Plus: future of MSP airport may hinge on what happens in Washington this week; Wisconsin sets new record for daily COVID cases; Twins lock up home-field advantage for first round of MLB playoffs; and more.
Plus: Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett for U.S. Supreme Court; threats against health workers in Minnesota have become widespread; St. Paul Public Schools says it doesn’t have enough staff to starting bringing students back to school; and more.
Plus: South Minneapolis residents concerned about crime; NPR podcast covers Minnesota’s Dorr brothers; Penumbra Theatre receives huge grant from Ford Foundation; Rep. Omar in the Washington Post, Lizzo in Vogue; and more.
Plus: St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter reacts to the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case; employees at The Current and Classical MPR intend to form a union; gun permits rise sharply; First Avenue gets a new star; and more.
Plus: St. Paul schools see significant enrollment drop; the Somali American vote in Minnesota; suit challenging mask mandate at polling places heard in court; and more.
Plus: St. Paul program trains candidates of color for office; suit seeks $10 million from Minneapolis for injuries during George Floyd protest; Minneapolis neighborhood organizations ponder recording meetings; and more.
Plus: the Minneapolis Sanctuary Movement; Q&A with Rep. Ilhan Omar; St. Paul police use social media to help identify rioting suspects; and more.
Plus: Trump presses Senate Republicans to confirm RBG replacement ‘without delay’; U of M group pushes to have students directly involved in campus police accountability; Twins clinch playoff spot; and more.
Plus: Gov. Walz orders flags to be flown at half staff in honor of RBG; Minnesota health officials alarmed at persistently high level of new COVID-19 cases; stretch of Chicago Avenue to named after George Floyd; and more.
Plus: Minnesota suburban women don’t respond well to Trump’s messaging; MPR Classical host Garrett McQueen discusses firing; St. Paul chef reunited with priceless knives; and more.
Plus: Pence planning another visit to Minnesota; Minneapolis police blame journalists for injuries sustained during protests from police weapons; Hennepin Healthcare guard fired for dragging patient reinstated; and more.
Plus: Health providers suffer data breach; Clay County sheriff doesn’t want the Floyd trials in Moorhead; CAIR-MN sues Chisago Lakes School District over bullying; Maya Moore marries Jonathan Irons; and more.
Plus: the former Minneapolis Sheraton’s cop-free zone; Minnesota firefighters headed west to combat wildfires; Philando Castile memorial vandalized; and more.
Plus: search continues for missing plane out of St. Paul; Republicans’ efforts to win the Minnesota Senate race; history of harassment and attacks against Bloomington’s Dar al Farooq mosque; and more.
Plus: Big Ten presidents reportedly set to reconsider fall football season; COVID-19 infections growing faster in the Dakotas than anywhere else in the nation; Minnesota lab directors defend coronavirus diagnostic tests amid criticism; and more.
Plus: 73 high school athletes reported to have tested positive for COVID-19; Ramsey County Attorney John Choi resigns from presidential criminal justice commission; members of well-known Ely family charged with violating fish-and-game law; and more.
Plus: protesters stage die-in outside George Floyd case hearing; plan unveiled for addressing east metro water pollution; social network founded by MN GOP Senate candidate featured pro-Hitler posts; and more.
Plus: Trump claims Minneapolis burned for two weeks prior to National Guard intervention; Fair State Brewing employees form union; Minneapolis moving ahead with public safety support specialist hiring; and more.
Plus: Chauvin’s lawyer requests a separate trial; surge of robberies at Twin Cities small businesses and restaurants; Politico interviews Gov. Walz; Minnesota man has record-setting mohawk; and more.
Plus: Somali community leader carjacked in Seward Co-op parking lot; Chauvin has court appearance on tax charges; renovated barn owners object to sprinkler rules; and more.
