Twin Cities attorney is a Coen brothers punch line When the new Coen brothers movie "A Serious Man" is shown in the Twin Cities, the line that gets the biggest audience reaction is an inside joke. It comes when a character needs a criminal defense attorney and he is advised to "hire Ron Meshbesher." MPR's Cathy Wurzer talks with the real-life Ron Meshbesher.October 7, 2009
In Rochester, once nameless graves now marked Another 125 markers have been placed at
the old Rochester State Hospital cemetery, putting names on graves
that had been marked only with numbers.October 7, 2009
Local health provider launches innovative care program Fairview Health Services is rolling out an experimental new way of delivering health care, to cut costs and improve the quality of patient care. The new system puts more responsibility in the hands of patients and medical staff.Midmorning, October 7, 2009
Novelist spans life in Alaska and Minneapolis Mattox Roesch wrote a novel about life in his wife's home village in rural Alaska while living in Minneapolis. He hopes to put a face on the statistics about troubled youngsters.October 6, 2009
Rosemary Williams taking foreclosure fight to D.C. Rosemary Williams, the Minneapolis woman whose public fight to save her foreclosed home ended last month, will travel to Washington, D.C. today to protest evictions.October 4, 2009
Minnesota Twins leave the Metrodome behind Unless they catch the Detroit Tigers in the standings, this weekend will be last time the Minnesota Twins play baseball in the Metrodome, their home since 1982. Midday looks at the history, and the future, of the Metrodome.Midday, October 2, 2009
Letterman reveals affair, blackmail plot during monologue A CBS News employee is accused of trying to extort $2 million
from David Letterman, forcing the late-night host to admit in an
extraordinary monologue before millions of viewers that he had
sexual relationships with female employees.October 2, 2009
Twins' departure puts future of Metrodome in question This weekend, the Minnesota Twins will celebrate their long-anticipated departure from the Metrodome, leaving many to wonder what the future holds now that the Minnesota Vikings remain the only major dome tenant.October 2, 2009
Juggling motherhood in the office and at home Remember opting out? That's when women and men who could decided to drop careers for full time parenting. The recession has prompted some to reconsider that move. An economist and author talk about work-life balance in tough economic times.Midmorning, October 2, 2009
Coens' new film 'A Serious Man' opens this weekend Tomorrow, one of the most highly-anticipated Minnesota film events in years finally arrives: the release of the new Coen brothers movie, "A Serious Man." The film is the first the Coens have set in Minnesota since "Fargo."October 1, 2009
Local inventors frustrated over patent office bureaucracy Inventors like Bill Kurtz, seen here holding brochures for some of his inventions, are frustrated at the backlog of ideas awaiting approval from the U.S. Patent Office, which last quarter rejected more than half of all the patents it reviewed.October 1, 2009
Before the dome, Minnesota always came in second Playwright Kevin Kling will always remember the Metrodome as the place where Minnesota went from being an also-ran to a champion.October 1, 2009