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Minnesota Today

Minnesota Public Radio

Minnesota Today from MPR News brings you the most important stories from around the state. All on your schedule. Get updated on the latest news in about five minutes, every weekday morning and evening.

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00:06:27

Appeals court rules a lawsuit against a Minneapolis...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/21

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00:04:00

Stepmother, police testify in trial of Rep. Nicole...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/18

Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat from Woodbury, is accused of breaking into her stepmother's home in April 2024.Her defense is that she was there to do a welfare check on her stepmother, who has Alzheimer’s disease.Prosecutors say Mitchell was there to get some mementos of her late father’s — something Mitchell told police at the scene — and is guilty of trying to break in with the intent to steal.Attorneys on both sides say Mitchell's intent is what matters. The weeklong trial included

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00:05:10

Sen. Nicole Mitchell testifies, says she was there to...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/18

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00:05:33

Minnesota joins lawsuit against Trump Administration...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/17

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00:03:39

St. Louis County suspect killed after allegedly...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/16

Law enforcement shot and killed a person in St. Louis County Tuesday after the person allegedly set homes on fire and shot a weapon at officers. Also, Vance Boelter's attorney says his client plans to plead not guilty to charges he killed Minnesota DFL leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. A grand jury indicted him Tuesday on six counts of murder, stalking and firearms violations. The murder charges could carry the federal death penalty. This is the afternoon MPR News Update, hosted

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00:05:24

Authorities say Vance Boelter likely acted alone in...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/16

Authorities say the man suspected of killing a DFL state lawmaker and her husband last month likely acted alone. Prosecutors have revealed new details about the investigation. The Justice Department has not decided if it will seek the death penalty in the case.Jurors in the trial of state Senator Nicole Mitchell are seeing what transpired when police responded to her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home. The first witnesses and evidence was presented yesterday in Becker County. Mitchell, a DFLer

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00:03:49

Sen. Nicole Mitchell trial update; Minnesota small...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/15

Witnesses are on the stand after opening statements today in the burglary trial for DFL Senator Nicole Mitchell in a Becker County courtroom. And more than 200 Minnesota small businesses will get a funding boost from the state under a wave of funding that goes out soon.Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Kelly Bleyer. Music by Gary Meister.

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00:05:37

Jury selected in criminal trial of state Sen. Nicole...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/15

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00:04:11

Social media warnings; Minnesota K-9 unit helps with...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/14

Starting next year, Minnesotans who use social media will see new warnings on those sites. And a Minnesota K-9 unit is heading to Texas to help with search and recovery efforts after this month’s devastating flash floods.Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Jacob Aloi. Music by Gary Meister.

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00:05:41

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s felony burglary trial...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/14

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00:03:57

Minnesota special election; Canadian wildfire smoke...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/11

Gov. Tim Walz announced today that a special election to fill the Minnesota House seat of the late DFL Leader Melissa Hortman will take place September 16.And another round of Canadian wildfire smoke is moving across Minnesota today -- and an air quality alert is now in effect for the entire state through Monday morning.Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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00:05:28

Minnesota's DHS affirmative action hiring policy is...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/11

State lawmakers convened at the Capitol Tuesday for the first legislative hearing since two colleagues were shot last month.An effort to start the process of modifying a Minneapolis police reform agreement is now on pause. The Minneapolis City Council has voted to pause the effort to start modifying the existing MPD agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. Supporters of the proposal want the city to add provisions from a federal consent decree that was dismissed by a judge

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00:04:19

Capitol security; Flooding in west central Minnesota

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/10

Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher is renewing his call for increased Capitol security following attacks on state lawmakers at their homes. Officials in west central Minnesota say people wanting to help with flood clean-up should contact a service organization such as the Red Cross, rather than just show up.Those stories in more in today’s evening update from MPR news. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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00:05:35

Walz defends contracting for legal counsel. Former...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/10

State lawmakers convened at the Capitol Tuesday for the first legislative hearing since two colleagues were shot last month.An effort to start the process of modifying a Minneapolis police reform agreement is now on pause. The Minneapolis City Council has voted to pause the effort to start modifying the existing MPD agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. Supporters of the proposal want the city to add provisions from a federal consent decree that was dismissed by a judge

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00:05:02

'Massive' drug bust; Father charged in son's death

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/09

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has charged two people in what officials are calling a "massive" methamphetamine seizure. A Columbia Heights man is now charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his 16-year-old son. Jordan Collins Sr. was charged in Anoka County and made his first court appearance this morning.

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00:05:11

State lawmakers convene for first legislative hearing...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/09

State lawmakers convened at the Capitol Tuesday for the first legislative hearing since two colleagues were shot last month.An effort to start the process of modifying a Minneapolis police reform agreement is now on pause. The Minneapolis City Council has voted to pause the effort to start modifying the existing MPD agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. Supporters of the proposal want the city to add provisions from a federal consent decree that was dismissed by a judge

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00:04:06

Minnesota school districts face financial hit; Duluth...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/08

Minnesota school districts are facing a new financial hit after learning the Trump administration will withhold tens of millions in education funding.About three hundred nurses and other medical staff went on strike today in the Duluth area. They work at six Essentia Health facilities and are negotiating their first union contracts.Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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Arrest made in connection to the death of 16-year-old...

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2025/07/08

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00:04:17

The cost of health insurance is rising for Minnesota...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/07

The cost of health insurance is soaring for Minnesota school districts and teachers. And the massive budget bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump over the holiday weekend makes some tax cuts permanent, and cuts spending on Medicaid.

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00:05:07

June storm in Beltrami County confirmed as a...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/07/07

The National Weather Service has confirmed the severe storm that struck Beltrami County in late June was a so-called microburst. Surveys show the “microburst” created a ten-mile swath of destructive straight-line winds — reaching as high as a hundred-and-twenty-miles-per-hour.St. Louis County on Monday opens a temporary collection site for debris from properties affected by wildfires earlier this year. That collection site at the old county garage along Highway 44 in Brimson. It’ll stay

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