All Things Considered

Simba’s mom would be running the show at Pride Rock, not Mufasa. Scar and Mufasa feuding? In reality, they'd been teaming up to survive, the head of the University of Minnesota Lion Center tells MPR News. Here’s our fact-based buzzkill.

Supporters of the Democratic congresswoman greeted her at the airport ahead of a town hall event in Minneapolis. Her trip follows days of racist remarks against her by President Trump and his supporters.

In the land of 10,000 lakes, 40 percent of the state's waters are polluted. The YMCA has developed a summer camp designed to prevent kids from taking Minnesota's water resources for granted.

“Dry stack” tailings storage is something that environmental groups have advocated for the much-further-along PolyMet copper-nickel mine project, arguing it’s a safer way to store mine waste. But state regulators have expressed concerns about the technology.

Naturalist Kelsey Olson loves cooking food outdoors. She also knows it can be a little intimidating if you haven’t tried it before. Here are a few tips and a couple recipes to try.

An estimated 3,000 people came for the 50th anniversary of the festival.

Nearly 200 people reported vomiting and diarrhea after boating near a popular gathering spot on Lake Minnetonka after July Fourth, but health officials say there's no ongoing threat to the general public.

Tom Crann brought in two people with highly developed taste buds to talk more about our relationship with tap water.

Plus, Art Hounds recommend the Vintage Band Festival in Northfield and "Holding On: Unexpected Stories of World War II" in Minneapolis.

Several beaches around the Twin Cities metro are closed because bacterial contamination poses a health risk for swimmers.