Minnesota booksellers share their favorite beach reads
August 15, 2025
MPR News reached out to Minnesota booksellers across to the state to get their recommendations on the best beach reads to add to your TBR this summer.
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Join MPR at the Minnesota State Fair
August 12, 2025
Minnesota Public Radio is back in a big way at this year’s Minnesota State Fair. Join MPR News, The Current, and YourClassical MPR at the Great Minnesota Get-Together, August 21 through September 1, 2025. We’ll be holding down our usual spot, near Judson and Nelson, with lots of fun and festivities to be had all day, every day.
After attacks on Minnesota lawmakers, some commit to cooler rhetoric. Can it last?
August 11, 2025
Almost two months after a pair of state legislators and their families were shot in their homes, Minnesota lawmakers hope to lead a national shift reining in toxic political discourse.
Six weeks after destructive storms, Bemidji still struggling
August 8, 2025
Hurricane-force winds felled millions of trees in Beltrami County in a late-June storm. The cleanup efforts continue, but officials lament the lack of help from the federal government.
A musical tribute to Melissa and Mark Hortman
August 7, 2025
Music is an incredible connector during all phases of life, including tragedy. In June, our community lost Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in a senseless act of violence. At 8 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 6, the Hortmans’ children, Colin and Sophie, joined The Current’s Morning Show to share songs and stories that embody their parents’ spirit and memory.
In Vergas, dashing dachshunds go paw to paw in ‘Running of the Wieners’
August 5, 2025
Vergas is home to the world’s largest loon statue. So, it’s only fitting that its yearly celebration called “Looney Days” pays tribute to the moniker by amping the “loony” up all the way to 11. And this past Saturday was no different as the 12th annual “Running of the Wieners” took place with its biggest field of competitors to date.
Pixel & Plot: Classical Music from Video Games, TV, and Movies
August 5, 2025
Video Games, TV Shows, and Movies wouldn’t be the same without the iconic music that accompanies them. Listen to the music that has helped shape some of the most legendary films, shows, and games on the big screen.
The Current, Fat Tire, and Street Factory Media present the Unsanctioned Series
August 4, 2025
Ditch the summer heat at the Unsanctioned Series! It’s an unforgettable evening of music, tasty beverages, and non-stop fun at Familia Skateboard Shop on Saturday, August 9. Enter below for your chance to attend – the only way in, is to win!
Talking Volumes 26th season announced for Fall 2025
July 29, 2025
Talking Volumes, a collaboration between MPR News and the Minnesota Star Tribune, returns for a landmark 26th season at the historic Fitzgerald Theater.
Q&A: With ‘Chunkadelic,’ Nur-D doubles down on joy and resistance
July 23, 2025
Minnesota rapper Nur-D discusses his new album “Chunkadelic,” a genre-blending, deeply personal project born from a Reddit insult, exploring joy, resistance and staying true to himself in a conformist industry.