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Stories from April 25, 2019

Past U leaders' racist, anti-Semitic acts stir campus debate

Past U leaders' racist, anti-Semitic acts stir campus debate

After more than a year of debate, the Board of Regents will hold a special meeting Friday where it will discuss and potentially vote on renaming buildings named for Lotus Delta Coffman, Edward Nicholson, William Middlebrook and Walter Coffey.
by Cody Nelson

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Minnesota National Guard event focuses on sexual assault

Minnesota National Guard event focuses on sexual assault

The private event inside the Arden Hills Armory featured National Guard members who are survivors of sexual assault who shared their stories with a crowd of hundreds of fellow members.
by Nina Moini

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4-year construction work on SWLRT about to kick off

4-year construction work on SWLRT about to kick off

Work will soon start on the Southwest light rail line, kicking off four years of construction on the $2 billion project. The Cedar Lake and Kenilworth trails will be closed in some areas for at least two years, Metro Transit officials said.
by Tim Nelson

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Report: North Korea sought $2M from U.S. for captured American

Report: North Korea sought $2M from U.S. for captured American

North Korea reportedly insisted the U.S. agree to pay $2 million in medical costs in 2017 before it released detained American college student Otto Warmbier while he was in a coma, according to a report published Thursday.
by Associated Press

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5 years after Flint's crisis began, is the water safe?

5 years after Flint's crisis began, is the water safe?

"In some ways we're better," says activist Melissa Mays. "In other ways, we're forever poisoned, damaged, traumatized ... that's not gonna ever be better."
by Steve Carmody

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A Minneapolis school is immersing students in both Dakota and Ojibwe

A Minneapolis school is immersing students in both Dakota and Ojibwe

There are several native groups that call Minnesota home, including Dakota and Ojibwe. But fewer and fewer people can speak the languages of those groups fluently. Bdote charter school in Minneapolis is trying to change that.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Chemical Safety Board calls on EPA to update hydrofluoric acid study in wake of Husky Fires

Chemical Safety Board calls on EPA to update hydrofluoric acid study in wake of Husky Fires

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revisit a 1993 study on hydrofluoric acid in the wake of an explosion and series of fires at the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior last year.

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Prepare yourself to go hands-free

On April 12, Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law that requires drivers to keep hands off their cell phones. The law will go into effect this summer. However, law enforcement is asking the public to put it into practice now.
by Manda Lillie and Angela Davis

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'Stop the threat': Noor testifies to fear, decision to fire

'Stop the threat': Noor testifies to fear, decision to fire

Speaking publicly for the first time about the night he shot 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk, ex-Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor described hearing a bang and reacting to his partner's fear as he moved to shoot the figure next to the squad.
by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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Poet Carolyn Forche on her new book, 'What You Have Heard is True'

Poet Carolyn Forche on her new book, 'What You Have Heard is True'

In the late 1970s a stranger approached Carolyn Forché and asked her to document violence and political unrest in El Salvador. Against the advice of her friends and family, she went.
by Euan Kerr and Marcheta Fornoff

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Need a job? Vacancies continue to outnumber job hunters

Need a job? Vacancies continue to outnumber job hunters

Minnesota's latest job vacancy survey shows the state's labor market remains very tight. Openings significantly outnumber job hunters.
by Bill Catlin

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Radinovich resigns from Iron Range resources post

Radinovich resigns from Iron Range resources post

Joe Radinovich said his intent is to refocus the public’s attention on the agency’s important mission. He informed Commissioner Mark Phillips that his last day will be April 30.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Newscut Flashback: The women of World War II

Newscut Flashback: The women of World War II

Not long after NewsCut was hatched, I drove around the state interviewing women who had served in World War II for a series on women and the war.  Whenever I contacted one of my intended subjects, their response was almost always the same: 'I'm not very newsworthy.' They were wrong, of course. Everyone's got a  story worth telling.
by Bob Collins

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An album from Prince's vault, and his memoir, are coming

The Prince estate has announced plans to release Originals, another album of previously unreleased tracks -- many of which were hits for other artists -- he recorded between 1981 and 1991.
by Robin Hilton

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U of M regent discusses renaming campus buildings

