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Stories from August 22, 2025

Gov. Tim Walz talks third term

Will Gov. Tim Walz run for a third term? That’s still up in the air. That story and more in today’s evening news update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.
by Emily Reese

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Publishing this week: A James Baldwin bio, the hope of solar, Snow White reimagined

Publishing this week: A James Baldwin bio, the hope of solar, Snow White reimagined

Bill McKibben says solar is a “last chance for the climate.” T. Kingfisher offers a dark retelling of “Snow White.” Nicholas Boggs tells James Baldwin’s story. Plus new debut fiction.
by Colin Dwyer

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Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline

Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline

President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated” and said Friday he'll keep extending the deadline for the popular video-sharing platform until there's a buyer.
by The Associated Press

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Be there pirates? The true story of Capt. Kidd

Be there pirates? The true story of Capt. Kidd

Was Capt. Kidd a notorious pirate whose ill-gotten treasure is still hunted today? Or was he an experienced sea captain who got caught up in the geopolitics of his day? Parse the true story from the scuttlebutt on this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Oneida man inducted into Minnesota Lacrosse Hall of Fame

Dedicating his career to Native education and bringing Indigenous games into physical education, Dan Ninham is being recognized for his contributions to the game of lacrosse in Minnesota. 

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Authorities suspend rescue efforts for Minnesota hiker missing in Wyoming

Authorities suspend rescue efforts for Minnesota hiker missing in Wyoming

Authorities in Wyoming have suspended search and rescue efforts for a Minnesota hiker who’s been missing for more than three weeks. The sheriff called it a “heartbreaking and difficult decision.”
by MPR News Staff

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Gray scores 27 and the Dream win 75-73 as the Lynx lose consecutive games for first time this season

Allisha Gray scored 27 points, Rhyne Howard added 16 and the Atlanta Dream held on for a 75-73 victory to hand the Minnesota Lynx consecutive losses for the first time this season.
by The Associated Press

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FBI searches home and office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton

FBI searches home and office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton

The FBI is searching the Maryland home and Washington office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton as part of an investigation into the handling of classified information. 
by The Associated Press

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Justice Department releases transcripts from its conversations with Ghislaine Maxwell

Justice Department releases transcripts from its conversations with Ghislaine Maxwell

Maxwell spoke with top DOJ officials over the course of two days in late July. Asked about President Donald Trump, she said she had never witnessed him "in any inappropriate setting in any way."
by Carrie Johnson

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International student enrollment soars at small Mankato college, bucking national decline

International student enrollment soars at small Mankato college, bucking national decline

The Trump administration’s travel bans and restrictions on student visas is causing international student enrollment at colleges and universities in the U.S. to plummet. But, a small southern Minnesota school is bucking that trend and is welcoming its largest incoming class of international students ever.
by Hannah Yang

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Kennedy Center terminates dance programming team

Kennedy Center terminates dance programming team

This is the latest shakeup since Trump took over the cultural center. “We will have an exciting announcement about the new direction for Dance programming soon,” said a Kennedy Center spokesperson.
by Andrew Limbong

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A kernel of peace: MPR News host Cathy Wurzer finds her zen in crop art

A kernel of peace: MPR News host Cathy Wurzer finds her zen in crop art

With more submissions than ever before, it’s a bumper year for crop art at the Minnesota State Fair. So MPR News host Cathy Wurzer decided that this summer, it was finally time to give it a try.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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