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Stories from October 29, 2019

In new memoir 'Ordinary Girls,' Jaquira Díaz searches for home

In new memoir 'Ordinary Girls,' Jaquira Díaz searches for home

Jaquira Díaz grew up in a public housing project in Puerto Rico; her father was a drug dealer and her mother was diagnosed as schizophrenic. As a child, she says, "I thought everyone lived like this."
by Steve Inskeep

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Vikings S Jayron Kearse faces gun, drunken driving charges

Vikings S Jayron Kearse faces gun, drunken driving charges

Vikings safety Jayron Kearse has been charged with multiple gun and alcohol counts after authorities say he was driving while impaired and had a loaded gun in his car.
by The Associated Press

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Illegal alcohol vaping device confiscated from Minnesota bar

Authorities say an illegal device used to vape alcohol was recently confiscated from a bar in suburban Dakota County, and the bar owner was fined for having it. Alcohol vaping devices are illegal in Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Evening Update for October 29

Hosted by Marcheta Fornoff

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23 senators demand investigation into mismanagement of student loan program

23 senators demand investigation into mismanagement of student loan program

The senators are calling on the nation's stop consumer protection agency to investigate a loan servicer for the troubled student loan forgiveness program for public service workers. The senators, all Democrats, include Sherrod Brown, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
by Chris Arnold and Avie Schneider

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Idled Water Gremlin workers push to reopen plant

Idled Water Gremlin workers push to reopen plant

Employees prodded state officials to reopen the Water Gremlin plant in White Bear Township, a day after the state shut down operations because of high lead levels in the children of some workers.
by Tim Nelson

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National Geographic’s Cory Richards on climbing Mount Everest, photography and mental health

National Geographic’s Cory Richards on climbing Mount Everest, photography and mental health

MPR News host Kerri Miller speaks with National Geographic photographer Cory Richards about climbing Mount Everest, his thirst for adventure and living with mental illness.
by Kerri Miller, Sam Choo and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Chronic wasting fears rise as deer disposal plan unravels

Chronic wasting fears rise as deer disposal plan unravels

The contractor in charge of emptying special dumpsters in areas where the disease has been found is backing out. State officials worry more hunters will leave bones in the woods where the disease can spread to other deer.
by John Enger

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The science and psychology of outrage

The science and psychology of outrage

Outrage might be the defining emotion of our age. But what does all that anger do to us?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness

NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness

The NCAA and its member schools now must figure out how to allow athletes to profit while still maintaining rules regarding amateurism. The board asked each of the NCAA's three divisions to create the necessary new rules beginning immediately and have them in place no later than January 2021.
by The Associated Press

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What’s on your ballot? Getting ready to vote next Tuesday

What’s on your ballot? Getting ready to vote next Tuesday

Election day is coming up fast. From city council and school board races to school referendums and the debate over trash collection in St. Paul it should be an interesting Nov. 5.
by Julie Siple, Manda Lillie, Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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House GOP leader says expert 'is wrong' that Ukraine call was improper

House GOP leader says expert 'is wrong' that Ukraine call was improper

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and other Republicans dispute testimony from Alexander Vindman, a member of the National Security Council who listened to the Trump call with Ukraine's president.
by Brian Naylor

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Escaped jail inmate back in custody in central MN

The Wadena County Sheriff's Office says 34-year-old Ryan Paul Petro escaped while he was being transported to a court appearance Monday afternoon.
by Matt Sepic

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Midmorning Update

Hosted by Tim Nelson

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Battle over proposed Wisconsin gas plant shows shift in climate fight

Battle over proposed Wisconsin gas plant shows shift in climate fight

Wisconsin regulators held two public hearings early this week on a proposed natural gas power plant that would be co-owned by a Minnesota utility. Environmental groups in both states are fighting the project. That’s emblematic of a larger shift among climate change activists, who are focusing less on coal, and more on natural gas.
by Dan Kraker

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Federal judge blocks Alabama's tough abortion law

Federal judge blocks Alabama's tough abortion law

The law would have called for a sentence of 10 years to life in prison for the abortion provider with no exceptions for rape or incest.
by The Associated Press

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One 4-year-old’s very Minnesota Halloween costume: The Edmund Fitzgerald

One 4-year-old’s very Minnesota Halloween costume: The Edmund Fitzgerald

Peggy Ryan loves making Halloween costumes. Her 4-year-old grandson loves ships and shipwrecks and asked grandma to transform him into the Edmund Fitzgerald. The result: a Halloween masterpiece.
by Tracy Mumford

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Audit: ‘Troubling dysfunction’ at DHS led to overpayments to tribes

Audit: ‘Troubling dysfunction’ at DHS led to overpayments to tribes

Mistakes made by the Department of Human Services over the last decade resulted in $29 million in improper payments and “serious financial and legal problems for the state,” according to a report released Tuesday by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
by Briana Bierschbach

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'Shadow Network' offers a lesson on the American right's mastery of politics

'Shadow Network' offers a lesson on the American right's mastery of politics

Anne Nelson links "the manpower and media of the Christian right," "finances of Western plutocrats," and "strategy of right-wing Republican political operatives" via the Council for National Policy.
by Michael Schaub

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MPR News Update

October 29. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

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Survey: Number of kids watching online videos soars

Survey: Number of kids watching online videos soars

The number of young Americans watching online videos every day has more than doubled, according to survey findings released Tuesday. They're glued to them for nearly an hour a day, twice as long as they were four years ago.
by The Associated Press

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Peregrine falcons outlive the power plants that once saved them

Peregrine falcons outlive the power plants that once saved them

Nesting boxes on power plants and skyscrapers have helped bring peregrine falcons back to Minnesota. But some of these urban homes are now coming down as part of a transition toward cleaner energy sources.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Cultural appropriation, a perennial issue on Halloween

Cultural appropriation, a perennial issue on Halloween

Halloween is filled with tricks and treats, but it's also filled with landmines of cultural appropriation and racist tropes. When does holiday fun turn into an offense for someone else?
by Leila Fadel

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How the relationship between Trump and his spy chiefs soured

How the relationship between Trump and his spy chiefs soured

The CIA whistleblower complaint that sparked the impeachment inquiry is just the latest in a history of bad blood. And the mistrust Trump has for U.S. intelligence could pose a national security risk.
by Mary Louise Kelly

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Gary Eichten hosts longtime legislative leaders to discuss civility and compromise in politics

Gary Eichten hosts longtime legislative leaders to discuss civility and compromise in politics

Longtime MPR host Gary Eichten moderated a program at the University of St. Thomas focused on civility in politics and the possibilities for compromise. His guests were former Senate DFL Majority Leader Roger Moe and former Republican Speaker of the House Steve Sviggum.
by MPR News Staff

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Feds: Brothers with alleged Hezbollah ties are 'dangerous'

Federal prosecutors say two brothers charged with conspiring to export drone parts and technology from the U.S. to Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon are "dangerous" and should remain in custody while they await trial, according to a court document filed Monday.
by The Associated Press

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