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Innocence Lost: explained

Innocence Lost: explained

In the series of articles and radio reports beginning today titled “Innocence Lost,” MPR News aims to offer the fullest telling to date of the sexual abuse that plagued Children’s Theatre Company in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.
by Eric Ringham

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In Minnesota, 4 out of 5 gun deaths are suicides

In Minnesota, 4 out of 5 gun deaths are suicides

A close call in one Minneapolis family illustrates the challenge of keeping guns away from people who shouldn’t have one.
by Alisa Roth

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Trump bars immigrants who cannot pay for health care coverage

Trump bars immigrants who cannot pay for health care coverage

President Trump signed a proclamation late Friday barring legal immigrants who cannot prove they will have health care coverage or the means to pay for it within 30 days of their arrival to the United States.
by The Associated Press and Richard Gonzales

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'Let the Water Speak': Sharing stories, building relationships in the Folwell neighborhood

'Let the Water Speak': Sharing stories, building relationships in the Folwell neighborhood

The Folwell neighborhood is separated from the Mississippi River by an interstate highway and a sprawling industrial site. On the evening of Aug. 22, an event was held in “The Story Garden,” dedicated to sharing stories and raising consciousness of the river among the people who live near its banks.
by Melissa Townsend

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Supreme Court revisits abortion with Louisiana case

Supreme Court revisits abortion with Louisiana case

At issue is a Louisiana law that mirrors a Texas law the court struck down. What's different, however, is that Justice Anthony Kennedy, who cast the decisive fifth vote in the 2016 case, has retired.
by Nina Totenberg

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Private sector seeks to profit by detaining migrant kids

Private sector seeks to profit by detaining migrant kids

So far, the only private company caring for migrant children is CHS. In June, CHS held more than 20 percent of all migrant children in government custody. And even as the number of children has declined, the company’s government funding for their care has continued to flow.
by The Associated Press

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A bull has an afternoon out in Baltimore

A bull has an afternoon out in Baltimore

A bull had a field day in Baltimore Wednesday, spending three hours on the loose before succumbing to tranquilizers. It's the third bull to escape this year in Baltimore.
by James Doubek

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'I've never told anyone': Stories of life in Indian boarding schools

'I've never told anyone': Stories of life in Indian boarding schools

A new book by Ojibwe author Denise Lajimodiere, “Stringing Rosaries,” tells the first-person stories of life for Native American children who were sent to boarding schools designed to purge their language and culture.
by Dan Gunderson

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Trump lets states, cities refuse refugees for 1st time in U.S.

Trump lets states, cities refuse refugees for 1st time in U.S.

When President Trump dramatically slashed the number of refugees allowed into the U.S., he also gave state and local governments the authority to refuse to accept them for the first time in history.
by The Associated Press

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