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Stories from August 11, 2026

Changing with the times to help Minneapolis neighborhoods thrive

Changing with the times to help Minneapolis neighborhoods thrive

What does it take to help a neighborhood thrive? Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Pillsbury United Communities’ new CEO Signe Harriday about youth programs, food access, the healing power of art and what the organization is doing next.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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It's Primary election day in Minnesota

It's Primary election day in Minnesota

If you were mailed an absentee ballot but haven't yet returned it, skip the post office and turn it in by 5 p.m. at the office that sent it. If you vote in person, you have a little more time; polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
by Cait Kelley

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Tuesday is primary election day in Minnesota

If you were mailed an absentee ballot but haven't yet returned it, skip the post office and turn it in by 5 p.m. at the office that sent it. If you vote in person, you have a little more time. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Meanwhile, a man convicted in the 1970 murder of a St. Paul police officer goes before Minnesota’s parole board Tuesday.
by Phineas Pope

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Storms for some, otherwise warm and muggy for a couple days

Storms for some, otherwise warm and muggy for a couple days

Morning showers and thunderstorms will dissipate in southern Minnesota. Clouds will decrease and we’ll have a warm and muggy couple of days. Cooler, drier air moves in late week.
by Sven Sundgaard

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In Minnesota and Wisconsin, competitive primaries will again test power of progressive candidates

In Minnesota and Wisconsin, competitive primaries will again test power of progressive candidates

A week after the Michigan primary, tests of progressive power will play out in the Midwest, raising questions of whether far left candidates can win come November or if the GOP can pick up moderates.
by Clay Masters and Anya van Wagtendonk

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Two contested primaries fill out fall ballot for Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat

Two contested primaries fill out fall ballot for Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat

The race to fill the seat a U.S. Senate seat has led to an expensive, often caustic DFL primary between Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig. On the GOP side, former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya faces basketball player Royce White and former Navy SEAL Adam Schwarze.
by Peter Cox

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Why Fish Don't Exist' by Lulu Miller

Ask a Bookseller: 'Why Fish Don't Exist' by Lulu Miller

Radiolab co-host Lulu Miller's memoir is an exploration of how and why animals are classified the way they are.
by Emily Bright

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