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Stories from October 31, 2018

Appetites: Hard cider on the rise in Minnesota

Appetites: Hard cider on the rise in Minnesota

Minnesota's apple harvest has always made for countless pies and caramels, but increasingly, it's being made into cider.
by Tom Crann and Kyle Shiely

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2 maps tell (almost) everything about Minnesota's voting population

2 maps tell (almost) everything about Minnesota's voting population

New tools from the APM Research Lab organize a massive swath of demographic, population and voting data for all of Minnesota ahead of next week's midterm elections.
by Cody Nelson

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'A lot of money to be made': Officials say Medicare scammers are on the prowl

Minnesota insurance regulators are investigating deceptive advertising or solicitations for Medicare coverage after reports of high-pressure sales tactics targeting vulnerable seniors at a time when hundreds of thousands need to find new coverage.
by Bill Catlin

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Journalists reflect on former Gov. Ventura's time in office

Journalists reflect on former Gov. Ventura's time in office

While in office, Ventura nicknamed the media "jackals." His office distributed "Official Jackal" press passes to the Capitol press corps, who then created media jackal t-shirts for themselves.
by Kyle Shiely

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St. Paul set to open winter shelter, close homeless camp

St. Paul set to open winter shelter, close homeless camp

St. Paul and Ramsey County officials will open their emergency winter shelter Thursday, weeks earlier than last year, as authorities prepare to close a homeless encampment by Cathedral Hill.
by Austen Macalus

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Nearly 30 percent of anti-Semitic online attacks are bots

Nearly 30 percent of anti-Semitic online attacks are bots

A study released last week by the Anti-Defamation League revealed that anti-Semitic online slurs have surged in the lead-up to the mid-terms, and many of the attacks are automated.

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Gone to pot: Marijuana shortages plague Canada

Gone to pot: Marijuana shortages plague Canada

Legalization in Canada arrived Oct. 17, and it became the world's largest national marketplace for so-called recreational marijuana. But for now, it's a superlative in name only.
by Associated Press

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'It is time to end this conflict': U.S. calls for cease-fire in Yemen

'It is time to end this conflict': U.S. calls for cease-fire in Yemen

Top Trump administration officials said they're seeking a halt to hostilities in the war-torn country -- and that they'd like to see it within 30 days, to open the door for more permanent peace talks.
by Colin Dwyer

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On #MeToo, Americans more divided by party than gender

On #MeToo, Americans more divided by party than gender

One year after the #MeToo movement took off, new NPR-Ipsos polls show the nation deeply divided on the issue of sexual assault and harassment. The fissures run more along party lines than gender.

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Smith, Housley disagree on tax cut's economic impact

Smith, Housley disagree on tax cut's economic impact

Like many other issues, there's a big divide between Republicans and Democrats on the economy and the federal tax cut that took effect year.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Don't call 2018 'The Year of the Women'

While a historic number of women are running in the general election, the numbers still aren't representative of the general population. MPR News host Kerri Miller sat down with two experts to talk about why some women choose to run and others don't.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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St. Thomas holds campus-wide forum to discuss racism

St. Thomas holds campus-wide forum to discuss racism

The St. Paul university held a meeting Wednesday afternoon to address racism on campus. Earlier this month, an African-American freshman living in a dorm found an offensive message with a racial slur on his door.
by Jiwon Choi

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Official: Mafia hit man suspected in Whitey Bulger's slaying

Official: Mafia hit man suspected in Whitey Bulger's slaying

A Mafia hit man who is said to hate "rats" is under suspicion in the slaying of former Boston crime boss and longtime FBI informant James "Whitey" Bulger, who was found dead just hours after he was transferred to a West Virginia prison, a former investigator briefed on the matter said Wednesday.
by Associated Press

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2018 election video: Election Day 101

2018 election video: Election Day 101

The midterm election is less than a week away. Are you sure you are ready to cast your ballot on Nov. 6? Watch this video before you head into the voting booth.
by Jiwon Choi

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Loudon Wainwright III's new retrospective is a treasure trove for fans

It includes the deep cuts fans expect, plus archival audio from Wainwright's life -- like the sound of his children wishing him a happy birthday back in 1986.
by MPR News Staff

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How do you move a bookstore? With a human chain, book by book

How do you move a bookstore? With a human chain, book by book

Shoulder to shoulder, they formed a line 500 feet long: from the stockroom of the old shop, down the sidewalk, and onto the shop floor of the new store.

