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  • 5 minutes 4 seconds
    GOP's weekend conventions; Duluth mayor on state of the city

    Minnesota Republicans will gather for three endorsing conventions around the state this weekend. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison calls upon United Health Group to better protect patients and providers after February's cyber attack, and Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert delivers his first state of the city address. This is an MPR News evening update, hosted by Emily Reese.

    26 April 2024, 10:02 pm
  • 5 minutes 6 seconds
    New prosecution team in Londregan case. Jury seated in first Feeding Our Future trial

    The Hennepin County Attorney’s office is assembling a new prosecution team days before an important hearing in the case of state trooper Ryan Londregan, who is charged with the shooting death of motorist Ricky Cobb II last summer.


    And a jury has been seated in the first Feeding Our Future trial. Seven people are charged with stealing tens of millions of dollars from government meal programs as part of what prosecutors say was a much larger conspiracy.


    This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Phil Picardi. Music by Gary Meister.


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    Prosecution team in Londregan shooting case faces personnel changes


    Jury seated in first Feeding Our Future trial


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    26 April 2024, 11:12 am
  • 4 minutes 46 seconds
    Walz weighs in on lawmaker arrest; Minneapolis cigarette prices will rise to $15

    Gov. Tim Walz says he’s awaiting more information before deciding whether to call for the resignation of a DFL state senator.


    And the Minneapolis City Council today passed an ordinance that requires cigarettes sold in the city to cost at least $15 dollars a pack. It's the highest required price in the country.


    Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

    25 April 2024, 9:06 pm
  • 5 minutes 2 seconds
    Minneapolis schools and teachers reach agreement. Protests continue at University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis Public Schools and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers reached a tentative agreement in the early morning hours Thursday. And protests in support of Palestinians continue at the University of Minnesota after eight students and one faculty member were arrested this week. 


    This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Phil Picardi. Music by Gary Meister.


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    Minneapolis Public Schools, teachers reach tentative agreement overnight


    ‘We’re not going to stop’: Protests continue at the University of Minnesota campus


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    25 April 2024, 11:50 am
  • 5 minutes 10 seconds
    Some Minnesota senators want to expel Nicole Mitchell for burglary charges; Anoka-Hennepin school board dispute settled

    Minnesota senators failed to advance a motion to eventually expel the DFL lawmaker charged with a felony over an alleged burglary this week. The senator charged, Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury, did not appear at the Capitol today.


    And school board members governing Minnesota’s largest district have reached an agreement to avoid disrupting the annual budget process. Three out of six Anoka Hennepin school board members had said they could not vote in favor of a budget that funded things like culturally responsive teaching and equity initiatives.


    Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

    24 April 2024, 8:23 pm
  • 5 minutes 10 seconds
    Teen charged in shooting at punk rock show. DFL lawmaker’s arrest brings call for resignation

    A teenager has been charged — and another minor has been identified — in connection with a shooting last summer at a Minneapolis punk music show. And the top Republican in the Minnesota Senate is calling on DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell to resign following her arrest in northwest Minnesota.


    This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Phil Picardi. Music by Gary Meister.


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    Charges announced 8 months after Nudieland mass shooting, pain still fresh for survivors


    Minnesota lawmakers return from break to uncertainty after DFL lawmaker’s arrest


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    24 April 2024, 11:09 am
  • 5 minutes 24 seconds
    UnitedHealth Group cyber attack; U of M student arrests

    UnitedHealth Group says the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary earlier this year may have exposed personal information from “a substantial portion of people in America.” The Minnetonka-based company says it hasn't seen signs that medical charts or histories were released in the data breach, but it says it may take months of additional work to determine the extent of the breach and notify everyone affected.


    And about thirty students set up tents in a protest for Gaza. They want the university to divest from weapons manufacturers and businesses that engage with the Israeli military.


    Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Bright. Music by Gary Meister.

    23 April 2024, 10:22 pm
  • 4 minutes 49 seconds
    Woodbury man shot after armed standoff. Robbinsdale shelter-in-place alert goes countywide

    Law enforcement shot a man in a Woodbury Target parking lot Monday after an armed standoff.  Police responded to a vehicle with stolen license plates and found the vehicle and the suspect — a 50-year-old man. And authorities issued a shelter-in-place alert last night for a small part of Robbinsdale — but it was inadvertently sent to all of Hennepin County. Robbinsdale police say the alert stemmed from reports of a possible domestic situation involving weapons. 


    This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Phil Picardi. Music by Gary Meister.


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    Man shot, wounded after standoff with police at Woodbury shopping center


    Shelter-in-place alert for Robbinsdale neighborhood inadvertently sent to all of Hennepin County


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    23 April 2024, 11:20 am
  • 4 minutes 53 seconds
    Minnesota Supreme Court appointees; Woodbury Target standoff

    A set of new appointments announced today to the Minnesota Supreme Court will end a months-long transition phase.


    And Woodbury police say a man was shot and wounded by officers outside a Target store this morning. There was no immediate word on the man’s condition. The Minnesota B-C-A is investigating.


    This is an evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Bright. Music by Gary Meister.

    22 April 2024, 10:09 pm
  • 4 minutes 50 seconds
    First Feeding our Future fraud trail begins. Fewer child care operators struggling financially

    Jury selection starts Monday in the first trial in an alleged $250 million scheme to defraud government child nutrition programs. And a new statewide survey from First Children’s Finance and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis shows fewer Minnesota child care operators struggled financially last year. 


    This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Phil Picardi. Music by Gary Meister.


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    Jury selection set to start in first Feeding Our Future trial


    Minnesota child care finances stabilize, but the business remains in flux


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    22 April 2024, 11:32 am
  • 4 minutes 45 seconds
    State tax filing for free? Minnesota House approves proposal

    Minnesotans would have access to a free electronic tax filing system under a bill that cleared a House committee Friday. Also, For the first time in two decades, the city of Saint Cloud will have new leadership. Dave Kleis, the city's longest-serving mayor, announced his retirement. This is the MPR News evening update, hosted by Jacob Aloi. Theme music by Gary Meister.

    19 April 2024, 9:46 pm
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