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The Current: It's a Block-Rockin' Weekend!

September 3, 2021

There's still time for a few more patio dance parties! Your soundtrack is The Current's Labor Day Block-Rockin' Weekend. Tune in, use the app, or stream the music online to hear three songs in a row from your favorite artists through the weekend and continuing till midnight on Monday.

It's MPR Day at the Minnesota State Fair!

September 3, 2021

Join us today, Friday, Sept. 3rd for MPR Day at the Fair! Find us at Dan Patch Park (by the Grandstand) all day with live, in person events: 10:00 a.m. Radio Heartland presents Turn Turn Turn 11:00 a.m. YourClassical MPR presents Bring the Sing with Cantus 1:00 p.m. The Current presents David Huckfelt 2:00 p.m. The Current presents Annie Mack 3:30 p.m. Beer Choir Twin Cities Schedule subject to change | Learn more about the changes we’ve made at our booth for 2021

As Line 3 nears completion, pipeline battles are far from over

September 2, 2021

Opponents don't plan to give up trying to stop the pipeline, even as their legal options dwindle. They plan to continue contesting Line 3 through protests and in court even after oil begins flowing from Alberta, Canada. - Protest outside Governor's Residence Nearly 70 arrested - DNR water permit White Earth argues it violates wild rice rights

MPR at the Minnesota State Fair

September 2, 2021

Join us at the Minnesota State Fair on MPR Day, Friday, Sept. 3rd! We'll be at Dan Patch Park (by the Grandstand) all day with these live, in person events: 10:00 a.m. Radio Heartland presents Turn Turn Turn 11:00 a.m. YourClassical MPR presents Bring the Sing with Cantus 1:00 p.m. The Current presents David Huckfelt 2:00 p.m. The Current presents Annie Mack 3:30 p.m. Beer Choir Twin Cities Schedule subject to change | Learn more about the changes we’ve made at our booth for 2021

With kids in school, demand for COVID-19 testing jumps

September 1, 2021

Kids across Minnesota are heading back to school in the midst of rising COVID-19 cases. Demand for testing is increasing, too, causing the state and health care providers to expand testing options just months after they started to wind them down.  - Lax oversight, no-bid contracts and mysterious pricing Inside the black box of COVID testing - Delta variant COVID-19 spread causes some school districts to change policies

How climate change is fueling hurricanes like Ida

August 31, 2021

Hurricane Ida rapidly gained strength right before it hit Louisiana this weekend. Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico acted as fuel for the storm. - Experts More deadly storms coming so prepare better

Hospitals hit with COVID spike just as staff and beds grow scarce

August 30, 2021

Coinciding with a spike in COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant, Minnesota hospitals are seeing the number of beds used by patients tick up. Another problem: not enough health care workers on hand. - COVID in Minnesota Summer wave edges higher; cases, hospital needs climb - Sign up Analysis of COVID-19 data in Minnesota