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Experts debate: Is giving President Trump a chance open-minded or dangerous?
In President Trump's first month in office, four people debate the motion, "We should give Trump a chance." Does Trump represent the will of the American people, or a threat to the ideals of American democracy?
In the Dark: What's Going on Down There?
APM Reports "In the Dark" radio series examines how law enforcement handled the kidnapping of Jacob Wetterling, an 11-year-old Minnesota boy - a case that went unsolved for nearly 27 years. Part five is called "What's Going on Down There?"
In the Dark: Person of Interest
APM Reports "In the Dark" radio series examines how law enforcement handled the kidnapping of Jacob Wetterling, an 11-year-old Minnesota boy -- a case that went unsolved for nearly 27 years. Part four is called "Person of Interest."
In the Dark: The One Who Got Away
APM Reports "In the Dark" radio series examines how law enforcement handled the kidnapping of Jacob Wetterling, an 11-year-old Minnesota boy - a case that went unsolved for nearly 27 years. Part three is called "The One Who Got Away."
In the Dark: The Circle
APM Reports "In the Dark" radio series examines how law enforcement handled the kidnapping of Jacob Wetterling, an 11-year-old Minnesota boy -- a case that went unsolved for nearly 27 years.
In the Dark: The Crime
Part 1, from APM Reports "In the Dark" radio series, is called "The Crime." Why did it take so long to find the killer? Did law enforcement make crucial errors?
Listen to President Trump and Prime Minister May
President Donald Trump holds a news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May.
Americans to Trump: Here's what you need to know
The BBC and American Public Media recently asked Americans in Minnesota and other states what they wanted the new president to know about their lives. Here's what some of them said.
August Wilson examines the ugly contradictions in American history
A talk given in Minnesota by the late August Wilson, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner and now an Academy Award nominee for the movie "Fences."
Hear Governor Mark Dayton's 2017 State of the State Address
Hear Governor Mark Dayton's 2017 State of the State Address, given in the House of Representatives Chamber in the newly restored Minnesota State Capitol.