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Stories from January 1, 2019

Trump invites top lawmakers for talks as shutdown continues

Trump invites top lawmakers for talks as shutdown continues

As the partial government shutdown continued into its second week, the president invited a bipartisan group of lawmakers to the White House for talks. "Let's make a deal?" Trump asked in a tweet.
by Avie Schneider

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Here's what could be ahead in the Russia investigations in 2019

Here's what could be ahead in the Russia investigations in 2019

A number of unfinished criminal cases could be resolved. Democrats will take the majority in the House of Representatives. But many big questions still remain unanswered.

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Strategic Command apologizes for tweet about dropping bomb

Strategic Command apologizes for tweet about dropping bomb

The U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees America's nuclear and missile arsenal, boasted in a New Year's Eve tweet that it's ready if ever needed "to drop something much, much bigger" than the Times Square ball.
by Amy Held

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Trump tweets: 'Let's make a deal?' in shutdown

Trump spent the weekend saying that Democrats should return to Washington to negotiate, firing off Twitter taunts. He then revised his aides' comments to state that he really still wants to build a border wall.
by Associated Press

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Milder by Wednesday afternoon, a shot at 40 by Friday; the top weather events of 2018

Milder by Wednesday afternoon, a shot at 40 by Friday; the top weather events of 2018

We came oh so close to dipping below zero at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on New Year’s Day. The low temp was zero, so we still haven’t seen an official sub-zero reading in the Twin Cities this winter. We could come close to zero Tuesday night. Low temps will be below zero across much of…
by Ron Trenda

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Move over Cliffs, ArcelorMittal set to manage Hibbing Taconite

Move over Cliffs, ArcelorMittal set to manage Hibbing Taconite

Global iron ore producer ArcelorMittal says no changes in employment, production or operations are expected when it assumes the role as managing partner for Hibbing Taconite later this year.
by Associated Press

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Why is the music of 1968 so enduring? 'It was allowed to be art'

Why is the music of 1968 so enduring? 'It was allowed to be art'

Half a century later, 1968 continues to resonate as a landmark year for rock, pop and soul -- in part, say musicians who were there in the studio, because artists were trying things no one had before.
by Joel Rose

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Kentucky distillers scientifically emulate a century-old bottle of bourbon

Kentucky distillers scientifically emulate a century-old bottle of bourbon

A discovered pre-Prohibition bottle of Old Taylor, named after a whiskey world icon, inspired a distillery to use chromatography to examine the bourbon's murky past and try to recover its flavor.
by Ashlie Stevens

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Could exercising in frigid temperatures make us healthier?

Could exercising in frigid temperatures make us healthier?

As a freezing winter drives many of us indoors, some extreme athletes embrace the cold as a great way to burn calories and retrain the immune system while working out. Not so fast, physiologists say.
by Paul Chisholm

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Remembering Warren MacKenzie

Warren MacKenzie died Monday morning at 94 years old. There aren't a lot of people who are both potter and hero.
by Bob Collins

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A cold start to the New Year, but a warmup is in sight; top weather events of 2018

A cold start to the New Year, but a warmup is in sight; top weather events of 2018

Happy New Year! Arctic chill will be with us this New Year’s Day. Our Tuesday afternoon highs will range from the single digits below zero in northwestern Minnesota to the lower teens in the far southeast. Wind chill temps will be dangerously cold this New Year’s Day morning in western and northern Minnesota. Wind chill warnings…
by Ron Trenda

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What’s on MPR News – 1/1/19

What’s on MPR News – 1/1/19

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

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Chris Farrell's 'Conversation on the Creative Economy' with TU Dance

Chris Farrell's 'Conversation on the Creative Economy' with TU Dance

Chris Farrell's Conversation on the Creative Economy series features the founders of TU Dance Company.

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Judge: Minneapolis cannot manage park outside U.S. Bank Stadium

Activist John Hayden and former councilman Paul Ostrow sued in 2017 arguing that the city is not allowed to manage the site because, under the city charter, that's the park board's job.
by Matt Sepic

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Warren MacKenzie, world famous potter, dies

Warren MacKenzie, world famous potter, dies

Warren MacKenzie's ceramic pots are sought after by collectors and museums, but he said he was proud of being able to sell them for daily use, on the honor system.
by Euan Kerr

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