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Indonesian rescuers detect 'ping,' believe they've located crashed plane

Indonesian rescuers detect 'ping,' believe they've located crashed plane

Remains of dozens of people have been recovered in the aftermath of the crash of the plane with 189 aboard. Searchers have located a large object underwater that could be the plane's fuselage.
by Emily Sullivan

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Mining, environmental concerns put Boundary Waters on the ballot -- and the airwaves

Mining, environmental concerns put Boundary Waters on the ballot -- and the airwaves

Candidates and outside groups have spent nearly $100 million on political ads in Minnesota this year. Much of that has been spent on the usual topics, like health care and the economy. But this year there's also focus on the potential for copper-nickel mining in the state.
by Dan Kraker

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Families at homeless encampment weigh staying together, seeking shelter

Families at homeless encampment weigh staying together, seeking shelter

A conversation with residents of the homeless encampment in Minneapolis reveals what attracted them to that location and the challenges that they face in finding permanent homes.
by Max Nesterak

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The boy in the iron lung

It didn't occur to me to wonder whatever happened to Johnny Whetzel. For months, the post sat there. Just waiting. Until a couple of weeks ago when I received a note from Amanda Kerns, of parts unknown. She's Johnny's daughter.
by Bob Collins

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Daily Digest: Emails, mining and money

Political stories from around the state.
by Bill Wareham

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Fierce and mysterious, 'The Naked Woman' walks in dark dreams

Fierce and mysterious, 'The Naked Woman' walks in dark dreams

The Uruguayan writer Armonia Somers was part of a generation of talented artists -- but she stood out, so wild, surreal and uncompromising that she scared critics and other authors alike.
by Lily Meyer

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Louis Cha, who wrote beloved Chinese martial arts novels, dies

Louis Cha, who wrote beloved Chinese martial arts novels, dies

He's been called China's Tolkien, its Martin, its Rowling -- all in one. With his adventure stories rooted in ancient China, Louis Cha gave life to decades' worth of martial arts films.
by Bill Chappell

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Climate One: 'Will China Save the Planet?'

Climate One: 'Will China Save the Planet?'

In her new book "Will China Save the Planet?" Barbara Finamore says China may well take the lead in saving the world from environmental catastrophe.

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Spirit Lake Sioux tribe sues North Dakota over voting rules

The state maintains everyone has a street address via the statewide 911 system, but the lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Native American Rights Fund and others argues the system is "incomplete, contradictory and prone to error on reservations."
by The Associated Press

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Victoria man faces charges after stabbing father, setting house on fire

Rodman Stanley Kern told investigators that he got up just after 6 a.m. Saturday and made coffee. According to the criminal complaint, his son, Cody Raymond Kern, then attacked him with a butcher knife.
by Matt Sepic

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Ryan says 'obviously' Trump can't end birthright citizenship

Ryan says 'obviously' Trump can't end birthright citizenship

Many conservatives have long called for an end to the constitutional right to citizenship for babies born in the United States. Most constitutional scholars agree with House Speaker Paul Ryan that the president cannot implement such a change unilaterally.
by The Associated Press

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Pittsburgh shooting and other cases point to rise in domestic extremism

Pittsburgh shooting and other cases point to rise in domestic extremism

The U.S. endured three bouts of domestic extremism last week. American-born men with far-right beliefs have been charged in all of them, in keeping with a long-standing pattern.
by Greg Myre

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