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Stories from May 29, 2019

Walz on session: 'Functioning government matters'

Walz on session: 'Functioning government matters'

Gov. Tim Walz is getting ready to boast about the new state budget that he says moves Minnesota forward even if he had to leave some priorities behind.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Uber to start banning passengers with low ratings

Uber to start banning passengers with low ratings

"Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability," a company official announced. Riders will get advice on how to improve their ratings before being deactivated, including being polite.
by Sasha Ingber

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Alex Trebek says he's seeing 'mind-boggling' positive results in cancer fight

Alex Trebek says he's seeing 'mind-boggling' positive results in cancer fight

"The doctors said they hadn't seen this kind of positive result in their memory," the Jeopardy! host told People magazine. "Some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent."

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Wolf relocated from Canada to Isle Royale found dead

Wolf relocated from Canada to Isle Royale found dead

Officials said Wednesday the black-coated male's body was found in the middle of a large, swampy area at the southwestern end of the Lake Superior wilderness island.
by Associated Press

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Local pastor embraces life of a queer Christian

Local pastor embraces life of a queer Christian

Kerri Miller's Women of Faith series looks at how LGBTQ Christians can find a home, even in a church that often wounds.
by Kelly Gordon

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How Grand Old Day came back from the dead

How Grand Old Day came back from the dead

Initially canceled, the one-day festival was revived by a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post and a determined restaurateur who convinced organizers it wasn't too late to have a little fun.
by Tim Nelson

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Gov. Walz requests disaster declaration for Minnesota storms

Gov. Tim Walz is seeking a presidential disaster declaration for spring storms that caused nearly $40 million in damage to infrastructure across Minnesota.
by Associated Press

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How climate change is affecting Minnesota's apples and wine grapes

How climate change is affecting Minnesota's apples and wine grapes

Minnesota apples are world famous for quality. And northern wine grapes and wineries are popping up all over. But what climate trends and impacts are growers seeing as climate shifts?
by Paul Huttner

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Mueller: Charging Trump was 'not an option we could consider'

Mueller: Charging Trump was 'not an option we could consider'

Mueller underscored that his report did not exonerate the president. In his first public remarks, he said that he did not believe the Justice Department could charge a sitting president with a crime.
by Miles Parks

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In first pitch attempt, woman throws like a rapper

In first pitch attempt, woman throws like a rapper

Up until Tuesday evening, 50 Cent held the distinction of throwing the worst first pitch in the history of all ceremony.
by Bob Collins

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After several quiet years, tornadoes erupt in United States

After several quiet years, tornadoes erupt in United States

On Monday, the U.S. tied its current record of 11 consecutive days with at least eight tornadoes confirmed on each of those days, said Patrick Marsh, warning coordination meteorologist for the federal Storm Prediction Center.
by The Associated Press

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As planting window closes, Minn. farmers face tough choices

As planting window closes, Minn. farmers face tough choices

Spring planting is about two weeks behind. Farmers will soon need to decide whether they'll try to plant late, and run the risk of losing their crops to an early frost, or if they'll work up to an insurance payment deadline and take a loss on the seeds they're not able to get into the ground.
by Dan Gunderson

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To the storytellers

To the storytellers

We live in a golden age of storytelling that seems to have a uniquely Minnesota pedigree.
by Bob Collins

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Red Bull pulls the plug on air races

Red Bull pulls the plug on air races

There's irony -- somewhere -- in an announcement from Red Bull.
by Bob Collins

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In Kenyon, the police chief knows demons, desperation and hope

In Kenyon, the police chief knows demons, desperation and hope

Lee Sjolander speaks candidly of lessons learned from a traumatic childhood in southern Minnesota and his struggles with mental health. In doing so, he's flipping the stereotype of the hardened, stoic chief and reshaping the police's role in Kenyon.
by Catharine Richert

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'Mental health is health': Docs who treat kids get trained to spot mental health problems

'Mental health is health': Docs who treat kids get trained to spot mental health problems

There's a 1 in 5 chance that kids will develop depression sometime between middle and high school. Yet, doctors who take care of kids most of the time — like pediatricians and family doctors — don't get much training in how to treat mental health problems.
by Alisa Roth

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Democrats brace for the comeback of Al Franken

Franken isn't talking about the quick push by Democrats to get him out of the Senate -- led by presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who provided the final shove -- but whether he paid too high a price is still being debated
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 5/29/19

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: medical entrepreneurs

Chris Farrell's Conversation on the Creative Economy: medical entrepreneurs

In the late 19th century, William and Charles Mayo built a medical clinic in the Minnesota frontier town of Rochester. More than a century later, Mayo has one of the world's most identifiable brand names. And it is the anchor for Rochester's plan to become an innovation hub for entrepreneurs with ties to medicine.
by MPR News Staff

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A scientist's race to save her husband

Steffanie Strathdee has spent her life studying killer viruses as an epidemiologist. But when her husband fell ill from a stomach bug, she wasn't prepared for how hard she'd have to fight to keep him alive.
by Kerri Miller and Jeyca Maldonado-Medina

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Loneliness: Does technology help or hurt?

Loneliness: Does technology help or hurt?

Several studies in the past few years have pointed to a growing public health crisis in America: loneliness. Angela Davis lead a group discussion in MPR's UBS Forum about why we feel so lonely, what we can do about it and whether technology makes us feel more isolated or more connected.
by Julie Siple, Sara Porter and Angela Davis

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