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Stories from June 25, 2019

Emotional pardons hearing sparks calls for change

Emotional pardons hearing sparks calls for change

Gov. Tim Walz says he would like to change how pardons are considered in Minnesota after he presided over an emotionally intense hearing Tuesday, his first as governor.
by Brian Bakst

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Suspect charged in north Mpls. artist's 2015 death

Suspect charged in north Mpls. artist's 2015 death

Authorities say the suspect was 14 at the time Susan Spiller was killed, and that his fingerprints from a recent unrelated case were found to have matched those taken from the scene of Spiller's death.
by Brandt Williams

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How to be your healthiest self

There are many options when it comes to diets and workouts, but what do we really know about what works with being and staying healthy?
by Manda Lillie, Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Riverside development enters community advisory phase

Riverside development enters community advisory phase

City officials say they intend to have significant input from communities of color for Upper Harbor Terminal in north Minneapolis.
by Brandt Williams

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2020 hopeful Elizabeth Warren pushes election security plan

2020 hopeful Elizabeth Warren pushes election security plan

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday pitched a sweeping overhaul of the nation's systems for securing its elections, including the creation of a "uniform federal ballot" and the replacement of the independent commission that currently helps administer the vote.
by Associated Press

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A summery Wednesday; steamy weather Friday and this weekend

A summery Wednesday; steamy weather Friday and this weekend

If you care about “good sleeping weather” you’ll want to get all the sleep that you can the next couple of nights. Anyone without air-conditioning will be dealing with steamy air later this week and this weekend. Dew points creep up a bit on Wednesday, then they’ll be in the sticky 60s across much of…
by Ron Trenda

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Acting head of Customs and Border Protection plans to step down

Acting head of Customs and Border Protection plans to step down

John Sanders is expected to make his resignation effective July 5, two officials said. The move comes after hundreds of children were removed from a facility without adequate food and sanitation.
by John Burnett and Vanessa Romo

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Trump says 'any attack' by Iran would be met with 'overwhelming force'

Trump says 'any attack' by Iran would be met with 'overwhelming force'

"In some areas, overwhelming will mean obliteration," President Trump tweeted. The U.S. slapped additional sanctions on Iran on Monday after Trump opted against a military strike last week.
by Ayesha Rascoe

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More than 100 migrant kids moved back to troubled facility

More than 100 migrant kids moved back to troubled facility

U.S. government officials say they've moved more than 100 kids back to a remote border facility where lawyers reported detained children were caring for each other and had inadequate food, water, and sanitation.
by Associated Press

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New book details a Gilded Age romance involving a first lady and a Minn. pastor's future wife

Rose Cleveland served as first lady during her brother Grover Cleveland's first term. Evangeline Simpson was a widow who would marry Minnesota Episcopal bishop Henry Whipple. Their correspondence -- and romance -- spanned decades.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Iran says Trump's new sanctions have ended diplomacy

Iran says Trump's new sanctions have ended diplomacy

Tehran says Trump's sanctions to cut off the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei marks "the permanent closure of the path of diplomacy."
by Scott Neuman and Merrit Kennedy

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Through therapy, transgender women find their voice

Through therapy, transgender women find their voice

Once considered niche, speech therapy is more widely available for transgender people who want to sound more like themselves.
by Jon Collins

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Prosecutors seek to block medical records in Renaissance Fest rape case

Prosecutors seek to block medical records in Renaissance Fest rape case

Former festival manager Carr Hagerman is charged in the rape of a freelance photographer in 2017. His attorney wants the alleged victim's medical records admitted as evidence, saying she made contradictory statements about a later assault.
by Matt Sepic

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Trump's plan to lower your hospital costs: Here's what you need to know

Trump's plan to lower your hospital costs: Here's what you need to know

A broad executive order issued Monday is supposed to help consumers get better estimates of health care costs. But whether it will be a game changer depends on the details, say health care analysts.
by Julie Appleby

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Warming to a weekend heat wave

Warming to a weekend heat wave

The warmup will begin Tuesday with just a gentle nudge on the thermometer up to seasonable temperatures. Afternoon high temperatures should range from the low and mid-70s across northern Minnesota to the low 80s in the south.
by Bill Endersen

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Daily Digest: Omar proposes student loan relief

Good morning. Time to get Tuesday started with your Daily Digest. 1. Omar joins Sanders in pushing student loan forgiveness. Millions of Americans no matter their family income would see all college debt wiped out under a proposal Monday by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. Sanders, a Democratic candidate for…
by Bill Wareham

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'Ask Again, Yes' is a profound yet unpretentious family drama

'Ask Again, Yes' is a profound yet unpretentious family drama

Mary Beth Keane's novel opens in 1973 New York and follows two rookie cops and their families over four decades. Her closely-observed domestic tale transforms into something deep and universal.
by Maureen Corrigan

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'I Like To Watch' is a passionate, brilliant defense of TV

'I Like To Watch' is a passionate, brilliant defense of TV

The collection of 32 mostly previously published essays by New Yorker TV Critic Emily Nussbaum includes a new consideration of the question: "What should we do with the art of terrible men?"
by Annalisa Quinn

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Dr. Eric Topol on 'Deep Medicine'

Aspen Ideas Festival: Dr. Eric Topol on 'Deep Medicine'

Dr. Eric Topol speaks about using Artificial Intelligence and what he calls "Deep Medicine" to restore the human connection between doctor and patient.
by MPR News Staff

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Watershed district won't issue permit for Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project

Watershed district won't issue permit for Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project

The Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project encountered a major setback when the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District and its managers voted against a permit for the $2.75 billion project at a meeting Monday night.

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