Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Dining with Dara: New restaurant rodeo
  What's new in restaurants? Six new interesting establishments have opened in the Twin Cities.5:50 p.m.
• Minnesota Sounds and Voices: The Spin Collective dancers
  The sun is setting on Lake Superior as members of the Spin Collective dancers soak small kevlar orbs in fuel and set them afire. Then, wielding them at the end of chains or long metal arms, they begin twirling the orbs in what's called a poi dance.5:54 p.m.
• Art Hounds
  Each week Minnesota Public Radio News asks three people from the Minnesota arts scene to be "Art Hounds." Their job is to step outside their own work and hunt down something exciting that's going on in local arts.6:45 p.m.
• Minneapolis City Council approves tax shift for Vikings stadium
  A Minneapolis City Council committee voted Thursday to approve a tax shift that would fund construction of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium on the site of the Metrodome. The vote was 7-6, and will be followed by a final vote on Friday.7:20 p.m.
• Dayton vetoes bill that would have given divorced parents more presumed custody
  Gov. Mark Dayton today vetoed a bill to change parenting time in child custody cases by increasing the minimum amount of time each parent would spend with the child from 25 percent to 35 percent.7:24 p.m.
• Corn crop could hit record, but also depress prices
  Minnesota's corn crop is off to a good start and could contribute to a record U.S. harvest. But uncertainty over prices has farmers wondering if a bountiful harvest might cost them more than they can sell their corn for.7:50 p.m.
• Dining with Dara: New restaurant rodeo
  What's new in restaurants? Six new interesting establishments have opened in the Twin Cities.8:20 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Egyptians Report Few Hang-ups During Voting
  Voting in Egypt's first free presidential election wrapped up Thursday and ballot counting began. If no one wins a majority, the contest goes to a run-off next month.
• Egyptian Leaders Weigh In On Election
  Robert Siegel talks to three Egyptians about the second day of voting in the country's first free election since ousting former President Hosni Mubarak last year. Fifty million people are registered to vote, and preliminary results are expected over the weekend. He talks to Mohamed ElBaradei, leader of the National Association for Change, Dalia Ziada, a founding member of the Justice Party, and Abdul Mawgoud Rageh Dardery, an Egyptian parliamentarian.
• U.S. Targets Al-Qaida In Chatrooms, Banner Ads
  For some time now al-Qaida has been attracting recruits through the Internet. The group has launched jihadi chatrooms and online magazines, and their recruitment efforts have been fairly successful. Now the State Department is fighting back with something they call the "Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications."
• Friend Your Students? New York City Schools Say No
  This spring, the city's Department of Education issued its first guidelines about how teachers should navigate social media. The rules make it explicit: Teachers cannot friend or follow their students on Facebook or Twitter, but they can have professional accounts and pages for students to follow.
• Health Law's Downfall Could Put GOP In Odd Spot
  Republicans have rallied for repeal of the Affordable Care Act since the very day it passed. But now the GOP has a problem: Some provisions in the law are very popular with voters. If the Supreme Court strikes the law down, choosing whether to try to revive those parts could be difficult.
• N.C. Democrats Try To Shake Off Pre-Convention Blues
  With the national convention just three months away, state Democrats are reeling from a series of setbacks, including passage of a gay marriage ban and a sex scandal within the organization. But party leaders say they're committed to making the convention a success and keeping the state "blue" in November.
• Hard-Line Muslims Test Indonesia's Tolerance
  Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population and has drawn praise for evolving into a vibrant, pluralistic democracy. But the rise of hard-line Muslim groups and recent cases of religious persecution have led some to question whether it lives up to that reputation.
• Regina Spektor Still Doesn't Write Anything Down
  Through early live bootlegs uploaded to the Internet by fans, Spektor culled 10 years' worth of songs for her new album. "It gives me so much relief to know that they're somewhere," Spektor says.
• What Will HP's Restructuring Look Like?
  Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to eliminate 8 percent of its workforce, as it begins a restructuring designed to reverse a sharp decline in profit. Rapidly changing consumer preferences have hurt HP's results and the company is still developing the strategy it hopes will lead to a turnaround. Audie Cornish talks with Steve Henn.
• Why Printer Ink Is The Other 'Black Gold'
  Printer ink is more expensive per unit than some pricy vintage champagnes. Robert Siegel and Audie Cornish explore why that is.

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