Join host Kerri Miller as she welcomes an amazing lineup of writers to the stage. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, Aug. 3 at noon, and you can save when you buy the full season. Get your tickets at mprevents.org and find more information about the authors and the books they’ll be discussing with Kerri.
Drum and bugle corps are back this summer for the first time in more than two years because of the pandemic. Anoka-based River City Rhythm’s field show is making its only Minnesota appearance on Thursday in Rochester, along with several other corps. Until then, enjoy these performances from when the corps’ horns visited Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 for a special recording session.
After more than a year of pandemic learning, Minnesota schools are using summer sessions to give students the chance to do the sort of in-person learning some have missed since March 2020. But even with expanded offerings, many summer sessions haven't been able to meet a rise in demand from students and families. - Sparked by pandemic fallout Homeschooling surges across U.S. - Kindergarten enrollment fell last year Now schools wonder how many kids are coming
Elements of Minnesota's eviction moratorium are expected to remain in place until June 1, 2021.
The current drought is helping researchers who are studying the history of flooding in the Red River Valley. They’re collecting samples of old trees buried in the muddy river bottom to help build a regional climate picture going back hundreds of years. - Slowing ‘flashy’ Minn. rivers New effort aims to hold back water - When '100-year floods' happen often What should you call them?
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has extended the air quality alert for all of Minnesota through 3 p.m. Tuesday as smoke from Canadian fires persists. Air quality will be “very unhealthy” for much of the state, including the Twin Cities, through the weekend. - Weekend forecast Chance of a showers, air quality alert expected - Thursday Worst air quality on record in Minnesota
Sunisa Lee became an Olympic champion and a Minnesota icon when she won the women's gymnastics all-around title at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Learn more about her journey. - Photos From Olympic goals to Olympic gold — Sunisa Lee's journey - Tears and cheers Lee family reacts to Suni making gold - Sunisa Lee Still focused on college, not fame
The first week of the Olympics is wrapping up, but over the weekend you can catch Minnesota athletes competing in basketball, swimming, track and field, volleyball and basketball. Here’s the lineup of events throughout the weekend and how to watch them.
The Lakes Area Music Festival is back in Brainerd this summer with live in-person performances, a new concert venue and its first music director. Even if you can’t attend, all 11 concerts — starting July 30 and running through Aug. 22 — will be streamed live.
Sunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title in the women’s all-around. She edged Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in a hotly contested final. - Lee, McCallum win team silver Russia takes gold in women's gymnastics - From 2017 Lee leaps toward her Olympic dream — and history - Angela Davis Why we’re watching the Olympics - Day 6 Minnesota Olympians set to compete - Meet the Olympians The Minnesota athletes competing in Tokyo