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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

Rep. Peterson on the Red River project, wolves, and refugees

Rep. Peterson on the Red River project, wolves, and refugees

Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson spoke Tuesday with MPR news host Tom Weber about the latest issues in Washington.
by Tom Weber

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Cougars in Minnesota? Research predicts future habitat for big cats

Cougars in Minnesota? Research predicts future habitat for big cats

Cougars, or mountain lions, no longer are native to Minnesota. University of Minnesota researcher Michelle LaRue has studied whether the animals might move here in future migration.
by Tom Weber

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A discussion about restorative practices in schools

A look at the concept of restorative justice, or restorative practices, in schools in the wake of reports of violent incidents in St. Paul schools
by Tom Weber

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Former county attorneys on criminal justice reform

A discussion with two former county attorneys about their proposals for reform in the criminal justice system.

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What can a city do to fight cancer and heart disease?

What can a city do to fight cancer and heart disease?

Health departments once battled epidemics like cholera and yellow fever. When the modern threats are diabetes and cancer, how should a city's health department respond?
by MPR News Staff

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Chief Harteau: Mpls. feeling the 'Ferguson Effect'

Chief Harteau: Mpls. feeling the 'Ferguson Effect'

Law enforcement officials say they believe police across the country may be acting more cautiously and enforcing the law less stringently in the wake of questions raised by the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Missouri last year.

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U of M climate researcher discusses time at Paris talks

Jessica Hellmann of the Institute on the Environment joins MPR's Tom Weber from France, where she's attending the Paris climate talks.
by Tom Weber

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