MPR News Update

Minnesota child poverty rates; another MNsure hiccup; New Yorkers will redo Nicollet Mall

ST. PAUL, Minn -- There's also good news on the Minnesota jobs front. The Star Tribune's editor decides it's time to move on. And the pope is raising eyebrows on hot-button social issues. That and more in the Update.

No change in Minnesota's child poverty rate MNsure client aid organizations feeling squeezed NYC design firm chosen for Nicollet Mall redo Frac sand draft rules go back to the drawing board First alternative teacher prep program in the works Minnesota regains all jobs lost in recession Stanek says marijuana shows clear link to violent behavior Pope urges less focus on homosexuality, abortion Deniers find support in coming climate report House approves bill to speed mining on US land Wells Fargo cuts 300 jobs in Twin Cities Starbucks' progressive ways draw fire on guns Dozens of animals rescued from Minnesota farm Appetites: River road restaurants worth the drive Mel Losh, Ojibwe quill and bead artist, wants to keep a dying tradition alive Returning soldiers are dealing with wounds we can't see Star Tribune editor Barnes heads to Texas