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In Focus: COVID learning loss in Minnesota schools

The pandemic made learning harder for many students, but we see evidence that it accelerated learning loss for students who were behind in school even before COVID-19 disrupted schools. In a rebroadcast from our In Focus conversation series, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with educators about what is being done to help kids catch up.
by Angela Davis and Kelly Gordon

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Muslim professor: Showing Muhammad wasn’t offensive, but Hamline response is

Muslim professor: Showing Muhammad wasn’t offensive, but Hamline response is

In October, an adjunct professor showed her students a slide of a 14th century painting of the Prophet Muhammad after giving a trigger warning. The professor’s teaching contract was not renewed. Here’s Carleton College history professor Amna Khalid for perspective.
by Cathy Wurzer and Julia Franz

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Winter play: A Minnesota transplant learns to love skiing

Winter play: A Minnesota transplant learns to love skiing

Finding joy in the winter is essential to survive in Minnesota, as producer Ellen Finn realized when she moved to the Twin Cities from the West Coast a few years ago. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talks with Finn about her experience learning to ski.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Musicians release new gospel and blues album inspired by their Mississippi River road trip

Musicians release new gospel and blues album inspired by their Mississippi River road trip

The Mississippi River has been called a River of Song. Songwriters have been influenced by its history, culture and natural majesty — including Robert Robinson and Brother Timothy Frantzich.
by Cathy Wurzer and Britt Aamodt

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Meet the dads who resolved to become pro wrestlers in five weeks

Meet the dads who resolved to become pro wrestlers in five weeks

Many of us are trying to become new people in 2023 and by lots of accounts, most New Year’s resolutions fail. But the journey is in trying something new. Jerard Fagerberg and Patrick Strait did exactly that.
by Gretchen Brown

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Mayor, activists say Brooklyn Center police recruitment video sends the wrong message

Mayor, activists say Brooklyn Center police recruitment video sends the wrong message

Cities across Minnesota and the United States are struggling to hire police officers. The City of Brooklyn Center posted a video in December intended to help with recruitment. But there was backlash among some in the region.
by Ellen Finn and Cathy Wurzer

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Will heavy winter snows quench Minnesota's drought?

Will heavy winter snows quench Minnesota's drought?

The Twin Cities is on track for its third snowiest winter ever, but that doesn’t mean the drought is over. The speed of the spring thaw will dictate how much of that needed moisture makes it into the ground. Slower is better, University of Minnesota professor Jeff Strock tells MPR News.
by Cathy Wurzer and Julia Franz

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Minnesota Now for Jan. 10, 2023

Minnesota Now for Jan. 10, 2023

We’ll talk about the latest on the new Omicron subvariant and Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor Andy Luger’s ongoing crackdown on carjackings and guns. Sven Sundgaard explains the smog hanging over much of the state. We’ll hear about a controversial police recruitment video out of Brooklyn Center. And finally, we’ll meet two dads who tried to realize their childhood dreams of becoming pro wrestlers.
by Gretchen Brown, Melissa Townsend, Ellen Finn and Cathy Wurzer

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