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

Winston Churchill's great escape
Candice Millard's new book, "Hero of the Empire," dives into the early life and adventures of Winston Churchill, before he became a household name and world leader.
Fixing the 'emergency situation' in MN's individual health care market
Health care plans will have rate hikes of as much as two thirds. This prompted the state's top insurance regulator Mike Rothman, to call this "a real emergency situation."
What's the future look like for wilderness and wildlife?
This week, three University of Minnesota experts will gather to talk about how humans are affecting the wild.
'Sky Blue Water' collection sparks controversy with its foreword
The collection showcasing stories for young readers by authors from around the state had to be reprinted after a line in its foreword referenced Christopher Columbus' "discovery" of America.
A new report sheds light on underlying causes of labor trafficking and how we can stop this modern form of slavery.
In The Dark: The Circus
In the fourth episode of the podcast, the APM Reports team looks at the national attention the Jacob Wetterling investigation received.
Two local police chiefs are are making a difference in the local and international Somali communities.