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Birge took the plunge behind the microphone and has been connecting the dots for YourClassical MPR listeners for 29 years – including 21 as morning show host. On Aug. 28, he’ll sign off for his last regular shift.
Small business owners in northeastern Minnesota told their state legislators Friday that the wildfires that have been burning in and around the Boundary Waters for almost a month have had a “disastrous” impact on their bottom lines. One canoe outfitter says he lost 98 percent of his revenue to cancellations in July.
With the DFL U.S. Senate primary is around two weeks away, Flanagan and Craig have been exchanging critiques in ads, but those ads have not gotten too deep into where they differ on several key policies.
The Current, Radio Milwaukee, and Converge Media are partnering for special programming connected to the 2026 Eaux Claires Festival.
Wildfires that officials say will burn into the fall have already scorched more than 70,000 acres, including huge swaths of the wilderness. But experts say fire is needed for a healthy forest.
Wildfires have forced some northeastern Minnesota residents from their homes while thousands more wait, packed and prepared, in case evacuation orders come.
Under a blazing sun, dancers and drum groups gathered at Prairie Island Indian Community for a weekend celebration, food and fun that the heat could not slow down.
The Minnesota Aurora are headed west to the national semifinals of the USL W League on Saturday. That’s after the pre-professional soccer team earned a dramatic win over the holiday weekend.
Radio Camp is an annual weeklong teaching event hosted by MPR with partner ThreeSixty Journalism.