Play9min 18secMinnesotan plans to be the first Black woman to kayak the Mississippi from source to seaApril 24, 2024 9:38 AMBy Cathy Wurzer and Alanna ElderDevin Brown is embarking on a journey to kayak from the source of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. If successful, she would be the first Black woman to solo the length of the river.
‘We’re not going to stop’: Protests continue at the University of Minnesota campusApril 24, 2024 8:10 AMBy MPR News Staff and Alex CipolleA University of Minnesota protest was cleared late Tuesday night for the second time in a day. They picked things back up on Wednesday and say they will not quit until their demands are met.
Play4min 47secMinnesota lawmakers return from break to uncertainty after DFL lawmaker’s arrestApril 24, 2024 4:00 AMBy Dana Ferguson and Clay MastersSen. Nicole Mitchell’s legal troubles consumed the Capitol on the first day back from a short recess. The situation has put the power dynamic and policy prospects in question for the last four weeks of the legislative session.
Play3min 51secSammy McDowell remembered as ‘pillar’ of his north Minneapolis communityApril 24, 2024 4:00 AMBy Regina MedinaHundreds of people celebrated the life of Sammy McDowell on Tuesday night in north Minneapolis. They remembered McDowell as a community champion who made a point to look out for others.
Play4min 28secSecond suspect in Nudieland mass shooting in custodyApril 24, 2024 8:58 AMBy MPR News Staff and Peter CoxA second suspect in the mass shooting at a Minneapolis punk show last summer is in juvenile detention and was in court Wednesday afternoon.
Play3min 33secAppetites: Flaky and puffed with air, popovers are a Passover stapleApril 24, 2024 5:56 PMBy Tom Crann, Ngoc Bui, and Lukas LevinThousands of popovers push through the doors at Yum! Kitchen and Bakery every year during Passover. MPR News Host Tom Crann talks with Yum co-owner, Patti Soskin on how they’re made and why they’re such a versatile Passover pastry.
Body camera footage shows part of fatal Minnetonka standoff between armed man and deputiesApril 24, 2024 5:43 PMBy MPR News StaffBody camera video released Wednesday by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office shows portions of an April 10 shootout in Minnetonka that resulted in the wounding of two deputies and the death of a man who officials say fired at the officers.
Minneapolis releases new analysis on Uber, Lyft driver pay estimatesApril 24, 2024 5:02 PMBy Jon CollinsThe analysis by the city’s Policy and Research Division is mostly in line with previous state and city studies of rideshare drivers’ wages, and doesn’t appear to shift the debate at the Minneapolis City Council over the new rideshare ordinance in either direction.
Minneapolis teachers set to vote this week on strike authorizationApril 24, 2024 3:30 PMBy Elizabeth ShockmanThe Minneapolis Federation of Teachers says its members will vote on Thursday and Friday on authorizing a possible strike. The move comes after the union and district failed to reach a contract agreement after an 18-hour mediated negotiating session.
Biden signs $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Israel and TaiwanApril 24, 2024 2:55 PMBy Greg Myre Ukraine will get most of the assistance as it struggles to combat Russia’s overwhelming firepower. The bill also includes more weapons for Israel, and humanitarian help for Gaza.