Minnesota Public Radio and the MPR Archive seek to share, preserve, and make available to you the diverse stories of Minnesota. We celebrated MPR’s 54th anniversary through an scavenger hunt featuring some of our historic MPR Archive content! Congratulations to all those who completed the hunt, you have our admiration on your online search skills. Here are the stories that were featured!
In a year marked by tragedy and heartbreak, health care providers have been able to study COVID-19 in real time and figure out ways to keep more of its victims alive. Inside Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 intensive care unit, staff say that though they are saving more people, there's still no magic formula. - Oxygen, iPads and PPE St. Cloud doctor treating COVID-19 patients recalls year of change - Tears, nightmares and exhaustion Burnout is the new normal for hospital workers
On January 24, The Current celebrates 16 years on the air. In the place of a concert at First Avenue, throughout the day on Sunday, the crew features great performances from past anniversary celebrations. - Help support music with your donation to The Current
Minnesota Public Radio and the MPR Archive seek to share, preserve, and make available to you the diverse stories of Minnesota. Join us in celebrating MPR’s 54th anniversary by exploring some of our historic MPR Archive content through an online scavenger hunt! We’ll start you with a clue directing you to locate the first of six items in the hunt. All items are located on the MPR Archive website and the next clue and its answer is embedded within the description and audio of the item you’ve found. The final item will contain information about how to share you’ve completed the scavenger hunt with us! Get stuck? You’ll find some hints on our Twitter account! On Monday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. CT we will share the entire list of scavenger hunt stories here. First clue: In 1967 MPR started at St. John's in Collegeville, MN. Now our headquarters are in St. Paul, but we have offices and staff around the state! Minnesota's map has changed drastically over time. In 1968, one of St. Paul’s central neighborhoods was divided and demolished. In the first item of the #MPRArchive scavenger hunt, a Minnesota author discusses her memoir about living in this once thriving community in a Voices of Minnesota feature from 1995. Search at archive.mpr.org
After weeks of vaccinating health care workers and nursing home residents and staff, the state of Minnesota has opened up vaccinations to anyone 65 and older to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But the rollout was almost too popular. - Minnesota is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination rollout Here's what you need to know
Celebrate 16 years of The Current by supporting music discovery with The Current as well as the many musicians and workers in the music industry who need extra support until venues can be fully operational once again due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Become a sustaining member at the $16/month level, and we'll thank you with the limited-edition The Current Party Pack. This special gift includes a download of Live Current Vol. 16, an invitation to a virtual concert with a favorite singer/songwriter, and a $16 donation to the Twin Cities Music Community Trust.
Help MPR bring awareness, dialogue and potential solutions to Minnesota's persistent racial disparities by joining MPR News for the latest in a series of conversations called In Focus. On January 27th, Angela Davis is leading a discussion with Minnesota advocates and health care providers working to ensure that existing systems — and the people who operate in them — are equipped and committed to closing the gaps. Join us online for In Focus: Disparities and Distrust in BIPOC Health Care. Register for free at mprevents.org. In Focus: Disparities and Distrust in BIPOC Health Care Jan. 27th | 12pm CT Free Virtual Event
Just hours after he is sworn into office on Inauguration Day, President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign 17 executive actions in the Oval Office to try to hit the ground running on his top priorities — and to roll back some of President Trump's initiatives in those areas, a group of his top advisers told reporters. Biden wants to build momentum on his plans to address the COVID-19 crisis, the economy, racial justice and climate. Among the many measures, he plans to order masks be worn on federal property, will revoke President Donald Trump's travel ban affecting Muslim-majority nations, extend the ban on evictions and foreclosures as a result of the pandemic, and instruct agencies to conduct a baseline review of systemic inequities in their programs and policies.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are being sworn in Wednesday as the president and vice president of the United States. Watch the ceremony, inaugural address and other celebratory events throughout the day. - Inauguration Day It's going to look very different this year. Here's what to expect - 17 executive actions What Biden plans to do in his 1st day as president - Watching from afar Some Harris supporters feel 'robbed' of a big moment - Photos Nearly 200,000 flags on National Mall represent those who can't attend inauguration
President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration has been largely downsized because of the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns after the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. - Moving on In his inaugural address, Biden seeks to move past 'American carnage' - Exit strategy On Biden's inauguration day, Trump will see himself out - Internal threat? FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack