60 Minutes: In the Dark Podcast helps save Curtis Flowers from death row
January 4, 2021
"“60 Minutes has covered a lot of stories about flaws in our criminal justice system over the years. But we'd never heard anything like the case against Curtis Flowers. Flowers, a Black man from Mississippi, was tried six times for the same crime by the same prosecutor. He might still be on death row if not for the work of a team of reporters from an investigative podcast. Tonight, you will hear from Curtis Flowers, the reporters who helped free him and the prosecutor who relentlessly pursued him for more than two decades.”"
Watch the segment from 60 Minutes and subscribe to updates from the In the Dark podcast from American Public Media.
Another legislative session looms on Zoom
January 4, 2021
Lawmakers have been working remotely for months due to the pandemic, but the increased workload of a budget session presents new challenges that still need to be worked out, including how members of the public can interact with lawmakers.
- November Cases among senators raise COVID questions at Minn. Capitol
- State budget Short-term picture brightens; long-term deficit remains
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In the Dark
January 3, 2021
For Season 2, In the Dark investigated the case of Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Winona, Mississippi, who was tried six times for the same crime. Flowers spent more than 20 years fighting for his life while a white prosecutor spent that same time trying just as hard to execute him.
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Listen to Classical MPR on Amazon Echo and Google Home, and much more
January 2, 2021
You can listen to Classical Minnesota Public Radio on Amazon Echo and Google Home, as well as install Alexa skills for all of the themed YourClassical music streams. Here's how.
- App: Listen to Classical MPR on mobile devices
Download The Current app
January 1, 2021
Download The Current's app to hear a crisp, high-fidelity stream of our station (and additional streams) wherever you go!
Looking back at 2020: Your very good news in a really bad year
January 1, 2021
Most people will probably agree that 2020 was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. But this is not a story about all the ills of the year. This is a story about the good that came out of 2020: love, births, new relationships, milestones and so much more.
The Current's Top 89 of 2020
January 1, 2021
2020 is over! Thank you for joining us with The Current as bid the year goodbye with the Top 89 songs of 2020, as voted by you.
Listen to The Current on January 1, 2021 starting at 10 a.m. CT for a replay of the countdown!
Note: We couldn't do #Top89 and other adventurous programming like this without your support.
The Current's Top 89 of 2020
December 31, 2020
2020 is over! Tune in on December 31 at 5 p.m. CT as The Current says goodbye to this year and counts down the Top 89 songs, as voted by you.
As you listen, you can explore The Current Staff picks for their favorite music of 2020!
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- Track The Top 89 Countdown
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Classical MPR: New Year's with Cantus
December 31, 2020
Enjoy a year-end celebration with the Minnesota-based men's vocal ensemble. Listen to Classical MPR on-air or online at 7 p.m. CT on Dec. 31 with host Melissa Dundis.
Your very good news in a really bad year
December 29, 2020
Most people will probably agree that it's been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. But this is not a story about all the ills of the year. This is a story about the good that came out of 2020: love, births, new relationships, milestones and so much more.