: 5 questions, answered

A St. Paul ballot question next month asks voters if they’ll authorize the city to levy property taxes to fund child care for low income families up to $20 million over 10 years. The mayor says he won’t implement the tax hike even if voters approve it. Here’s what to know.
by Kyra Miles

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A Minnesota farmer and a college student walk a mile in each other’s news

A Minnesota farmer and a college student walk a mile in each other’s news

This election season, MPR News invited its audience to learn more about people on the other side of the political spectrum through an initiative called “Walk a Mile in My News.” Two of our participants, a Democrat and a Republican, swapped their go-to news sources and then let us record their conversations. They had far more in common than they expected.
by Catharine Richert

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Trump and Harris' closing message to Republicans are as different as they come

Trump and Harris' closing message to Republicans are as different as they come

With two weeks to go until voting closes on Election Day, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris made two separate but equally important pitches to Republicans on the campaign trail Monday.
by Stephen Fowler

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