Plug your nose! Malodorous corpse flower is about to bloom at Como Park Zoo and ConservatoryA rare and stinky corpse flower is about to bloom at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory.
Feeding Our Future witness says he helped set up fake meal sites during the pandemicA former Feeding Our Future employee said in a federal courtroom in Minneapolis that he conspired with others at the Twin Cities nonprofit to steal money from government child nutrition programs. He said he received kickbacks disguised as consultant payments.
Play8min 10secChancellor: SCSU failed to make annual budget corrections, leading to likely program cuts, layoffsThe St. Cloud State University faculty union has just eight days to respond to a proposed axing of more than a third of the school’s degree programs and 57 teaching positions.
Brooklyn Park teen sentenced to 11 years for murderFoday Kamara, 17, was sentenced Wednesday for the murder of 23-year-old Zaria McKeever in 2022. Kamara broke into McKeever’s apartment and fatally shot her.
Play4min 18secWhy wonky building codes could be key in reducing state’s climate impactBuilding codes set minimum safety requirements for how new homes should be designed and constructed. But they can also be an important behind-the-scenes tool to fight climate change.
Sandhill crane shot and killed in central Minnesota. DNR seeking tipsThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking tips and information on a shooting of a sandhill crane from a roadway northeast of Clarissa in Todd County.
Minnesota schools celebrate Bike to School Day. Send us your photosMore than 150 schools across the state are participating in the event aimed at promoting safe walking and biking, reducing traffic crashes that harm pedestrians and connecting families.
Iconic recording engineer, producer and musician Steve Albini has diedSteve Albini, esteemed record producer, audio engineer, musician and music journalist, has died at the age of 61 of an apparent heart attack, reported by Pitchfork after receiving word from Albini’s recording studio in Chicago.
U of M says less than 1% of endowment invested in companies tied to IsraelThe University of Minnesota on Tuesday said it has investments in 33 publicly traded, Israel-based companies and eight public U.S. companies of interest including defense contractors.
Play4min 29secSen. Mitchell declines to testify before ethics panel as it defers decision on burglary arrestThe Senate’s Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct deferred a complaint against Sen. Nicole Mitchell will be deferred until after a June court hearing on her burglary charge.
St. Cloud State University leaders recommend major cuts in degree programs, facultySt. Cloud State University administrators recommended discontinuing 46 of the university’s 136 degree programs, including criminal justice, Spanish, gender and women’s studies, sociology, physics, environmental science and economics.
Play7min 54secA year after Minnesota became a trans refuge, ‘transplants’ make themselves at homeLast year, DFL lawmakers adopted legal protections for those seeking gender-affirming care in the state and those who provide it. Hundreds have made the move as a result.
Gov. Tim Walz signs ‘Taylor Swift bill’ into law, requiring more regulation in the ticketing industryThe law requires ticket sellers to list the full price, including fees, up-front on their website. It also bans speculative ticketing, where tickets are sold before they are actually available. And it will prevent ticket companies and resellers from using deceptive practices.
Introducing Reverb, an MPR News initiative covering younger MinnesotansReverb is an initiative from MPR News focused on serving younger (and young-at-heart) Minnesotans. Find us at @mprnews and #reverbmpr.
Play4min 48secDFL lawmakers advance rideshare plan despite Uber, Lyft pushbackA new plan to pay rideshare drivers in Minnesota got its first public airing Tuesday at the Capitol. Drivers say it offers them security, but Uber and Lyft say it doesn’t work for them.
‘A very memorable prom’: Pequot Lakes students literally break their dance floorThe 2024 Pequot Lakes High School prom was cut short when students noticed the dance floor was moving a bit too much.
Minnesota Book Awards announces 2024 winnersThe Minnesota Book Awards announced their 2024 winners on Tuesday.
Play3min 31secTaliban affirms that stoning will be punishment for adulterers — especially womenIn a recording, the group’s leader declared: “We will flog the women ... we will stone them to death in public [for crimes].” What does Islamic law say on the matter? And have stonings taken place?
Play7min 45secHow these University of Texas-Austin students view Gaza war protests on their campusAs campus protests against Israel’s war spread to colleges across the U.S., NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with University of Texas at Austin students, on both sides, about their concerns and demands.
Jamal Murray fined $100,000 for tossing objects onto court during Nuggets' loss to TimberwolvesDenver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has been fined $100,000 by the NBA but avoided a suspension for what the league described as “throwing multiple objects in the direction of a game official during live play.”