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Stories from December 10, 2018

Fight at Mpls. Edison leads to 2 student arrests

The school principal described Monday's confrontation as the product of the "poor choices of a few individuals." The altercation follows similar incidents last week.
by Brandt Williams

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Research gaps leave doctors guessing about treatments for pregnant women

Research gaps leave doctors guessing about treatments for pregnant women

To protect a developing fetus from experimental drugs or treatments that might cause birth defects, pregnant women aren't included in many clinical trials. But that limits the safety evidence, too.
by Alison Kodjak

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Young climate activists press Dems for a Green New Deal

Young climate activists press Dems for a Green New Deal

They want a new select committee to draft sweeping new legislation for implementing the Green New Deal, which includes making U.S. economy carbon-neutral and removing greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere and oceans.
by Cody Nelson

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Warmer temps affecting University of Minnesota winter sports

Higher temperatures cause more snowmelt and shorter ski seasons. Two seasons ago, the university's Nordic ski team could not participate in the American Birkebeiner, which was canceled because of warm weather.
by Associated Press

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Tired of dark, gloomy weather? Here's where to see color in Minnesota

Tired of dark, gloomy weather? Here's where to see color in Minnesota

There still are a number of colors shining underneath the thick, white snow and ice. Here's a list of spots where you can enjoy the bright colors and lights of Minnesota with your family and friends this winter.
by Jiwon Choi

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Star Tribune film critic resigns amid evidence of plagiarism

Star Tribune film critic resigns amid evidence of plagiarism

Nothing can save a journalism career like a little attribution. And yet, every now and again, we hear the stories of journalists who lift the work of other journalists and pass it as their own.
by Bob Collins

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Dueling U.S. agendas as U.N. climate change summit enters crucial final week

Dueling U.S. agendas as U.N. climate change summit enters crucial final week

The U.S. hosted an event on coal and refused to endorse the findings of a dire climate science report. And yet, in official negotiations, the U.S. is working out how to implement the Paris agreement.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Minnesota House survey reveals sex harassment concerns at Capitol

Minnesota House survey reveals sex harassment concerns at Capitol

About 20 percent of state House members who responded said they've been the victim or witness of sexual harassment. The survey results come a year after two lawmakers resigned amid harassment accusations.
by Brian Bakst

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Understanding the U.S.'s role in global climate reform

The U.S. has pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement. But the rest of the world is still working to combat climate change and this week thousands of experts are meeting in Poland to figure out how exactly countries will meet their emissions goals.
by Kerri Miller and Elizabeth Shockman

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What should Minnesota do with its budget surplus?

What should Minnesota do with its budget surplus?

As we reported on the show last week, state officials project Minnesota will have a $1.5 billion dollar budget surplus over the next two years. Now we're asking Minnesotans: What do you think we should DO with that surplus?
by Julie Siple, Briana Bierschbach, Manda Lillie and Angela Davis

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Parenting toddlers vs. teenagers

Parents, this show is for you. How did you deal with your toddlers? And what are you doing to raise your teens?
by Julie Siple, Manda Lillie and Angela Davis

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Political Junkie: Mueller's Russia investigation

Ken Rudin broke down the week's political news including the Russia investigation and the Cohen investigation.
by Kerri Miller

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How 1 company pulls carbon from the air, aiming to avert a climate catastrophe

How 1 company pulls carbon from the air, aiming to avert a climate catastrophe

A U.N. climate report says the only way to avoid the worst climate impacts will be to suck carbon emissions out of the air. Researchers are trying to find a feasible way to do that.
by Jeff Brady

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When the news hurts a good cause

Newspeople can get a bad rap. Sometimes they deserve it. For sure, it's difficult to condense a lot of information into the bite-sized morsels that result in local TV news. But sometimes, the telling can do immense damage, particular if journalists think that every story must have a good guy and a bad guy.
by Bob Collins

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May delays crucial vote on draft Brexit deal amid doubts about its prospects

May delays crucial vote on draft Brexit deal amid doubts about its prospects

The U.K. prime minister acknowledged that it doesn't have the support needed to pass Parliament. This comes after the European Union's top court ruled the U.K. can still back out of Brexit.
by Colin Dwyer

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Exercise wins: Fit seniors can have hearts that look 30 years younger

Exercise wins: Fit seniors can have hearts that look 30 years younger

Why develop an exercise habit now? Because 75-year-olds who've been doing it for decades may have the cardiovascular systems of people in their 40s and the muscles of 20-somethings, researchers found.
by Patti Neighmond

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Supreme Court declines key Planned Parenthood case

Supreme Court declines key Planned Parenthood case

The case means women can continue to use Medicaid money to pay for nonabortion, pregnancy-related health care services at Planned Parenthood. Two states tried to block that.
by Nina Totenberg

