Play3min 43secWith cannabis legalized, Twin Cities partygoers celebrate end of ‘prohibition’August 2, 2023 7:26 PMBy Feven GerezgiherAt a First Avenue party Tuesday night, former governor Jesse Ventura said “Minnesota lifted a prohibition” with cannabis legalization, hearkening a new era for the state.
Play7min 10secTrump's attorney tells NPR how he plans to defend against the latest chargesAugust 2, 2023 4:53 PMBy Sacha Pfeiffer , Alejandra Marquez Janse , and Justine Kenin One of Donald Trump's attorneys, John Lauro, outlines what he says is a 'very straightforward' defense against the latest charges against the former president.
Lizzo says hostile work environment allegations against her are 'unbelievable'August 2, 2023 4:29 PMBy Dustin Jones Court documents detail two years of disturbing allegations made against the four-time Grammy winning artist, who has become an international figure in part for championing women and body positivity.
Signs honoring Prince to go up on section of Minnesota highway on ThursdayAugust 2, 2023 4:10 PMBy Brian BakstThe Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to install the purple Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway signs along a seven-mile stretch of Highway 5 on Thursday.
Play4min 29secVacation Bible schools offers families free, low-cost options for summer child careAugust 2, 2023 3:56 PMBy Kyra MilesBetween summer camps and day care, parents can spend thousands of dollars to keep their kids busy during the months long break. Vacation Bible schools have been consistently low-cost options for families for years.
Minnesota Supreme Court deals another setback to proposed NorthMet mineAugust 2, 2023 3:45 PMBy Dan KrakerThe Minnesota Supreme Court has dealt another blow to the proposed NorthMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, sending a key water quality permit back to state regulators for additional work.
Law change will unseal original birth records for people born in Minnesota and later adoptedAugust 2, 2023 3:35 PMBy Tim NelsonA major change is coming to birth records kept in Minnesota. Starting next summer, people who put children born in Minnesota up for adoption — in the past, and in the future — won’t be able to keep their names private.
Police search Senate office buildings after report of active shooter; later declare it a false alarmAugust 2, 2023 2:50 PMBy The Associated PressAuthorities issued a shelter-in-place order and searched Senate office buildings near the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon after a 911 call warned of a possible active shooter. But a floor-by-floor search of the three buildings found nothing, and Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said the cause of the security scramble “may have been a bogus call.”
Play7min 19secActivist: Automatically expunging cannabis convictions is step toward equity, but 'not far enough'August 2, 2023 2:37 PMBy Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton, and Lukas LevinElizer Darris spent time in prison but had his life sentence reversed on appeal. Since then, he’s worked to end mass incarceration in Minnesota and around the country.
Photos: People celebrate day one of legal cannabis in MinnesotaAugust 2, 2023 2:07 PMBy MPR News StaffFrom Red Lake to Minneapolis, Minnesotans embraced the new legal status of cannabis. MPR News photographers captured the celebrations.