All Things Considered

Ivan Roberto Sierra Medel serves as the official representative of Mexico for Mexican citizens across a swath of the Upper Midwest. MPR News spoke to him recently about his new job.

While there are some signs the current wave may be flattening, hospitalizations continue to rise — a reality that left Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm exasperated Friday after visiting a suburban Minneapolis care center.

Federal officials have taken the past several months to clarify their position on the controversial proposal near Ely, Minn., on the edge of the Boundary Waters.

Some of the most vocal anti-police brutality activists are skeptical that the proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a public safety department will resort in any real change. 

The world’s largest carbon capture facility takes a year to sequester 3-seconds worth of carbon emissions.

Singer-songwriter Mary Bue performs at the Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul; Guns N’ Rosenkavalier combines opera with rock music at the historic Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing; and a cappella group Tonic Sol Fa stops at the new CTC Center in Pillager.

Minnesota’s summer-fall COVID-19 surge stubbornly refuses to retreat, although the newest numbers offer some signs that conditions may be starting to plateau. Still, nearly 1,000 residents are hospitalized now with the disease.

The ginger squash and apple soup combines Dooley's favorite flavors of fall and is the perfect meal to warm you up on a cool autumn night.

The Crow Wing County Attorney’s Office had been reviewing the case of Smith’s killing in June when a task force including U.S. Marshals tried to arrest Smith for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The St. Paul school district is planning to close five of its school buildings — Highwood Hills Elementary, John A. Johnson Achievement Plus, Jackson Elementary, LEAP High School and Wellstone Elementary — and change 10 of its school programs as enrollment declines.