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The man who may be the next chief of police in Minneapolis answers our questions

The man who may be the next chief of police in Minneapolis answers our questions

Minneapolis police chief nominee Brian O’Hara talks with Cathy Wurzer about his past police work in Newark, New Jersey, his record and his plans for the Minneapolis force.
by Gretchen Brown and Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota governor hopefuls take small-town roots into big-time showdown

Minnesota governor hopefuls take small-town roots into big-time showdown

Candidate origin stories sometimes get lost in the heat of contentious campaigns, but they can help illuminate and explain why political hopefuls see the world as they do. That’s true for DFL Gov. Tim Walz and GOP challenger Scott Jensen.
by Brian Bakst

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A century, a pandemic and 13 editions later, Betty Crocker is still your 'helper in the kitchen'

A century, a pandemic and 13 editions later, Betty Crocker is still your 'helper in the kitchen'

A new Betty Crocker Cookbook edition is out this week — despite the pandemic sending its recipe developers home and into bare supermarkets with the rest of us.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Olmsted County's creepy dolls are back — and they know what you did last summer

Olmsted County's creepy dolls are back — and they know what you did last summer

Since 2019, the History Center of Olmsted County in Rochester has been getting Halloween fans in the spirit of the season with its Creepy Doll contest and exhibit. The dolls are out, and polls are open now for most disturbing specimen of 2022.
by Cathy Wurzer, Britt Aamodt and Sam Stroozas

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How local foster care advocates are changing hospital stay protocol

Foster care advocates are raising awareness on a commonly used — but rarely talked about — protocol that has left a 10-year-old in a hospital emergency room for the last seven months.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Nina Moini on the work history of Brian O'Hara, Minneapolis police chief nominee

MPR News senior reporter Nina Moini joined Cathy Wurzer to share what she learned about Brian O’Hara during her time in Newark, New Jersey, their conversation taking place shortly before a Minneapolis city council hearing for Mayor Frey’s nominee.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Nina Moini

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Foster care children are stuck in hospitals across the state: Do we have a solution?

Concerns are growing over protocol in the foster care system that has left a ten year-old boy in a hospital emergency room for the last seven months.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown, Ellen Finn, Melissa Townsend and Heidi Raschke

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From the archives: Author Sarah Broom at Talking Volumes 2020

From the archives: Author Sarah Broom at Talking Volumes 2020

Host Kerri Miller spoke with author Sarah Broom about memoir “The Yellow House” during the 2020 Talking Volumes season. Like the coming Talking Volumes conversation with Celeste Ng, it powerfully depicts the anchoring of family and what happens when that anchor is cut adrift. Let this wet your appetite for this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas conversation.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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'The show must go on, wherever it is': Kyiv City Ballet to perform in Minneapolis

'The show must go on, wherever it is': Kyiv City Ballet to perform in Minneapolis

The Kyiv City Ballet left Ukraine to go on tour the day before the Russian invasion. The company has yet to return home. In fact, it extended its tour and will perform at Northrop Wednesday evening.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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