State, Nation and World
Police reform at the center of Minneapolis mayoral race
Reforming the Minneapolis Police Department is at the center of this year’s mayoral race with virtually all candidates agreeing there needs to be sweeping changes ...
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Crime, Courts & Emergencies
City Council member warns public not to focus on race after police shooting; Warsame: ‘… this is a policing problem’
Minneapolis City Council member Abdi Warsame said in a press conference Sunday that the actions of the Somali American police officer who shot and killed ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 8:17 am
Agriculture
A decade of data offers glimpse into watersheds’ health
Chad Anderson and John Sandberg slosh through a muddy stream in hip waders, pausing occasionally to duck under overgrown branches or swat a mosquito.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 8:14 am
News
‘Horrific,’ ‘surreal’ crash kills one, injures others
St. Paul police have identified the driver in Friday night’s fatal crash with a Metro Transit bus as Tyler Randall Bjelland, 26, of Minneapolis. He ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, July 24, 2017 8:00 am
State, Nation and World
Mankato focuses on aquifer’s health as water worries grow
By Mark Steil, MPR.org/90.1 FM MANKATO — Hundreds of feet below southern Minnesota, the Mt. Simon aquifer provides drinking water for more than 1 million Minnesotans. ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, July 21, 2017 6:29 pm
Agriculture
State investigating Monsanto weed killer after farmers’ complaints
Worthington — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is investigating about two dozen complaints from farmers about the weed killer dicamba. Dicamba is used on soybean fields ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, July 21, 2017 8:30 am
RSS Twitter
Women accuse former Rochester theater exec of sexual harassment
Rochester — It was the night he tried to put his hand up her skirt that Katie Hawley said Gregory Stavrou went too far. Hawley was ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, July 21, 2017 8:26 am
News
Rescue teams remember I-35W bridge collapse at wreath ceremony
For Minnesotans, the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge on August 1, 2007, is all too easily remembered.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, July 20, 2017 7:33 am
Law Enforcement
Mpls. police shooting leads to more questions on body cameras
Minneapolis officers failed to turn on their body cameras in the first fatal police shooting since the city began equipping cops with the devices last ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 8:48 am
News
Minn. scientists dive deep to learn why walleye are stressed
To understand what’s happening to walleye populations, it turns out you need to do more than just count fish.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 8:30 am
News
‘Let the world know who we are’ say refugees in Minnesota
Morrison Johnny says Minnesota today feels like one big refugee camp. Johnny is Karen, an ethnic minority group originally from Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 7:44 am
Health
Measles outbreak persists after new case
Health officials on Thursday confirmed a new case, bringing the total to 79. The sick person — an unvaccinated, white adult in Hennepin County — ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, July 15, 2017 7:55 am
State, Nation and World
Crisis Connection hotline rescued, at least temporarily
A mental health hotline that’s served Minnesotans for nearly 50 years will keep operating thanks to an eleventh-hour infusion of money. Crisis Connection had been ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, July 14, 2017 4:59 pm
State, Nation and World
‘That has to go’: Ventura, Pawlenty slam new bios on Capitol portraits
By Brian Bakst ST. PAUL — Jesse Ventura spoke many memorable lines in his years as a pro-wrestling bad boy and as a Minnesota governor. ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, July 14, 2017 4:59 pm
News
An X Games homecoming; Alec Majerus’ path to the pros started in Rochester
It was Christmas 2003 when an 8-year-old Alec Majerus got his first skateboard. He’d asked his dad for a board after trying out one ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, July 14, 2017 7:57 am
SportsPlus
January 27 NHL TV Schedule: TV Channel, Start Times & Live Streaming Options
The NHL lineup on Monday, which includes the Seattle Kraken versus the Edmonton Oilers, should provide some fireworks.…
How to Watch Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Games – Monday, January 27
The South Carolina Gamecocks and the Tennessee Volunteers hit the court in the only game on the college…
How to Watch Top 25 College Basketball Games – Monday, January 27
Monday’s college basketball schedule includes three games featuring a ranked team on the court. Among those contests is…
Best Bets for NCAA Basketball Picks Against the Spread for Monday, January 27
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How to Watch the NBA Today, January 27
The Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics hit the hardwood in one of 12 compelling games on the NBA…