MPR News Update

How Minnesotans voted on the budget compromise; how schools handle security a year after Newtown

U.S. House passes budget: How Minnesotans voted Boehner blasts tea party groups over budget deal criticism Congress ends the session with record low approval ratings One year after Newtown shootings, still no answer to 'why' After Connecticut school shooting, Minnesota districts boost security Author says Newtown could have been stopped $400M stadium district project gets green light Deflating news: Metrodome roof will come down Jan. 18 Minnetonka student owns a piece of pope's skullcap Wisconsin's aluminum Christmas tree legacy Video: How to select the perfect Christmas tree Video: Super-easy holiday appetizer ideas with Lynne Rossetto Kasper 'The Hobbit' does not make a great trilogy, but these films do At 77, Robert Redford goes back to his roots If you drank like James Bond, you'd be shaken, too Minn. health care spending grew at slower rate in recent years Already covered, many still seek -- and find -- better options on MNsure 'Bad paper' military discharges: The challenges of an other-than-honorable exit from service For Friday the 13th, say it with us: Paraskevidekatriaphobia