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When a small town’s bar burned, a community went up in smoke

When a small town’s bar burned, a community went up in smoke

Rollingstone, Minn., is dying. When its only bar burned down two years ago, the community lost its meeting place. Now, it's school is closing .
by Bob Collins

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With pension plan out of money, Diocese retirees worry

Employees of the Diocese of La Crosse had faith that their pension plan would help them retire. It won't. The Diocese has canceled the pension program and will cut a one-time check for the workers instead.
by Bob Collins

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At the National Portrait Gallery, the inspiration is free

'Representation matters,' Jessica Curry writes in today's New York Times. She should know. This is her daughter, Parker, who is at the center of an instantly iconic photograph at the National Portrait Gallery.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News today 3/12/18

Here are the topics and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
by Bob Collins

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Flowetry in motion: Here’s the 2018 hockey hair team

Flowetry in motion: Here’s the 2018 hockey hair team

The twist this year: Assessing how great the kids' lives have become because they made the hockey hair all-star team.
by Bob Collins

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As WWII memories fade, a Netherlands town refuses to forget

As WWII memories fade, a Netherlands town refuses to forget

Every two years, the graves and names on a nearby cemetery wall are decorated with photos; 74 Minnesotans have no accompanying photograph. Dutch and American volunteers are trying to find images in time for this year's tribute.
by Bob Collins

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I’m Leif from Minnesota, and I want to be on ‘The Bachelorette’

I’m Leif from Minnesota, and I want to be on ‘The Bachelorette’

NZK Productions has a permit to shoot Saturday on the state Capitol grounds. NZK is perhaps best known as the firm behind the ABC TV spectacle, "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette," which already has an intriguing Minnesota connection.
by Paul Tosto

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What’s on MPR News today? 3/9/18

March 9, 2018 (Subject to change as events dictate) Until 9 a.m. – Morning Edition Marissa and Hannah Brandt are sisters and ice hockey Olympians. They’ve returned to Minnesota; How arming teachers fails students of color; the impact of Gary Cohn’s exit on Wall Street; Mississippi’s abortion bill passes; a StoryCorps featuring climate scientists; and…
by Bob Collins

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As times harden, a daughter of immigrants searches for ‘the Landlady’

As times harden, a daughter of immigrants searches for ‘the Landlady’

When Shaeen Pasha's mother sat outside a Brooklyn brownstone -- jobless, penniless, and about to be homeless -- the neighborhood mostly ignored her. And then a white woman -- "the Landlady" -- said she had a room and would provide shelter. She's thought about her a lot lately.
by Bob Collins

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