LineCheck is a series of virtual conversations with Minnesota's music community, covering topics like the Minnesota music economy, mental health care for creatives, supporting safe music spaces, and activism through music.
Over the past 32 years, Morning Edition has broadcast a reading of the Declaration of Independence by NPR staff as a way of marking Independence Day. This year, they also offer some historical context. - 6 surprising facts About the Declaration of Independence
The mix of hot sun, alcohol and readily available explosives also make this one of the most dangerous holidays of the year. - Every dog has its day But it’s not the Fourth of July - MPR News with Angela Davis Water safety and lake health
Spend your Fourth of July weekend with The Current! Tune in or listen online through Monday, July 5 to hear the best songs in The Current's music library played in alphabetical order.
The state is poised to provide $30 million to lure a North Carolina company to Minnesota's north woods. Supporters of the wood manufacturing plant project say it will create hundreds of badly needed jobs, while at the same time also benefiting the state's forests. - The announcement Huber Engineered Woods comes to MN - 2008 Loggers struggle in timber industry slump
Hours before a deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, the Minnesota Legislature passed the final elements of a $52 billion two-year state budget. It capped a year of remote meetings and special sessions related to the COVID-19 pandemic that pushed the limits of divided state government. - New tax bill Cuts prevail over hikes - Pandemic bonuses For some front-line workers
A World Health Organization representative just advised wearing masks after vaccination. The CDC has a different perspective. NPR asked public health specialists to weigh in.
A report from the city’s Audit Committee released Monday comes several days after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half years for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin had served as a field training officer for Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng — both of whom face aiding and abetting charges in Floyd’s killing. - Angela Davis What kind of police reform is possible and how do we get there? - Federal level With slow progress, police reform remains patchwork across U.S.
How do you get young people who might not even own a radio to fall in love with audio storytelling? That's the mission of our annual Radio Camp, a weeklong program for high school students in partnership with ThreeSixty Journalism at the University of St. Thomas. Over two one-week camps, 16 students from diverse backgrounds in Minnesota worked with veteran reporters and editors at MPR News to learn the basics of what we do: field recording, interviewing, writing stories and voicing their own scripts. This summer, we also welcomed three new partners to the camp: MIGIZI, KRSM 98.9 LPFM (Pillsbury United Communities) and American Indian Family Center. The theme of the 2021 camp is youth interviewing youth to reveal youth experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest. The results? Inspiring, sound-rich radio storytelling — featuring the students' own voice tracks and the audio they gathered in the field — mixed by a professional sound engineer. Listen to the student’s pieces
Twin Cities Pride festivities may be postponed until July, but Pride is alive and well at The Current. We invite you to dance, sing, and maybe even cry along to these songs by brilliant contemporary LGBTQIA+ artists.