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Homicide suspect arrested in Duluth
Police have released the name of a man shot dead while sitting in his vehicle outside a manufacturing company in Superior, Wis.May 24, 2013
Boy Scouts' acceptance of gay boys draws heated reactions
After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies are far from over.May 24, 2013
Synthetic drug ordinances proposed in Duluth
A Duluth City Council member is proposing ordinances to regulate businesses that sell synthetic drugs and punish people who use them.May 23, 2013
BSA votes to end ban on openly gay youth
Local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization. Gay adults will remain barred from serving as Scout leaders.May 23, 2013
'Lest We Forget': World War II Veterans History Project
Memorial Day broadcast of a documentary featuring the voices of World War II veterans who tell us of their role as soldiers on D-Day, airmen in the Pacific, Marines on Iwo Jima, Navajo Code-Talkers, Tuskegee Airmen, Nazi concentration camp liberators, and more. The stories that changed their lives, and ours, forever. Narrated by US Army veteran and former US Senator Max Cleland.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, May 23, 2013
David Blight: The Civil War in American memory
Historian David Blight speaks at the Minnesota Historical Society's History Forum about the ways the Civil War has influenced American history and its society and people in the 150 years since.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, May 23, 2013
Obama to address drone policy in security speech
President Barack Obama on Thursday is expected to address some of the thornier aspects of national security policy, including drone strikes, the prison at Guantanamo Bay and the dire threats Americans continue to face -- even from fellow citizens.May 23, 2013
Minn. Meals on Wheels agencies weather sequester cuts -- for now
No seniors have been forced out of the program, nor have any groups reduced the number of meals they provide because regional agencies have been able to tap reserves -- or make other adjustments -- to fill the gap.May 22, 2013
Dayton signs bill funding all-day K, early childhood education
Gov. Mark Dayton signed an education budget bill Wednesday that boosts funding for public schools over the next two years, funds all-day kindergarten statewide for the first time and retools high school testing requirements.May 22, 2013
A look back at higher ed's successful year at the Legislature
Legislators found money to forestall more tuition hikes at public colleges.The Daily Circuit, May 22, 2013
British leader: 'Strong indication' London attack was terror related
British Prime Minister David Cameron says there are "strong indications" that a brutal attack in London is terror-related. Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks on Wednesday.May 22, 2013
Justices fume over MN Supreme Court ruling on sexual harassment case
The Minnesota Supreme Court today rejected the argument that if an employer's sexually explicit behavior is extended to both women and men in the workplace, it's not sexual harassment under the Minnesota Human Rights Act.May 22, 2013
FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
The shooting early Wednesday took place in Orlando, Fla.May 22, 2013
2nd teen pleads guilty in Mpls. boy's death
A second teenager has pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a 5-year-old boy who was killed by a stray bullet in north Minneapolis.May 21, 2013
In 'The Yellow Birds,' veteran highlights emotional hardships of Iraq war
Kevin Powers discusses his new book and how writing it helped him process and cope with his time in the Middle East.The Daily Circuit, May 21, 2013