MPR News with Tom Weber

Tom Weber, a reporter and host at MPR News for a decade, resigned effective June 22, 2018. You can find his work covering the people and places of Minnesota here.
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March 5, 2015 11:06 AM

U.S. money transfers cut off to Somalia

We get an update on the Somali economy and how the latest news affects local residents.

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March 4, 2015 11:50 AM

Retail analyst discusses latest Target layoffs

Paula Rosenblum, a retail analyst with Retail Systems Research, discusses Target's $2 billion corporate cost reduction effort.

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March 4, 2015 11:06 AM

North Dakota sex trafficking: The exploitation of Twin Cities girls

As the population of men working the Bakken oil region of North Dakota skyrocketed, the sex trade boomed too.

by Emily Kaiser

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March 3, 2015 11:06 AM

How can public works departments do better?

Public works departments manage everything from sewers to recycling to street design. How are these city departments changing?

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March 2, 2015 11:06 AM

From the MPR archives: 40 years of Hmong migration to U.S.

We take a tour through the MPR archives to look back at the story of Hmong resettlement in the state.

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February 27, 2015 11:45 AM

The geology of Lake Superior's ice caves

Calvin Alexander of the University of Minnesota, discusses how the ice caves differ from other cave formations.

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February 27, 2015 11:06 AM

Are private military contractors treated fairly when they come home?

We look at the treatment of private military contractors who served and continue to serve abroad.

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February 26, 2015 11:45 AM

How to welcome transgender lawyers into profession

Ellie Krug, an attorney who heads a non-profit called Call for Justice, spoke to MPR News about LGBT law issues.

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February 26, 2015 11:06 AM

7 things you need to know about oil-by-rail safety

The Wall Street Journal's Russell Gold has been following the issue closely and spoke to MPR News to answer listener questions.

by Emily Kaiser

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February 25, 2015 11:45 AM

Photographer Jim Brandenburg captures daily one-minute views of nature

"I'm thinking little projects like this can make a difference," he said. "Maybe someone that never gets into nature will see something and feel something."

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