Play4min 34secDFL steams ahead at MN Capitol, GOP brands it ‘extreme’With Democrats using their majorities at the Minnesota Capitol to pass a flurry of bills, Republicans are left trying to slow things down and attempt to paint the DFL as outside the mainstream.
‘It’s really saving folks’: Meet Minnesota’s first all-trans, nonbinary hockey teamTeam Trans Twin Cities is the only ice hockey team in Minnesota made up of all transgender and nonbinary players. They scrimmaged at the Xcel Energy Center Jan. 31 and talked empowerment, friendship and trans joy.
Winter Play: The anticipation, anguish, and magic of ice dipping As MPR News staff fanned out across the state to experience cold weather activities they had never tried for the Winter Play series, Regina Medina and Elizabeth Shockman took a transformative plunge in Lake Harriet.
Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 2,600A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria, killing more than 2,600 people and injuring thousands more.
3 injured at home building site explosion in East BethelThe three injured men were taken to Hennepin Healthcare, one by helicopter and two by ambulance. Their conditions were unknown as of late morning, the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office said.
The search for life on Mars goes through DuluthSince Mars’ surface is especially iron-rich, a researcher looked for comparable iron-rich rocks on Earth to see how much hydrogen they produced. Rocks like this are rare on Earth, but they can be found in Duluth.
10 years later, DNR's nest cam still turning Minnesotans into eagles fansThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is celebrating 10 years of its popular eagle cam, an annual livestream of life and death in a bald eagle nest.
Lawmakers discuss proposed passenger rail line between Duluth and MinneapolisThe Northern Lights Express would run between the Twin Cities and the Twin Ports, with stops along the way in Coon Rapids, Cambridge and Hinckley.
Avivo Village shines as solution for unsheltered homelessness in MinneapolisIn 2020, the nonprofit Avivo went tent to tent at the massive encampment in Powderhorn Park to learn what it would take for residents to come indoors. From that came Avivo Village, an indoor community of 100 small units in the North Loop designed specifically for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness.
Play4min 02secGen Z's political power: New data gives insight into America's youngest votersGeneration Z, which turned out in large numbers along with millennials last election, is still new to politics. A report exclusively obtained by NPR adds more context to the youngest voting block.
Play3min 49secBusing migrants was a partisan lightning rod. Here's why Democrats have embraced itRepublican governors started the practice of transporting migrants from the U.S. southern border, but Democratic leaders have run with it. They say it's a humanitarian service, not a political stunt.
Play3min 36secThe State of the Union will showcase the state of the Biden-McCarthy relationshipPresident Joe Biden developed a strong working relationship with Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell over the years. The same isn't true for Biden and new Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Family caregivers of people with long COVID bear an extra burdenWhen a case of COVID-19 morphs into the mysterious, chronic condition known as long COVID, the specialists, appointments, medications and daily need for family care can overwhelm everyone involved.
Officials urge evacuation near the Ohio train derailment, fearing an explosionOfficials watching the wreckage of a derailed train in Ohio warned nearby residents to evacuate Sunday night, saying a rail car was at risk of an explosion that could launch deadly shrapnel.
Beyoncé sets a new Grammy record, while Harry Styles wins album of the yearWith four new prizes tonight, the megastar has now won more Grammys than any other artist in the awards' 65-year history. But Harry Styles took home the evening's biggest prize.
China accuses the U.S. of indiscriminate use of force in shooting down of balloonChina on Monday accused the United States of indiscriminate use of force when the American military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the weekend.
Ramsey County must reduce jail capacity, state ordersThe move came after a state investigation into complaints from Ramsey County Public Health officials that inmates in need of emergency medical care were not getting it.
Hours after its demise, the Chinese spy balloon was the star of the SNL cold open"Saturday Night Live" kicked off its latest episode with an exclusive interview with the downed balloon, played by cast member Bowen Yang.
50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in OhioA train derailment and resulting large fire have prompted an evacuation order in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line. Norfolk Southern says about 50 cars derailed Friday night in East Palestine from a train carrying a variety of freight from Madison, Ill. to Conway, Penn.
Bruins rolling, rest of NHL making final push for playoffsThe Boston Bruins are atop the NHL standings and running away with the Atlantic Division going into the second half of the season. But the playoff races are hot in the Metropolitan, Central and Pacific with roughly 30 games left to go down the stretch.
