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.
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.
Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert wins record-tying 4th Defensive Player of the Year awardRudy Gobert, the Minnesota center, was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time — joining Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace.
At State of the City address Minneapolis mayor optimistic, but tells council to curb spendingMinneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey painted a picture of a city brimming with possibility at his annual State of the City address Tuesday. But he acknowledged that Minneapolis is still rebounding from the pandemic.
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.
Adult film star Stormy Daniels testifies against Trump in New York trialStephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, has spent the last several years in legal battles with former President Donald Trump. She has taken the stand to testify against him in a criminal trial.
Nebraska Republican brings resolution to censure Ilhan Omar This comes after recent remarks Omar gave on a college campus where she referred to Jewish students not engaging in an anti-Israel protest “pro-genocidal.”
WNBA to begin full-time charter flights this season, commissioner saysThe wait for full-time charter flights for WNBA teams finally is over according to commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
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 48secAs Olmsted County shifts left, political observers see battle brewing over control of a complicated electorateNot long ago, Olmsted County was once a reliably Republican regional center. Today, it’s a solidly Democratic outpost, where highly educated voters are consolidating in Rochester and reshaping the county’s electorate.
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.
Play6min 13secExpert: University of Minnesota agreement with protesters is ‘quite remarkable’University of Minnesota administrators are expected to begin disclosing the school’s investments in publicly-traded companies based in or doing business with Israel on Tuesday. It’s part of an agreement they reached last week with pro-Palestinian student protesters.
2 killed in house explosion in Mille Lacs CountyAuthorities say two people died when a house exploded early Tuesday in Mille Lacs County, north of Princeton.
Play4min 10secState Senate ethics committee to probe DFL senator’s burglary arrestThe Senate’s Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct is due to meet Tuesday to consider complaints against two sitting members of the Minnesota Senate.
After years of scandal, Boy Scouts of America changes its name to Scouting AmericaThe 114-year-old organization says it's rebranding to Scouting America to be more inclusive. The move by the Boy Scouts after a wide-ranging child sex abuse scandal and bankruptcy.
St. Paul police officers fatally shoot womanSt. Paul police officers fatally shot a woman Monday night at a home on the city’s east side. Police said the officers shot the woman after she pointed a gun at them.
Woods Richardson allows 1 hit in 6 shutout innings with 8 strikeouts as Twins beat Mariners 3-1Simeon Woods Richardson pitched six shutout innings of one-hit ball and the Minnesota Twins scored twice in the seventh to beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 in the opener of their four-game series.
Toronto treads lightly, choosing 4th-place Minnesota over 3rd-place Boston as PWHL playoff opponentThe two teams who finished with identical 12-9-3 records, with Boston having the tie-breaking edge. Of all the aspects taken into consideration, among the most important, perhaps, was the fear of providing their opponent any additional motivation entering the best-of-five semifinal series, which opens in Toronto on Wednesday.
How the government is trying to stop rogue brokers from plaguing ACA enrolleesFederal regulators are trying to prevent bad actors from switching unknowing consumers' Obamacare coverage. Their fixes risk making enrollment so cumbersome that people won't want to sign up.