Play9min 04secMinnesota book stores celebrating Independent Book Store Day with passportApril 23, 2024 1:43 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and CJ YoungerNational Independent Bookstore Day is on Saturday and many stores in the Twin Cities will have special events to celebrate.
Play8min 57secAt a Winona assisted living facility, elderly are co-living with studentsApril 23, 2024 1:35 PMBy Cathy Wurzer, Chris Farrell, and Ellen FinnWe continued a conversation on intergenerational living with MPR News’ senior economics contributor Chris Farrell.
Burglary charge filed against DFL state Sen. Mitchell over alleged plan to get late father’s itemsApril 23, 2024 9:13 AMBy MPR News StaffThe charges allege Mitchell broke into the home of her stepmother amid an ongoing dispute over possessions that belonged to the senator’s late father, as well as his ashes.
University of Minnesota walkout planned after anti-war encampment cleared, 9 arrestedApril 23, 2024 8:13 AMBy MPR News StaffProtest organizers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus say they’ll lead a class walkout this afternoon and try to reestablish an encampment that authorities cleared from Northrop Mall earlier Tuesday. The student group says it wants the university to sever financial ties with companies that do business with the Israeli military.
State regulators launch big Mississippi water monitoring projectApril 23, 2024 7:25 AMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxState regulators gathered at the Mississippi River on Earth Day to announce a big undertaking: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will test water along all 650 miles of the river within the state’s borders this year.
‘Ady’ no more: Erroneous highway sign in St. Paul gets temporary fixApril 23, 2024 6:05 AMBy MPR News StaffThe brief reign of “Ady Mill Road” in St. Paul has come to an end. As of early Tuesday, MnDOT crews had slapped a patch over the erroneous highway sign that had been installed along Interstate 35E last week, correcting the spelling of Ayd Mill Road.
Shelter-in-place alert for Robbinsdale neighborhood inadvertently sent to all of Hennepin CountyApril 22, 2024 9:03 PMBy MPR News StaffAuthorities issued a shelter-in-place alert on Monday evening for a small part of Robbinsdale — which was inadvertently broadcast to all of Hennepin County and beyond.
Duluth's Park Point named one of country‘s top beachesApril 22, 2024 4:47 PMBy Dan KrakerDuluth’s Park Point, which has been in the news for months as speculation swirls around billionaire Kathy Cargill’s plans for her recent real estate purchases there, is now garnering headlines as one of the top beaches in the country.
State senator arrested on suspicion of burglary at Detroit Lakes homeApril 22, 2024 3:21 PMBy MPR News StaffMinnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, was arrested early Monday morning without incident, police said, and no weapons were involved. She was booked into the Becker County jail.
Play9min 34secNew south Minneapolis vinyl pressing plant aims to make records for local artists and labelsApril 22, 2024 2:35 PMBy Nina Moini and Alanna ElderA new vinyl pressing plant is set to open in the Phillips neighborhood of south Minneapolis this year.