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Despite warm temperatures, it’s no sweat for St. Paul ice palace

Despite warm temperatures, it’s no sweat for St. Paul ice palace

At mid-afternoon on Thursday, 2 degrees separated Daytona Beach, Florida and St. Paul, Minnesota. But you know what they're not doing in Daytona? Trying to build a monstrous ice palace.
by Bob Collins

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Fan tears ACL in Vikings celebration; ruled out for the playoffs

It's the price Jake Reiman paid for the celebration after Stefon Diggs strutted into the end zone, giving the Vikings a playoff win over the New Orleans Saints, and spawning dozens of YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter videos of the celebrations in living rooms across the upper Midwest.
by Bob Collins

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After broadcast, listeners pay renewal fee for DACA recipients

After broadcast, listeners pay renewal fee for DACA recipients

Between the Minnesota Vikings victory on Sunday, and the possibility of an end to the program that allowed people brought to the U.S. illegally as children to stay, Minnesotans are in a giving mood.
by Bob Collins

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Klan posters distributed in Iron Range city

Some community members say they're shocked it would ever happen in their city, but someone must've thought Minnesota's Iron Range communities would be a good spot to recruit new members to the Ku Klux Klan.
by Bob Collins

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La Crosse considers what to do with Hiawatha statue

La Crosse considers what to do with Hiawatha statue

For a time in the '60s, La Crosse, Wisconsin's Hiawatha statue was the largest in the country, until one was built in Michigan. It nearly was torn down a few years ago when it fell into disrepair, but enough money was raised to keep it upright.
by Bob Collins

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After Vikes fans reward sportsmanship, Saints punter to return to Minnesota

After Vikes fans reward sportsmanship, Saints punter to return to Minnesota

Vikings fans noticed that Thomas Morstead, the punter for the Saints, quickly returned to the field for a meaningless extra-point attempt, after his team was beaten in Sunday's game against New Orleans. So they started donating money to his charitable foundation.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News today? 1/18/18

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

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MN Supreme Court: OK to demand suspect’s fingerprint to unlock phone

Providing a fingerprint to unlock a criminal suspect's phone "elicited only physical evidence ... and did not reveal the contents of his mind," the Minnesota Supreme Court said Wednesday.
by Paul Tosto

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What’s on MPR News Wednesday?

What’s on MPR News Wednesday?

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

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A passing of one of radio’s last geniuses

'Joe Frank is what radio in its wildest dreams wishes it could be,' Harry Shearer said of Joe Frank, who died yesterday at age 79, leaving behind a few inspired people who remain in the business.
by Bob Collins

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