A hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu despite having had no known contact with dairy cows or other animals associated with an ongoing outbreak, health officials said Friday.
The U.S. women’s wheelchair basketball team is heading to the Paralympic gold medal match, after their close win against China in Friday’s semifinal, 50-47. Fans and former coaches met in St. Louis Park to cheer on the team’s three Minnesotan players.
The Minneapolis City Council proposed funding Friday to address the closure of a shelter operated by Agate Housing and Services, affecting more than 80 residents and 23 employees. Council members proposed a $1.5 million grant, contingent on a match from Agate. Also, frost advisories and freeze warnings are in effect for late Friday through early Saturday for northeast Minnesota, as temperatures may drop into the low to mid-30s.
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One of the chilliest nights in months is in the forecast for Friday night. Freeze warnings and frost advisories are up for northeastern Minnesota. Saturday will be cool, then temperatures warm by Sunday with 80s returning to the forecast for n
MPR News Cube Critics Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber discuss a biopic about an American President and another horror movie that Sparber compares to David Lynch.
Members of the Minneapolis City Council are proposing a $1.5 million grant to avoid the permanent closure of a downtown shelter. The grant is contingent on Agate Housing matching that amount to help repair its 100-year-old building.
From their personal style to their policy positions, Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Republican challenger Royce White have little in common. Coming up Friday at noon, listen to conversations with the two U.S. Senate candidates looking to represent Minnesota in Washington D.C.
Fall is near! As we approach autumn, when can Minnesotans expect those vibrant oranges, reds and yellows? What affects that vibrancy? And how will this year stack up to other seasons?
The restaurant chain announced Thursday that it received approval for its Chapter 11 plan, offering a glimmer of good news for the business, which has faced a series of struggles
To celebrate the upcoming 25th anniversary of Talking Volumes, we are revisiting a favorite from last year. New York Times columnist and nature writer Margaret Renkl closed out the 2023 Talking Volumes season with meditations on the joys of a backyard oasis, the inevitable losses of a warming climate and how to live while holding both of those truths in tandem.
A warm September is not out of the norm considering an upward temperature trend since the early 90s. MPR News climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley said Minnesotans shouldn’t expect any different this year either.
The 14-year-old accused of fatally shooting four people at his high school in Georgia is expected to make his first court appearance. It comes a day after his father was also arrested for allowing his son to have a weapon.
The Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants both made the playoffs in 2022 before struggling a year ago. They face off Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on the NFL's opening weekend.
The coolest air since May is here. Highs Friday and Saturday will be below normal with a chilly Friday night. Areas of frost are possible for northeastern Minnesota before we warm up.
A woman pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to bribe a juror in the first Feeding our Future trial. And drivers in the Twin Cities will need to navigate two freeway closures this weekend.
Ian Seidenfeld of Lakeville won a bronze medal on Thursday for table tennis at the Paralympics in Paris. Seidenfeld attended the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. This is his second time at the Paralympic games.
Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula will face off in the tournament's women's singles final this weekend. It will be a rematch of August's final at the Cincinnati Open, which Sabalenka won.
National Public Radio identified two Trump staffers involved in an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery including a deputy campaign manager, highlighting a disconnect between Trump's messaging and his campaign.
Colleges rely on resident assistants to help support students during the school year, but the job has become more complex in an era when student mental health needs have leaped. With the new school year starting, RAs and their trainers say the demands have never been greater.
Keeping Families Together can help certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens apply for green cards and eventually citizenship without leaving the country.
Wetlands help prevent flooding, filter nutrient pollution, store carbon and provide wildlife habitat. But many have disappeared due to draining and filling. A partnership between the federal government and a nonprofit is helping willing private landowners restore wetlands in the Upper Mississippi headwaters.
Tribal leaders selected Nga Wai Hono i te Po as the new monarch after the death of her father last week. The second-ever Maori queen takes on the largely ceremonial role at a complicated moment.
In west-central Minnesota, an effort is underway to get more people involved in political and civic leadership. The nonpartisan rural democracy initiative runs programs that help people learn how to run for office or take action in areas deemed “leadership distressed.”
A Seattle woman pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to bribe a federal juror in the first Feeding Our Future trial — admitting she left a Hallmark gift bag with $120,000 at a juror’s home and said she would pay more in exchange for a not guilty vote.