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DFL, GOP educator-leaders respond to Trump‘s dismantling of the Education Department

DFL, GOP educator-leaders respond to Trump‘s dismantling of the Education Department

Assistant Majority Leader and Chair of the Senate Education Finance Committee Sen. Mary Kunesh, DFL-New Brighton — who is a library media specialist — and House Education Policy Committee Co-Vice Chair Rep. Patricia Mueller, R-Austin — who is a teacher — joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to talk about the implications.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Craft brewers consider kicking the aluminum tariff can to customers

Craft brewers consider kicking the aluminum tariff can to customers

Craft brewers are feeling the impact of tariffs through increases in ingredient costs, but perhaps more significantly through tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel, which are pushing up the cost of their cans. Now breweries around the area are trying to decide how much they can pass on to customers.
by Hannah Yang

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This author witnessed South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation hearings. Years later, she wrote about it

This author witnessed South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation hearings. Years later, she wrote about it

Novelist Lauren Francis-Sharma witnessed South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation hearings as a young law intern. Now she’s written a thriller about what she saw.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Report: Minneapolis traffic-related deaths dropped ‘significantly’ between 2023 and 2024

Report: Minneapolis traffic-related deaths dropped ‘significantly’ between 2023 and 2024

A report released this week shows that traffic-related deaths on Minneapolis streets dropped significantly between 2023 and 2024. However, those numbers are still higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
by MPR News Staff

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20 years later, lives affected by the school shooting in Red Lake will be memorialized

20 years later, lives affected by the school shooting in Red Lake will be memorialized

Several former Red Lake High School students, with the support of a former teacher, say it’s time to publicly memorialize those who lost their lives during a shooting at the school 20 years ago. They intend to honor those affected by the tragedy.
by Melissa Olson

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Minneapolis small business saves woman from overdose death with Narcan

Minneapolis small business saves woman from overdose death with Narcan

Employees at Smitten Kitten found a woman unresponsive in her car after an overdose. After the owner of the business administered seven doses of naloxone, she survived.
by Sam Stroozas

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Minneapolis school board set to unveil cuts to close $75 million budget gap

Minneapolis school board set to unveil cuts to close $75 million budget gap

Minneapolis school board members on Tuesday night are expected to lay out planned cuts to balance the budget for next school year. A recent survey of Twin Cities area school districts shows other school systems struggling to close gaps as well.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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