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will hold a special meeting on Friday to discuss a proposal to rename Coffman Memorial Union and three other buildings on campus. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Regent Abdul Omari about the issue.
by Cathy Wurzer

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MN House adds conversion therapy ban to big health bill

MN House adds conversion therapy ban to big health bill

The Minnesota House voted to amend a large health and human services bill with a statewide ban on conversion therapy.
by Tim Pugmire

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Putin: NKorea ready to denuclearize -- if it gets guarantees

Putin: NKorea ready to denuclearize -- if it gets guarantees

Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that the North Korean leader is ready to move toward a nuclear-free status but would only proceed when he gets solid guarantees. He did not, however, specify what those guarantees would look like.
by The Associated Press

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CDC reports largest U.S. measles outbreak since year 2000

CDC reports largest U.S. measles outbreak since year 2000

There are 695 cases in 22 states. HHS Secretary Alex Azar said the spike was "avoidable" and he called measles vaccines "among the most extensively studied medical products we have."
by Richard Gonzales

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Joe Biden officially announces 2020 presidential run

Joe Biden officially announces 2020 presidential run

The 76-year-old former vice president and Delaware senator immediately becomes a top contender for the Democratic nomination, with renewed scrutiny of his decades in public life.

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The disappearing taxi

Drive down Post Road near MSP International Airport and you'll see the sign of a changing economy.
by Bob Collins

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Development plans dampen mushroom grower's future

Development plans dampen mushroom grower's future

Fans of fresh mushrooms have been flocking to an unlikely spot in Minneapolis for their fungi fix in recent years, but a proposed redevelopment of the site has the farm's founder worried he may have to shut down.
by Euan Kerr

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Local minimum wage hikes emerge as Capitol sticking points

Local minimum wage hikes emerge as Capitol sticking points

Minnesota Republicans want to put the brakes on higher minimum wages in Minneapolis and St. Paul, and their push is likely to complicate budget negotiations at the Capitol.
by Brian Bakst

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Listeners respond to a changing American landscape on the radio

Public Radio listeners, appropriately so, are sticklers for accuracy. So it's at least a little amusing to read this week's NPR Public Editor (formerly ombudsman) column which tackles the complaints of listeners who object to reporters and hosts pronouncing things correctly -- specifically, non-English names.
by Bob Collins

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Trending brighter Thursday afternoon; rain and snow on Saturday?

Trending brighter Thursday afternoon; rain and snow on Saturday?

We're expecting a mix of cold rain and wet snowflakes in roughly the southern half of Minnesota on Saturday. Some forecast models show some accumulating snow from southeastern Minnesota into southern Wisconsin on Saturday.
by Ron Trenda

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Nothing irks some white people like accurate history

Some white people have gotten their feelings hurt -- again -- because the Minnesota Historical Society has pointed out that Minnesota history didn't begin with them.
by Bob Collins

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Daily Digest: Taxes, wages, climate

A quick look at some Minnesota politics stories in the news.
by Mike Mulcahy

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What’s on MPR News – 4/25/19

What’s on MPR News – 4/25/19

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

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Noor trial: Questions resurface over BCA's cop-friendly approach

Noor trial: Questions resurface over BCA's cop-friendly approach

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents have acknowledged treating cops differently than other people involved in shootings. That deference is a key issue in the trial of ex-Minneapolis officer Mohamed Noor, charged in the shooting death of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk.
by Jon Collins and Riham Feshir

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Real photos inspire a fictional life in 'Feast Your Eyes'

Real photos inspire a fictional life in 'Feast Your Eyes'

Myla Goldberg's new novel is written as an exhibition catalogue for photographer Lillian Preston, who's fictional -- but her story of ambition and controversy in 1950s New York is real and relatable.
by Ari Shapiro

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'The Heartland' aims to debunk myths about the Midwest

'The Heartland' aims to debunk myths about the Midwest

Though leaving no answer to the region's political future, author Kristin L. Hoganson writes a deeply researched book that will remain useful and readable long after this election cycle.
by Bradley Babendir

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Facebook could face up to $5 billion fine for privacy violations

Facebook could face up to $5 billion fine for privacy violations

Facebook reported strong profits on Wednesday but also revealed it is setting aside some $3 billion to $5 billion to pay a penalty to regulators for violating user privacy.
by Aarti Shahani

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