The BBC Proms concerts return to YourClassical for the 2026 season. Enjoy live performances featuring world-class ensembles, conductors and soloists from the Royal Albert Hall in London. Listen at 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. on weekdays through Sept. 25 — plus on-demand audio for 30 days afterward.
Twenty-seven seasons in, Talking Volumes — presented by MPR News and the Minnesota Star Tribune — remains one of the region’s most anticipated literary event series. This fall, five bestselling authors sit down with award-winning journalists Kerri Miller and Catharine Richert for deep conversations about their books, their lives, and the ideas shaping our world. And we’ll do it all in a welcoming new home: The O’Shaughnessy Auditorium at St. Catherine University.
Across the state, the majority of students went back to the classroom on Tuesday.
The flood of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into Minnesota last winter had a lasting impact on some of the youngest Minnesotans. Classmates disappeared, teachers were tense and families scared. Those effects persist into the fall childcare season.
MPR News journalist Sam Stroozas became known as “Bathrobe Lady” after she ran outside in a bathrobe and slippers to document breaking news and start reporting. Now, the viral moment has inspired art at the most Minnesota place imaginable: The Minnesota State Fair.
A blue ribbon at the Minnesota State Fair might seem like the prize that home bakers covet, but many of the Minnesotans submitting to the State Fair enter year after year for more than a placement. For some, it’s become a tradition, community and duty.
Every year Minnesota Public Radio picks a local artist to design a tote bag to be given to thousands of members at the Minnesota State Fair in exchange for donations. Dakota artist Marlena Myles designed this year's special gift, which features vibrant colors and pays homage to each corner of Minnesota through an Indigenous lens.
No other state has had four women as the major party nominees for governor and U.S. Senate in a single year.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya won their primaries and will meet in November's U.S. Senate race. In the governor's race, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Lisa Demuth advance to the general election. See live results for all races.
Tuesday’s primary will winnow candidate fields and set the November ballot. There are competitive races for nominations for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Legislature.