Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now
Sign up
*Password must be at least 8 characters and contain one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number and one symbol.
Already have an account?
By submitting, you consent that you are at least 18 years of age and to receive information about MPR's or APMG entities' programs and offerings. The personally identifying information you provide will not be sold, shared, or used for purposes other than to communicate with you about MPR, APMG entities, and its sponsors. You may opt-out at any time clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email communication. View our Privacy Policy.
Sign in to your profile
Forgot Password?
New to MPR News?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Reset Password

Enter the username on file and we'll send you a code to reset your password.

Still require assistance or not sure what your User Name is?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Email Verification

A verification code has been emailed to

Still awaiting the code?

All Things Considered

man with smile headshot

All Things Considered with Clay Masters is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

Appetites | Climate Cast

Laurie Anderson brings experimental music show to St. Paul

Laurie Anderson brings experimental music show to St. Paul

Anderson, whose scored an unlikely hit with the song "O Superman" in the early 1980s, plays St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater on Saturday.
by Euan Kerr

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
No more pirates: Mpls. actor Barkhad Abdi lands the good guy role

No more pirates: Mpls. actor Barkhad Abdi lands the good guy role

The Somali-American actor gained international fame in 2013 with his first film appearance in "Captain Phillips." Abdi plays a CIA counter-terrorism operative in his new movie. He tells MPR News the role was intense.
by Euan Kerr

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Minnesota won't slow renewable energy push, Dayton tells students

Minnesota won't slow renewable energy push, Dayton tells students

Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday vowed to veto any legislation slowing Minnesota's clean power efforts but acknowledged this will not be the year to pass any more aggressive renewable energy laws.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

A Beautiful World: Keep narwhals real

Narwhals are real, and their conservation status is "near-threatened" with only about 80,000 currently swimming in the oceans. Almost all reside in the icy waters of Baffin Bay, up by the Arctic Circle.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
DFL lawmakers renew push for background checks on private gun sales

DFL lawmakers renew push for background checks on private gun sales

In Minnesota, as in many other states, gun sales between private individuals don't require background checks. A new bill aims to change that -- but it faces tough opposition.
by Brandt Williams

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Business goals, Iron Range aid collide in Legislature

Republicans have tied proposed changes to the state's unemployment trust fund to a bill that would extend unemployment benefits for laid-off Iron Range workers.
by Brian Bakst

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

MNsure still struggling to get tax forms sent

Staff with the health exchange say they tried to use an automated system to generate the documents, which clients need for their taxes.
by Mark Zdechlik

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Daudt says he received no special treatment on debt lawsuits

Daudt says he received no special treatment on debt lawsuits

The top Republican in the Minnesota House of Representatives says he did not get a better deal than other debtors. But the leader of the House Democrats, Paul Thissen, says Daudt should provide more information.
by Brian Bakst

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!