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Politics Friday: Unfinished business at the Capitol

Politics Friday: Unfinished business at the Capitol

MPR News host Brian Bakst speaks with a key player in the debate over a nearly $1 billion construction financing plan as it comes together, and a guest who will preview a major Senate ethics hearing.
by Brian Bakst, Ellie Roth and Matthew Alvarez

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South Dakota Gov. Noem erroneously describes meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in new book

South Dakota Gov. Noem erroneously describes meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in new book

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem claimed in a new book to have met with the North Korean leader during her time in Congress. But her office said Friday that the story of the meeting was an error as further scrutiny was put on the Republican governor’s life story.
by The Associated Press

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How will a warm winter affect spring fishing? What to know before the opener

How will a warm winter affect spring fishing? What to know before the opener

The Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener is next Saturday. Did our unseasonably warm winter negatively affect fish, lakes and rivers? The answer is complicated.
by Phil Picardi and Gracie Stockton

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Arrests of protesters exceed 2,300 as police clear more U.S. campus encampments

Arrests of protesters exceed 2,300 as police clear more U.S. campus encampments

While University of Minnesota officials reached an agreement with protesters not to disrupt commencements, weeks of demonstrations and police confrontations at college campuses nationwide have resulted in more than 2,300 arrests.
by The Associated Press

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Bills for firearm safe storage, boosting straw buyer penalties pass in Minnesota House

Bills for firearm safe storage, boosting straw buyer penalties pass in Minnesota House

As part of a set of gun bills under consideration this year, a proposal would require a firearm be locked, unloaded or stored when not in the owner’s possession. Senate adoption is uncertain.
by Dana Ferguson

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Hobbyist photographer snaps photo of extremely rare bird in 1st U.S. sighting

Hobbyist photographer snaps photo of extremely rare bird in 1st U.S. sighting

Michael Sanchez was testing out his new camera when he happened upon a feathered subject. The blue rock-thrush he photographed on the coast of northern Oregon last week has excited the birding world.
by Emma Bowman

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