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.
Play12min 27secAnoka-Hennepin school board OKs plan to avoid budget showdownApril 24, 2024 2:01 PMBy Elizabeth ShockmanBoard members of the state’s largest school district agreed early Wednesday to move ahead with the budget process separately from policy and curriculum questions raised by a board member, the superintendent said.
With federal fraud trial looming, George Santos drops out of New York House raceApril 24, 2024 1:45 PMBy Brian Mann The scandal-plagued former Republican congressman, ousted from his House seat last year, abandoned his long-shot independent bid for Congress. But he suggested his political career may not be over.
Play4min 33secReport: Twin Cities air quality improving, but climate change complicates cleanupApril 24, 2024 12:33 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Gracie StocktonThe American Lung Association released its 25th annual State of the Air report Wednesday and it shows air quality in the Twin Cities metro area improved slightly between 2020 and 2022.
Runaway horses gallop through central London, blazing a path of mayhem and injuriesApril 24, 2024 12:00 PMBy Rachel Treisman Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the city before being captured. Several people and horses are being treated for injuries.
President Biden signs law to ban TikTok nationwide unless it is soldApril 24, 2024 11:55 AMBy Bobby Allyn The measure was included in a foreign aid package providing support to Ukraine and Israel. TikTok vowed to challenge the law in federal court.