MPR News Update

The Minnesota Orchestra loses its conductor; the federal government shuts down; MNsure launches; fresh accusations over clergy abuse

Orchestra lovers left wondering about the future after Vanska, Kernis call it quits Shutdown orders issued as Congress misses deadline; 800,000 face furloughs Minnesota's congressional delegation reacts to shutdown Tell us: Who do you blame for the government shutdown? Minnesota's health insurance marketplace opens for business today MNsure: Who is it for? Not everyone MNsure uses outreach grants to reach uninsured minorities Former archdiocesan accountant: Church paid priests despite sexual misconduct NBC backing out of Clinton miniseries American Crystal Sugar to default on USDA loan Duluth's homeless say encampment should remain US manufacturing expands at best pace in 2.5 years St. Paul chemical spill prompts evacuation Solar energy backers criticize Xcel solar garden plan Trevino won't testify in trial over wife's death Abandoned Minn. bear cub does not survive Minn. sees steep decline in young moose population