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School shootings from the shooter’s perspective

Friday marks the sixth anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut. Each year at this time, Sandy Hook Promise, the group formed by family members of some of those killed in the massacre, releases a devastating PSA to help people recognize the signs of someone who might use violence in school.
by Bob Collins

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Shooting in St. Paul leaves 1 person dead, another injured

Police say officers responding to reports of multiple gunshots shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday found the two victims inside a vehicle. No arrests were immediately made.
by The Associated Press

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Help Wanted: White House chief of staff

Help Wanted: White House chief of staff

President Trump is hunting for his third chief of staff in less than two years. So far, he is not finding many takers. "You have to wonder who would want to take this job," said one scholar.
by Scott Horsley

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Slave Bible from the 1800s omitted key passages that could incite rebellion

Slave Bible from the 1800s omitted key passages that could incite rebellion

What's notable about this Bible is not just its rarity, but its contents, or rather the lack of certain contents -- it excludes any portion of text that might inspire liberation or revolt.
by Michel Martin

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The Russia investigations: Maybe the end is in sight. Maybe it isn't

The Russia investigations: Maybe the end is in sight. Maybe it isn't

Suggesting that special counsel Robert Mueller is tightening the net has become a fashionable take lately. But last week's developments may not mean Mueller's investigation is winding up.
by Philip Ewing

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Weekend fire destroys church in Norwood Young America

The pastor says no one was in Maples United Methodist Church at the time of the Sunday night blaze. The church celebrated its 160th anniversary in September.
by The Associated Press

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Some schools ignored prediction of a pilot shortage in the U.S.

There's a shortage of pilots in the United States, which prompts us to consider some of the short-sighted decisions of some education institutions in these parts earlier in the century.
by Bob Collins

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Don't call them mutts. They're American Shelter Dogs

Don't call them mutts. They're American Shelter Dogs

A few shelters, including Animal Allies in Duluth, have embraced a new breed classification for the homeless dogs that turn up at their door. Advocates hope it will boost adoptions. Not everyone agrees.
by Tim Nelson

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Once hunted to the brink of extinction, elk poised to possibly return to NE Minnesota

Once hunted to the brink of extinction, elk poised to possibly return to NE Minnesota

Researchers are studying whether it's possible to reintroduce the majestic animal to that region. They're finding that there is potentially both the habitat -- and the public acceptance -- that would be required to bring them back.
by Dan Kraker

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Anti-Trump meme posted to Brainerd elementary school Facebook page

Anti-Trump meme posted to Brainerd elementary school Facebook page

Brainerd school authorities are promising to get to the bottom of who posted an anti-Trump meme to the Garfield Elementary School's Facebook page on Saturday.
by Bob Collins

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UW System punishes La Crosse chancellor over free speech week invitation to adult film actress

Joe Gow's bosses have done everything but draw him a diagram of how to clean out a desk and announce a resignation, but he's hanging in there at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse, still getting pelted with criticism for paying former porn actress Nina Hartley to speak on campus for Free Speech Week.
by Bob Collins

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Milder afternoons coming this week

Milder afternoons coming this week

Look for highs from the low 20s to the low 30s for both Monday and Tuesday along with a likely repeat of foggy conditions Tuesday morning. Milder air from the west and southwest should bump our temperatures up a bit more toward midweek.
by Bill Endersen

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A Duluth woman’s path to homelessness

Roberta Kriegh, 37, has been homeless since the dog she depended on for emotional support died. It's hard to see how she has any path out of her problem.
by Bob Collins

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Daily Digest: Split in state House GOP

Some Minnesota political items in the news that you may have missed over the weekend.
by Mike Mulcahy

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What’s on MPR News – 12/10/11

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
by Bob Collins

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The revolution will be driverless: Autonomous cars usher in big changes

The revolution will be driverless: Autonomous cars usher in big changes

Driverless vehicles could be the 'most disruptive technology to hit society worldwide since the advent of the motor car,' says former New York City Traffic Commissioner Sam Schwartz.
by Terry Gross

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Missoula: Rape and the justice system in a college town

Missoula: Rape and the justice system in a college town

Jon Krakauer discusses his newest book, "Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town."
by MPR News Staff

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China summons U.S. ambassador over arrest of Huawei CFO

China summons U.S. ambassador over arrest of Huawei CFO

Meng Wanzhou was detained during a layover in Vancouver. The U.S. government says a subsidiary of Huawei violated U.S. sanctions with Iran, and that the company deceived financial institutions.

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U.S. men's curling team wins World Cup event

In a rematch of last February's Olympic gold medal match, the U.S. men's curling team beat Sweden on Sunday to win a Curling World Cup event in Omaha, Neb.
by MPR News Staff

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