COVID-19 forces some poll workers home during Election Day, as others take their place
November 2, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on almost every aspect of this year’s election — including who’s staffing polling places. Across the state, younger people are filling in for older election workers who are staying home because of the coronavirus.
- StoryCorps A mother and daughter team up as poll workers to make a difference
- 'We're rolling with it' Election workers scramble to adjust to changing voting rules
A future of acceptance: Minnesotans share their hopes
November 1, 2020
Ahead of the election, MPR News wanted to learn about what issues are impacting Minnesotan’s day to day. Our staff asked voters, “What are your hopes for your life in Minnesota 5-10 years from now?” Here’s what they said.
- Peace, conservation, compassion More voter videos
- #TellMPRNews What are your hopes for the future?
Virtual Class Notes Concerts: Border CrosSing
November 1, 2020
With many schoolkids and teachers working from home, Classical MPR adapted concert content to provide a virtual Class Notes Concert. Watch and listen now as we present performances by Border CrosSing.
- Classical Kids Music Lessons More for young learners
- Classical 15 Give kids 15 minutes of classical music a day
- YouTube Watch more Virtual Class Notes Concerts
The Current has your Halloween-at-home soundtrack
October 31, 2020
This Halloween, lean in to the spooky, the ghoulish, and the eerie with The Current! The staff has your Halloween-at-home soundtrack.
Want even more spooky music? Tune in to Rock the Cradle Radio for a nonstop Halloween dance party for kids and their grownups now through the weekend.
The Current is also giving you a reason to get in the Halloween spirit, even if you're not going trick or treating this year: Show off your costume by sharing a picture on social media! Be sure to tag The Current and use the hashtag #TheCurrentHalloween.
Five tips — and a bunch of ideas — to help you celebrate Halloween safely this year
October 30, 2020
This Halloween will look a bit different than usual. This year, there’s a new fear, beyond goblins and ghosts: the spread of COVID-19.
MPR News host Angela Davis talked with Dr. Beth Thielen, an adult and pediatric infectious diseases physician at the University of Minnesota medical school, and John Jost, who runs the city of Anoka’s annual Halloween celebration, about the ways the holiday is changing this year.
They shared a few suggestions to help you navigate this year’s celebration amid the pandemic.
Court: Late Minnesota absentee ballots must be separated
October 30, 2020
A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday that Minnesota's absentee ballots that come in after Election Day should be separated from the rest of the ballots, in case a future order makes those votes invalid.
- It's too late to mail ballots — but not to vote Here are your options
- Related Ballot segregation case lands before Minnesota Supreme Court
- Other states U.S. Supreme Court issues flurry of last-minute election orders
Classical Kids Storytime: 'Harriet's Halloween Candy'
October 30, 2020
Harriet ends up with quite a haul after she goes trick-or-treating. But what will she do with all of those sweets? Find out in 'Harriet's Halloween Candy,' the new episode of Classical Kids Storytime, with a story and art by Nancy Carlson and music by Augusta Holmes.
- Classical Kids Storytime 'Yer and the Tiger'
- Classical Kids Storytime More great stories from our library
MPR and APM Board of Directors Appoint a CEO Search Committee
October 29, 2020
The APM and MPR Board of Directors, consistent with their governance responsibilities, have appointed a CEO Search Committee (CSC) to find the next CEO of APMG.
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Behind the MN numbers: What election 2016 says about 2020
October 29, 2020
President Donald Trump came close to winning Minnesota in 2016. Here’s where his support came from and why he outperformed many previous Republican presidential candidates in the state.
- A procrastinator’s guide To the 2020 election
- On Friday Trump to campaign in Rochester
- As of Oct. 23 Nearly 1.2 million Minnesotans have already voted
From COVID to QAnon, church makes disinformation training a question of faith
October 28, 2020
What does it mean to be a Christian and navigate disinformation in the digital age? A Minneapolis church has been exploring this question in a pivotal election year, when falsehoods and conspiracy theories have dominated the political discourse and divided friends and family.
- ProPublica How to spot (and fight) election misinformation
- Robocalls, rumors and emails Last-minute election disinformation floods voters
- Disinformation 2020 Can You Believe It?
- Left or right? Fraught election puts faith leaders through a political test