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• Joan Mondale remembered by her pastor, Rev. Tim Hart-Andersen
  MPR News host Phil Picardi spoke this morning with a man who knew the late Joan Mondale and her family very well. Rev. Tim Hart-Andersen is the senior pastor at Mondale's church, Westminster Presbyterian in Minneapolis. The following is an edited transcript of the conversation.February 4, 2014
• And now, a defense of Minneapolis skyways
  Nothing roils the winter news waters like a suggestion to tear down the skyways over Nicollet Mall, apparently. Last week, Sam Newberg -- via streets.mn -- said that would do a lot to get the street back to something livelier. Today, Iric Nathanson, author of "Minneapolis in the Twentieth Century: The Growth of an American City," presents a spirited defense.February 4, 2014
• Joan Mondale, wife of former VP Walter, dies at 83
  "We are grateful for the expressions of love and support we have received. Joan was greatly loved by many. We will miss her dearly," said former Vice President Walter Mondale of his late wife.February 4, 2014
• 'Deep winter' greenhouse grows veggies year-round
  Using a specialized greenhouse, farmers Tom Prieve and Sue Wika grow fresh vegetables year round -- without a crushing electric bill.February 3, 2014
• Should Nicollet Mall drop its skyways?
  Consultant says great cities need streets full of people.The Daily Circuit, February 3, 2014
• Tell us: Should Minnesota limit the use of drones by police?
  The AP reports: "Fears of prying from the sky have some Minnesota lawmakers seeking clamps on law enforcement's use of unmanned aerial drones to gather evidence." Today's Question: Should Minnesota limit the use of drones by police?February 3, 2014
• Video: Leaving it all on the mat: Cheering -- and fighting -- for a championship
  Cheerleading teams from kindergarteners to high schoolers competed for the Minnesota championship Saturday at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. PaulFebruary 3, 2014
• Joan Mondale enters hospice care
  Mondale built a reputation as a national cultural arts advocate while her husband was vice president, and was so passionate about the arts that she was nicknamed "Joan of Art."February 2, 2014
• Minnesota's propane hotline lighting up
  The price of propane in the Midwest has skyrocketed this winter because of high demand and changes to the pipeline delivery system.February 2, 2014
• Photos: Stupor Bowl race rides through Minneapolis
  Stupor Bowl, a guerrilla bicycle race run on city streets, made its 17th run through Minneapolis on Saturday. 366 racers met at a bicycle shop shortly before the race began to find out the starting point and race route. Racers could visit the 18 checkpoints -- including bike shops, bars and parks -- in any order they chose. The race is fueled by camaraderie -- and beer.February 2, 2014
• Handlers: Punxsutawney Phil predicts longer winter
  Punxsutawney Phil predicts there will be six more weeks of winter. Groundhog day this year fell on Super Bowl Sunday. This year's Groundhog Day celebration marks a winter that has brought extreme cold to stretches of the country wholly unaccustomed to it, as well as a snow and ice storm that paralyzed Atlanta and other Southern cities.February 2, 2014
• Former Somali Prime Minister Abdirizak Haji Hussein dies
  Hussein, who led Somalia from 1964 to 1967, lived in Minnesota for the last 20 years. Macalester College Professor Ahmed Samatar said the late prime minister was a great leader largely because of his commitment to ethics.February 1, 2014
• It's true: Snowiest places are least likely to close schools
  A Reddit user posted a map this week that seems to show quite clearly that it doesn't take much snow to close schools in the Southern U.S. -- and that it takes a lot to close them in the Northern half of the nation.February 1, 2014
• Minne-Loppet teaches kids how to ski and enjoy it, falls and all
  A gaggle of students at Pillsbury Elementary School children in north Minneapolis responded to the winter weather by sliding into snow pants and cross country ski boots.January 31, 2014
• Tape of Martin Luther King Jr. Ariz. speech found
  Arizona State University archivists have found that tape is the only known recording of speeches the slain civil rights leader gave at ASU and at a Phoenix church in June 1964.January 31, 2014

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