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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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00:04:11

Minneapolis City Council overrides mayoral veto on...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/27

The Minneapolis City Council this morning overrode Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto of a plan to pursue a pedestrian-only plaza at George Floyd Square, and Red Wing Public Schools canceled a Black History Month event where Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison was scheduled to speak.Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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00:04:58

St. Paul Mayor announces taking legal action against...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/27

All Minnesota GOP lawmakers in Congress joined their fellow Republicans in voting for a budget framework that includes $2 trillion in spending cuts. While it doesn’t specify the programs, Republicans have targeted Medicaid and food aid programs.Tribal leaders are asking members of Congress to address funding concerns and uphold federal government’s treaty obligations to tribes. Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Secretary-Treasurer Leonard Fineday testified to a House Appropriations subcommittee

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00:04:04

Walz staying out of Senate race; Minneapolis moving...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/26

Gov. Tim Walz says he's staying out of Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, and the city of Minneapolis is moving ahead on plans to redevelop the site where a Kmart store has blocked Nicollet Avenue for nearly 50 years.Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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00:04:57

Minnesota GOP lawmakers back Trump’s budget...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/26

All Minnesota GOP lawmakers in Congress joined their fellow Republicans in voting for a budget framework that includes $2 trillion in spending cuts. While it doesn’t specify the programs, Republicans have targeted Medicaid and food aid programs.Tribal leaders are asking members of Congress to address funding concerns and uphold federal government’s treaty obligations to tribes. Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Secretary-Treasurer Leonard Fineday testified to a House Appropriations subcommittee

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00:04:02

Rideshare drivers could unionize under bill; sled dog...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/25

Rideshare drivers in Minnesota would be able to unionize under a bill state lawmakers plan to introduce, and warm temperatures and a dwindling snowpack have forced organizers of this year's John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon in northeast Minnesota to move the starting location.Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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00:05:06

Feeding Our Future defendant jailed over allegations...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/25

Statewide data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows seasonal virus hospitalizations are trending downward.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has issued a formal opinion saying organizations that comply with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order banning transgender students from competing in sports consistent with their gender identity would violate state law. The guidance comes after the Minnesota State High School League asked the state office for formal advice on

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00:04:35

A Twin Cities passenger in the Toronto plane crash is...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/24

Two passengers have filed separate federal lawsuits following last week's Minneapolis-to-Toronto Delta crash. Twin Cities resident Hannah Krebs, filed one of the suits while the other was filed by a Texas man. Krebs’ lawsuit claims the crash was caused by the flight crew's "gross negligence and recklessness."And, after more than 15 years, change may be coming for the Northstar Commuter Rail between the Twin Cities and Big Lake. MnDOT and the Met Council Monday said they’ve

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00:05:11

St. Paul Police seeking man charged in sex assault...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/24

Statewide data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows seasonal virus hospitalizations are trending downward.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has issued a formal opinion saying organizations that comply with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order banning transgender students from competing in sports consistent with their gender identity would violate state law. The guidance comes after the Minnesota State High School League asked the state office for formal advice on

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00:04:28

Seasonal virus hospitalizations fall in Minnesota....

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/21

Statewide data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows seasonal virus hospitalizations are trending downward.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has issued a formal opinion saying organizations that comply with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order banning transgender students from competing in sports consistent with their gender identity would violate state law. The guidance comes after the Minnesota State High School League asked the state office for formal advice on

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00:04:16

Federal funds frozen for Mississippi River corridor...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/20

A nonprofit says the Trump Administration has frozen funds for a more than $2.5 million project to improve the Mississippi River corridor in parts of Minnesota, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed the city council's plans for George Floyd Square.Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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00:05:22

Only 1 passenger from crashed Delta flight remains in...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/20

Delta Air Lines says all but one passenger injured when a flight from Minneapolis crashed while landing in Toronto on Monday has been released from the hospital. All 76 passengers and four crew survived after the plane burst into flames and flipped over on the runway. Investigators are still working to determine what caused the crash.State lawmakers are considering legislation that would remove Algebra II as a required math credit. Sen. Rob Farnsworth, R-Hibbing, presented his bill

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00:04:35

Minneapolis public schools budget shortfall; Delta...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/19

The Minneapolis public school district met this week to discuss strategies to close its $75 million budget shortfall, and Delta Air Lines says all but one of the passengers injured when a flight from Minneapolis crashed while landing in Toronto on Monday has been released from the hospital.Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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00:05:51

Witness-tampering allegations raised in Feeding Our...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/19

A prosecutor in the Feeding Our Future trial on Tuesday raised allegations of witness tampering. They said that a defendant who’s slated for trial later this year approached a witness in the courthouse on Tuesday and asked to speak with him in a bathroom.Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier is now out of prison and back home in North Dakota on his tribal homelands of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. The House Education Policy Committee has backed a plan to roll back ethnic studies

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00:04:45

Plane crash investigation; Burnsville one-year memorial

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/18

Starting today anyone who wants to grow or sell retail recreational marijuana can submit an application with the state of Minnesota, officials are investigating the wreckage of the plane that crashed in Toronto yesterday, and flags are at half-staff in Burnsville today in honor of three first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice.Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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00:04:52

No fatalities after Delta plane flips in Toronto....

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/18

A Delta Air Lines jet from Minneapolis flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. All 80 people on board survived and those hurt had relatively minor injuries, according to airport officials. Snow was being blown by winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour at the time of the crash. Today’s dangerously cold temperatures prompted many school districts across Minnesota to cancel or delay the start of classes, or move to online learning. Minneapolis and St. Paul public

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00:05:30

Dangerous cold across the region; second spike in flu...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/17

It’s going to be another frigid week in Minnesota. The entire state is blanketed with arctic air and under extreme cold advisories.While many schools already had Presidents Day off, some districts that did not have canceled or delayed the start of classes because of the dangerous air temperatures and wind chills. State officials are urging the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to review how it measures emissions, and how it responds to public complaints, following its investigation into a

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00:05:30

Recall petitions filed against House members....

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/14

Recall petitions — the first step in a lengthy process for having a recall election — have been filed against seven Minnesota House members. The petitions stem from the three-week standoff in the House over leadership. Six of the petitions are for Democrats including caucus leader Rep. Melissa Hortman, who led Democrats through the boycott of the session until a leadership agreement was struck. A recall petition also was submitted against Republican Duane Quam of Byron. Business,

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00:05:11

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith announces her retirement; Lt....

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/13

Democratic U.S. Senator Tina Smith says she will not seek another term when the seat is up in 2026. And Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan says she intends to run for the seat Smith will vacate in the U.S. Senate. Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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00:05:42

Transgender athlete policy brings federal...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/13

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is opening an investigation into the Minnesota State High School League — the governing body of sports and other extracurricular activities in the state — for its policy allowing student athletes to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity.University of Minnesota researchers are sounding alarms over President Donald Trump's plan to dramatically cut funding for National Institutes of Health grants.And Fairview

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00:05:22

Wrongful conviction lawsuit against Minneapolis;...

Minnesota Today ·

2025/02/12

A man who spent nearly 20 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder is suing the city of Minneapolis. And Fairview Health Services says it is not interested in a merger with the University of Minnesota and Essentia Health.Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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