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MPR News with Tom Weber

Tom Weber, a reporter and host at MPR News for a decade, resigned effective June 22, 2018. You can find his work covering the people and places of Minnesota here.
https://www.mpr.org/about/people/tweber

The evolving future of a Twin Cities soccer stadium

The evolving future of a Twin Cities soccer stadium

The ongoing squabble over a new soccer stadium for the Twin Cities has both supporters and critics digging in their heels.

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August is time for lakes and cabins -- and ticks

August is time for lakes and cabins -- and ticks

We dive in today on some the research going on more behind the scenes on ticks and tick-borne disease.

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Minneapolis police chief lays out policing philosophy and goals

Minneapolis police chief lays out policing philosophy and goals

Chief Harteau joins Tom Weber in the studio to talk about her philosophy of policing, and about her goals for Minneapolis police.

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Lake Mille Lacs walleye fishery facing a crisis with few easy answers

Lake Mille Lacs walleye fishery facing a crisis with few easy answers

Dave Orrick joins Tom Weber to talk about the walleye problem on Lake Mille Lacs, the possible solutions, and why there's no easy answer.

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New retail and restaurants for travelers at the growing Minneapolis-St. Paul airport

New retail and restaurants for travelers at the growing Minneapolis-St. Paul airport

Metropolitan Airports Commission head talks with Tom Weber about all things airport - terminal expansions, food, wages, airplane noise, and the future of the airport.

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Statewide testing shows little change in student scores

Statewide testing shows little change in student scores

Minnesota students showed little change from last year in the latest round of statewide reading, math and science test results.

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Minnesota Security Hospital and restraints

Minnesota Security Hospital and restraints

When patients at the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter are physically aggressive, how should staff respond? Minnesota Security Hospital employees are at odds with state administrators over the answers to those questions.
by Riham Feshir

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Local organizer reflects on national Black Lives Matter gathering

Local organizer reflects on national Black Lives Matter gathering

Tom Weber talks with one of the Minnesotans who attended the Black Lives Matter gathering in Cleveland to plan what is next for the movement.

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Security hospital workers seek freer hand on restraints

Security hospital workers seek freer hand on restraints

Staff at the hospital, where mentally ill patients can become violent, are allowed to use mobile restraints when risk is "imminent." Workers say that standard is getting them hurt.
by Riham Feshir

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Diversity in advertising and marketing: A BrandLab Fearless Conversation

Diversity in advertising and marketing: A BrandLab Fearless Conversation. Tom Weber recently talked with three local leaders in these industries about how to increase diversity.

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