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Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to 9 a.m. every weekday.
Live, down to earth, unscripted interviews that aim to connect, inform and entertain. Real people share real stories with Nina Moini. It’s journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously and puts people first. Listen Mondays through Thursdays at noon.
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On Fridays at noon, MPR News political editor Brian Bakst discusses Minnesota politics and the latest from the legislature. Join us for interviews with lawmakers, candidates and more.
MPR meteorologist Paul Huttner joins All Things Considered to talk about the latest research on our changing climate and the consequences we're seeing here in Minnesota and worldwide.
small change: Money Stories from the Neighborhood is a podcast and learning platform highlighting smart, practical and collaborative money skills developed by people living with lower and unstable incomes. Hosts Chris Farrell and Twila Dang talk to community members who are redefining wealth and poverty, the value of community and the purpose of money. Money wisdom taught by the true experts — people who have learned from experience. From MPR News.
Each week three people from the Minnesota arts community talk about a performance, opening, or event they're excited to see or want others to check out.
In March 2021, the first of the former officers charged in the killing of George Floyd went on trial in Minnesota. Police officers are rarely prosecuted in such cases — and the world was watching. MPR News, which has followed this case in detail from the beginning, brings listeners updates on the monumental case, and the consequences it holds for the city and the country. Created in collaboration with American Public Media.
In July 2016, the world watched a man die, live on their phones, after a traffic stop in suburban Minnesota. This is the story of that man, Philando Castile, and the officer, Jeronimo Yanez, who is about to go on trial in his death. It sits at the intersection of race, policing, justice and safety in America. A lot can happen in 74 seconds.
Oil. It’s in your tires, your makeup, your kids’ toys, your gas tank. And the pipelines that get it to you have become the focus of growing protests, from Keystone XL to Dakota Access. On Rivers of Oil from Minnesota Public Radio News, we’ll look at those pipelines buried beneath our feet, how they’ve come to the forefront of an epic tug of war between reliance and risk, and how we all have a role to play in this story.
More school districts are without school resource officers after the police departments in Apple Valley, Maple Grove and White Bear Lake have pulled them.
The Minneapolis City Council on Tuesday decided to abandon a proposal to house 3rd Precinct officers in a building downtown for the next decade.
This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
Fatal shooting by state trooper is now in hands of Hennepin County prosecutors and a Minnesota hockey legend has died. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey is putting pressure on the city council to make a decision on the future site of a new third precinct building for the police department. The old building off of lake street was destroyed during the riots after George Floyd’s death.
There's an investigation underway into an incident at a West Duluth bar after a black woman says she was assaulted by two white men.
This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
Hormel meatpackers back at work, for now, amid historic labor tensions around the U.S. and there may be some spectacular northern lights overnight and tomorrow before dawn in Minnesota. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
The St. Paul city council has scheduled a vote Wednesday on where people can smoke cannabis openly in the city. The current version prohibits smoking marijuana in parks and within 25 feet of entrances of public buildings and workplaces.
The State Patrol just finished a DWI crackdown. As of last week, more than 19 thousand drivers were tagged for impaired driving. The state department of public safety also says arrests for driving while drugged have gone up nearly 100 percent between 2018 and 2022 compared to previous years.
This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
Police on Friday arrested a teenager in connection with a threat made Thursday at Edina High School. Authorities say the 17-year-old boy took a Snapchat video of himself in the school's parking lot with a handgun and extended magazine in his lap.
And the Twin Cities Air National Guard base is slated for a major upgrade of its transport planes.
Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Hannah Yang. Music by Gary Meister.
Relatives of a man who died in the custody of Faribault police are calling for the immediate release of video from the incident. The Light Rail’s Blue will be extended through neighborhoods from Target Field up to Brooklyn Park. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
Minnesota's Air National Guard gets a reprieve from potential fleet cuts by the Air Force and an Eden Prairie man has been arrested for allegedly smothering his 7-year-old brother. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
Mayors of cities along the Mississippi River are expected to vote Thursday on whether to support an agreement to prevent water from being sent to other parts of the United States. Ten states are represented at the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initative annual meeting in Bemidji.
A young St. Paul man is the first person to buy a home using the city’s Inheritance Fund. The goal of the new program is to rebuild intergenerational wealth for the descendants of people in the historically Black Rondo Neighborhood who lost their homes and businesses to Interstate 94 in the 1950s.
This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
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