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MPR News host Catharine Richert and her guest talk about President Donald Trump’s address to the nation, what we’ve learned after the first month of the war with Iran and what could come next.
Warren CHS grain elevator fire could impact area farmers
A large fire broke out at the Warren CHS grain elevator. Surrounding communities pitched in to contain the flames, but the fire’s aftermath could impact local farmers.
Nonprofit Ruby's Pantry abruptly closes all food shelf sites in Minnesota, Upper Midwest
The food assistance nonprofit Ruby’s Pantry, which operated more than 80 mostly church-based food shelf sites in Minnesota and three other upper Midwest states, abruptly shut down all of its operations Wednesday. The organization cites financial difficulties.
Lawyer says government trying to detain Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, again
A Department of Justice attorney filed a notice of appeal Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas San Antonio Division. An attorney for the family suspects the government’s action as ‘retaliatory.’
The Gillyweeds saga: A fake band, a fake plane crash and a real game blur reality
An alternate reality game about a fictional Minnesota band spilled into real life when a staged plane crash announcement reached tens of thousands of unsuspecting social media followers, prompting genuine confusion and grief.
Group homes licensed by the Health Department drive growth — and problems —  in Brooklyn Park
Group homes can be licensed by the Department of Human Services or, more recently, by the Department of Health. in Brooklyn Park, which has more group homes than any other city in Minnesota, those Health Department-licensed facilities appear to be responsible for an outsize number of the police calls that the city says are overwhelming its first responders.