Aspen Ideas Festival: 'Drifting into Sex and Parenthood without Marriage' Isabel Sawhill of Brookings explores the social and economic consequences of the great increase in unmarried parents. She believes family structure has a big impact on child well-being, and can improve social mobility and reduce the class divide.August 10, 2015
14-year-old girl dies after Nicollet County tractor accident A teenage girl died due to injuries suffered when the tractor she was riding on went into a ditch on Thursday night. The driver, a 16-year-old boy, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.August 8, 2015
Found in a dump, lost Purple Heart medal heading to family Wiljo Matalamaki's plane was shot down over Germany during World War II, and his body was never recovered. This weekend, his family will be reunited with his Purple Heart medal, which has been missing since 1996.August 8, 2015
Friday Roundtable: The power of resilience This week's Friday Roundtable focuses on resiliency and how average people deal with challenges and struggles in their day to day lives. How do we overcome a big crisis or a series of small hurdles?August 7, 2015
I-35W closure tops list of Twin Cities weekend traffic woes Interstate 35W is closing in New Brighton this weekend, in both directions, and Highway 100 in St. Louis Park and Edina is closing again for construction overnight.August 7, 2015
This is not your grandfather's coffee As part of our August series on the history, culture & politics of everyday foods, MPR News' Kerri Miller explores the history, ritual and omnipresence of coffee with guest Mark Pendergrast.August 5, 2015