On Saturday June 28, and Sunday June 29, Minnesota Public Radio will host a booth at Twin Cities Pride. Make sure to stop by our booth to purchase MPR merchandise, win fun giveaway items, and say hi to our team. Plus, on Sunday June 29 be on the lookout for us in the Twin Cities Pride Festival Parade that runs from 11 AM – 2 PM!
This Summer, discover new music with The Current! You can join us for Happy Hours at various locations with live music from artists you’ll want to see. Enjoy a magical summer afternoon from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. with a beverage, friends, and live music! One of The Current's hosts will provide the soundtrack at each Happy Hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. before the artist performs a live set at 6 p.m. The Current’s Happy Hours are free and open to everyone.
A protest of the Trump Administration's immigration enforcement drew around 200 people to the Lake Street-Marshall Avenue bridge between Minneapolis and St. Paul Wednesday afternoon. A larger demonstration is planned for Saturday.
The House of Representatives is expected to vote Today, June 12, to eliminate $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and funding for NPR and PBS coming from the CPB and other agencies. This would effectively dismantle the public media ecosystem. Please reach out to your federal representatives and urge them to vote against these cuts.
Pride Month is a wonderful time to celebrate our unique identities and to reflect on how authenticity shows up in our lives. We asked classical musicians in the LGBTQIA community to share their thoughts on Pride. Listen now.
ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate the schools, tribal education leaders say.
Crews in northern Minnesota have made progress controlling wildfires burning north of Duluth and in the Boundary Waters. But they'll be tested by extreme fire conditions before thunderstorms arrive.
MPR News visual journalist Ben Hovland lives minutes from where Minneapolis police killed George Floyd in 2020 and has spent the years since documenting the impact on his neighborhood.
The May wildfires in northeastern Minnesota are becoming increasingly contained. Forest experts have advice on the best ways to recover the landscape.
Vote now for your favorite finalist in our Preprofessional Musician and Emerging Artist categories. Public voting is open May 21 to June 4.