In new book, Alex Wagner climbs the tangled branches of her family tree
The CBS News contributor found that her lack of a defined ethnic category gave rise to a sense of loneliness.
Laura Yuen is a correspondent and Editor for New Audiences for MPR News.
The CBS News contributor found that her lack of a defined ethnic category gave rise to a sense of loneliness.
After complaints about the Prairie Home host surfaced last August, MPR's top executive said he'd never heard such things before. Others had.
Fans of A Prairie Home Companion and The Writer's Almanac will be able once again to view archived materials from those shows under terms of a deal announced Friday by Minnesota Public Radio.
The creator of The Writer's Almanac suggested that he'll restart the poetry show online and go back on the road with A Prairie Home Companion.
The woman whose allegations led MPR to sever ties with Garrison Keillor never welcomed his overtures, a friend tells MPR News. The woman's attorney confirmed that she 'disputes assertions that there was mutual attraction or consent.'
A spokesperson said the removal was part of a regular rotation of images included in the Scholars Walk.
Tim Roesler will assume responsibilities for the show that succeeded Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion.
Garrison Keillor's representatives say the check for $16,000 was not contingent on her keeping quiet. A handwritten note that came with it says otherwise.
"Because of the serious and sensitive nature of the allegations, we decided to undertake an independent investigation and we told Garrison that we were doing so," CEO Jon McTaggart wrote Tuesday.
An investigation by MPR News has learned of a yearslong pattern of behavior that left several women who worked for Keillor feeling mistreated, sexualized or belittled.
Be careful where you park the next few days and nights. Otherwise, you may find yourself with a ticket -- or no car.
The company severed its contracts with the longtime host of A Prairie Home Companion after allegations of inappropriate behavior.
CEO of American Public Media Group, Jon McTaggart, says the decision to sever ties with the former Prairie Home host was his alone.
In emails to news organizations, the former Prairie Home host told his side of the story. MPR declined to do the same.
Though north Minneapolis has convenience stores, it is short on full-service grocery markets.
The DNR is making it easier to burn off those Thanksgiving dinner calories. The $7 entry fee for vehicles at all Minnesota State Parks will be waived this Friday.
Somalia is known as a nation of poets.
The founder of Crescent Cove, Minnesota's first independent hospice for children and young adults, says the U.S. has only two facilities like it.
The biggest mistake employers can make when it comes to dealing with sexual harassment complaints is to not take action at all, said Penelope Phillips, an employment attorney who helps train managers on how to recognize and deal with harassment in the workplace.
According to Eagle Lake, Minn., police, one of the kids reported the man following slowly in his car. Another said the man dropped cash and ordered the student into his vehicle.