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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

Reopening Appleton prison: The case for and against

MPR News host Tom Weber talks with Representative Tim Miller, R-Prinsburg, sponsor of a bill in the state House that proposes a re-opening of the prison in Appleton, and with Justin Terrell of TakeAction Minnesota, about the possibility of the state leasing the Swift county prison in an effort to ease prison overcrowding. The conversation includes discussion of much-needed rural jobs as well as community groups' concerns about the overwhelming incarceration of persons of color.

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International Film Fest kicks off in Twin Cities

Craig Rice of The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival previews this year's selection of films.

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Bridging the gap: When the teachers are white, but the students are not

Bridging the gap: When the teachers are white, but the students are not

In a state where the vast majority of teachers are white and a growing number of kids are not, schools are trying to figure out the best way to bridge that divide.
by Laura Yuen

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Native American ten-minute play festival gets underway

The National Native American Ten Minute Play Festival gets underway this week at the Bedlam Lowertown in St. Paul. Tom Weber talked with Rhiana Yazzie, artistic director of the New Native Theater, which is putting on the festival.
by MPR News Staff

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'Pothole Confidential': R.T. Rybak's memoirs from the mayor's office

'Pothole Confidential': R.T. Rybak's memoirs from the mayor's office

"I wrote this book because I wanted to write a super honest look -- warts and all, including my own warts," former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said of his memoir.
by MPR News Staff

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Farm income takes a hit

Farm income takes a hit

Minnesota farm income dropped to a 20-year low in 2015, according to an analysis released last week by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota Extension. Tom Weber talked with Kent Thiesse, a farm management analyst at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal.
by MPR News Staff

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Highlights from the metro area spelling bee

Several Minnesota students are headed to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. next month. Tom Weber hosted this year's Metro Area Regional Spelling Bee. We broadcast highlights of the event.
by MPR News Staff

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Mpls. Federal Reserve President wants to shrink mega-banks

Mpls. Federal Reserve President wants to shrink mega-banks

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said his peers have offered mixed reactions to his concerns that some banks remain too big to fail.

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