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January 26, 2018 5:25 PM

Contractor: Prairie Home check came with strings, silence

Garrison Keillor's representatives say the check for $16,000 was not contingent on her keeping quiet. A handwritten note that came with it says otherwise.

by Laura Yuen

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January 25, 2018 5:17 PM

Keillor pushes back on investigation; says one accuser 'enjoyed flirtation'

Garrison Keillor is pushing back against an investigation published Tuesday by MPR News that exposed his history of troubling incidents and questionable relationships.

by Eric Ringham and Matt Sepic

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January 24, 2018 3:55 PM

The challenges of covering your company: MPR News and the Keillor story

Investigative reporting is never easy. But when the players involved are your own employers, and a beloved high-profile public figure who is in large part responsible for the success of the organization you work for, the stakes are even higher.

by Marianne Combs

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January 23, 2018 4:30 PM

Dropping Keillor painful but necessary, MPR chief tells listeners

"Because of the serious and sensitive nature of the allegations, we decided to undertake an independent investigation and we told Garrison that we were doing so," CEO Jon McTaggart wrote Tuesday.

by Laura Yuen and Eric Ringham

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January 23, 2018 3:39 PM

Investigation: For some who lived in it, Keillor's world wasn't funny

An investigation by MPR News has learned of a yearslong pattern of behavior that left several women who worked for Keillor feeling mistreated, sexualized or belittled.

by Euan Kerr, Laura Yuen and Matt Sepic

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January 23, 2018 12:39 PM

Editor's note: How we're covering the Keillor story

In covering the story of Garrison Keillor's relationship with Minnesota Public Radio, journalists at MPR News are working independently of their parent company's senior leadership.

by MPR News Staff

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January 15, 2018 4:00 AM

Ground Level: Friends, neighbors often don't cross race lines in Minn.

A late summer survey from MPR News and the APM Research Lab found around 40 percent of Minnesotans say none of their friends are of a different race.

by David H. Montgomery

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January 12, 2018 4:00 AM

St. Paul mayor: every city department needs to watch for racial inequity

Like his counterpart in Minneapolis, St. Paul's new mayor Melvin Carter has pledged to reduce or eliminate racial disparities. Carter, the city's first African American mayor, says he has a unique perspective on the problem because he's lived it.

by Brandt Williams

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January 10, 2018 4:00 AM

Mpls. mayor Frey pledged to increase job opportunities. He's not the first

Mayor Jacob Frey has said it's time for city leaders to stop talking about creating more jobs for people of color and to take action. However, some say just by using his bully pulpit Mayor Frey can get results.

by Brandt Williams