Listen to GOP leaders speech before the shutdown Late on Thursday, GOP legislative leaders asked Governor Mark Dayton to call a special legislative session to allow them to pass a "lights on" bill that would keep state Government open beyond the start of the new fiscal biennium.July 1, 2011
Three key moments define Bill Kling's legacy in public radio After more than four decades as president of Minnesota Public Radio, Bill Kling steps down at the end of this week. Over the years he's been hailed as a visionary and a maverick. He's shaped many major developments in public broadcasting that go beyond Minnesota Public Radio. Three pivotal moments in Bill Kling's career helped shape the entire public radio system in the United States.June 29, 2011
Follow-up: The 'triumph' of new-age medicine In response to feedback from Monday's program on new-age medicine, we take another look at whether alternative medicine ready to claim a place in the mainstream.Midmorning, June 29, 2011
Norma Lyon, Iowa fair's 'butter cow lady,' dies Norma "Duffy" Lyon, whose life-size butter sculptures delighted Iowa state fairgoers for nearly half a century, has died. She was 81. Lyon was interviewed by MPR in 2005.June 28, 2011
Clearwater man builds replica of Mississippi River ferry A resident of Clearwater for all of his 55 years, Steve Houle has recently led an
effort to build a riverworthy replica of the ferries that once
transported people, vehicles and supplies across the Mississippi at the central Minnesota town.June 26, 2011
Stranded penguin moved to New Zealand zoo This is one homesick penguin, stranded on a New Zealand beach 2,000 miles from Antarctica and
eating sand it mistook for snow. Wildlife officials have stepped in and moved the ailing young bird to a zoo where surgery was planned to clear its throat of sticks and sand.June 25, 2011
MPR News photos of the week This week, we tracked the ongoing budget showdown and a rash of bad weather that moved across the state.June 24, 2011
Services Friday for Mount Olivet Lutheran pastor Hundreds of people are expected to celebrate
the life of the Rev. Paul M. Youngdahl at Mount Olivet Lutheran
Church in Minneapolis Friday.June 24, 2011