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.
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May 30, 2017 11:00 AM

Listen: Dakota community ponders how to remove Walker sculpture

The controversial sculpture "Scaffold" is a combination of different gallows used in executions in American history, including the execution of 38 Dakota men during the Civil War in Mankato, Minn.

by Tom Weber

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May 30, 2017 11:00 AM

Listen: Why police trials are so rare

Officer Jeronimo Yanez faces manslaughter charges in the death of Philando Castile. As the trial gets underway, criminologist Philip Stinson joined the show to discuss why so few officers go to trial after shootings.

by Jeff Jones and Tom Weber

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May 30, 2017 10:21 AM

Political Junkie: Domestic turmoil after President Trump's trip abroad

President Trump returned from his first trip abroad since the election to a new revelation concerning his son-in-law's communications with Russia and the resignation of a White House communications director.

by Tom Weber

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May 27, 2017 8:39 AM

Q&A: Making 74 Seconds

A conversation with the MPR News reporters behind a new podcast about the fatal shooting of Philando Castile and the upcoming trial of St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez.

by Tom Weber

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May 26, 2017 12:00 AM

74 Seconds podcast: 'The whole world is watching Minnesota'

After Philando Castile's death, people marched, they chanted, they camped out in front of the governor's mansion. But no one was sure what would happen next.

by MPR News Staff

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May 25, 2017 3:43 PM

Charges: Sex traffickers took hundreds from Thailand to U.S.

The indictment brings the total number of people charged to 38, making it one of the largest sex-trafficking prosecutions in the U.S., said Acting U.S. Attorney Gregory Brooker.

by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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May 23, 2017 12:00 AM

74 Seconds podcast: An officer charged

When he pulled over Philando Castile, Jeronimo Yanez was working the night shift, patrolling three small Twin Cities suburbs. His law enforcement career was largely unremarkable. Now, he's about to go on trial.

by MPR News Staff

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May 22, 2017 12:00 AM

74 Seconds podcast: Who was Philando Castile?

In the first episode of MPR News' new podcast, meet Philando Castile, the elementary school cafeteria worker whose name became a chant and whose face became a symbol.

by MPR News Staff

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May 19, 2017 6:41 PM

Coming soon: '74 Seconds,' a podcast about the trial of Jeronimo Yanez

Reporters from MPR News will follow the case from the traffic stop last summer when Philando Castile died to the courtroom where Jeronimo Yanez is set to go on trial.

by MPR News Staff