The Minnesota State Fair might be canceled, but there’s no way MPR News would have let the annual weather quiz with Mark Seeley go on hiatus for a pandemic. For the 24th year in a row, Seeley will be taking your questions about the weather and quizzing you back. Have you been paying attention? You can call into the the radio-only show guest hosted by Gary Eichten at 11 a.m. on Labor Day.
What happens when a magical girl comes face to face with a cunning tiger in her quiet village? Find out in the Hmong folk tale 'Yer and the Tiger,' the latest episode of Classical Kids Storytime, featuring traditional music, narration by Ka Vang and illustrations by Xee Reiter. - Classical Kids Storytime: More great stories from our library - Podcasts: Free classical downloads for your listening list - Classical 15: Give kids 15 minutes of classical music a day
The Mississippi man who was tried six times for the same crime and whose case was the subject of Season 2 of the APM Reports podcast In the Dark sees his two-decade saga come to an end.
There's still time for some summer fun, and The Current has the perfect playlist: The Current's Labor Day Block-Rockin' Weekend! Listen online or tune in to hear three songs in a row from your favorite artists all weekend until midnight on Monday. Follow the playlist
Guitarist An Tran has a treasured photograph. In it, he is a young child and his parents are lifting him high overhead at their home in Vietnam. He remembers that at that moment his parents were singing what he describes as "the most beautiful melody ever:" a Vietnamese folk song translated as "Stay, My Beloved." It was a grounding moment in Tran's childhood and the song is the backbone of his new album, "Stay, My Beloved." More on classicalmpr.org
The Minnesota State Fair, better known as The Great Minnesota Get-Together, has a permanent home on 320 acres along Snelling Avenue in St. Paul. The fairgrounds' historical buildings host a slew of exhibitors, plants, animals, arts, and plenty of jam. Other big attractions include the various foods on a stick, carnival rides, livestock shows and grandstand performances. Then there is the MPR booth located on Judson and Nelson. A perfect spot to relax those feet, check out some live programing, and enjoy the popular activity of people watching. Today would have been MPR Day at the Fair, and we’re noting it this year by featuring some memories available in the MPR Archive for you.
University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel said in the initial phase, students in university housing will spend the first 10 days on average in a “dorm version of a stay-at-home order,” broken only when they attend class, go to work, eat or exercise. By the end of September, students will have to follow curfews starting at 9 p.m. - Returning to campus U of M students to face curbs, curfews - Preventing college parties? Shame and blame don't work, but beer pong outside might - Move in, move out For in-person college, everything rests on the first few weeks
Starting this week, farmers in parts of Minnesota will face new restrictions on how they apply nitrogen fertilizer. The regulations are aimed at reducing nitrate contamination in the state's groundwater. But whether they'll have a real impact on a growing health and environmental problem is still up for debate. - Report Nitrate in drinking water a costly problem for small, rural cities - Minn. moves to reduce nitrates in groundwater Environmental groups wonder, wait
Talking Volumes 2020 tickets are on sale Sept. 1! You really don’t want to miss this lineup of amazing writers. We’re going virtual this year, and offering tickets on a pay-what-you-can model (from $20 to FREE). Tickets and info at mprevents.org - Tuesday, September 22 at 7:00pm - Claudia Rankine “Just Us: An American Conversation” - Wednesday, September 30 at 7:00pm - Helen MacDonald “Vesper Flights” - Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00pm - Sarah Broom “The Yellow House”
Northern Minnesota is among the fastest warming areas on the planet, and that’s beginning to change the makeup of forests there.