Hometown hero and 2020 Olympic champ Sunisa Lee to make a run at Paris 2024
November 16, 2022
The 2020 women’s all-around gymnastics champion announced Tuesday that she will return to training at the elite level following the end of her sophomore season at Auburn next spring.
- August Olympic champion Suni Lee surprises students at St. Paul elementary school
- Timeline Olympian Sunisa Lee's path from St. Paul to stardom
- 2021 'A historic moment for our community': Hmong Minnesotans revel in Sunisa Lee's Olympic journey
Published Vote now in Round 4 of YourClassical's Carol Countdown
November 15, 2022
It’s down to the Final 4 in YourClassical’s Carol Countdown, a tournament-style voting bracket in which our listeners pick their favorite Christmas songs.
Will the winner be “Sussex Carol,” “Silent Night,” “Coventry Carol” or “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”? Only you can help decide. Vote now!
Record flock of sandhill cranes at Sherburne refuge
November 14, 2022
The graceful, vocal birds stop by the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge before heading to warmer climes for the winter. This has proved a record year, although many have moved on due to the weekend cold weather.
Teens hired to work overnight as slaughterhouse cleaners, regulators allege
November 14, 2022
Federal regulators say a Wisconsin cleaning contractor has illegally hired minors to work at slaughterhouses, including at the Turkey Valley Farms plant in Marshall, Minn. and the JBS pork processing facility in Worthington, Minn.
Remembering the life and music of Mimi Parker
November 14, 2022
The Current featured special programming on The Local Show and SHEROES Radio dedicated to Low vocalist and drummer Mimi Parker, who died recently from ovarian cancer. Staff also compiled features to remember her:
- In Memoriam Low cofounder Mimi Parker has died
- Remembrance Low's Mimi Parker had a voice that let the light in
- Coverage Low's Mimi Parker remembered by family and friends in Duluth
- Interview (2021) Low's Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker on 'Hey What'
- Concert (2018) Low, live at the Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul
A variety of modern classical music for a fall night
November 13, 2022
As the nights grow longer and cooler, Extra Eclectic host Steve Seel takes the opportunity to sample from the wealth of modern classical works that perfectly complement the mood of an autumnal evening.
Why Lake Superior's legendary gales blow especially hard in November
November 12, 2022
Gale-force winds and 20-foot tall waves whipped across Lake Superior on the anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
There are specific reasons why the wind and waves tend to whip up the same time of year around the Great Lakes.
Candidates of color see gains in Minnesota legislative, local races
November 10, 2022
A new generation of young, diverse Minnesota politicians will head to the Capitol next year following Election Day victories Tuesday. Voters also elected the state’s first openly transgender person. Hennepin County elected the state’s first Black female sheriff.
Vote now in Round 3 of YourClassical's Carol Countdown
November 10, 2022
Eight of your favorite Christmas songs have made it to Round 3 of YourClassical’s Carol Countdown and 24 have fallen as they go head-to-head in a tournament-style voting bracket whose results are decided by our listeners. Which songs will advance to Round 4? Only you can help decide. Vote now!
MPR News: Election Results
November 9, 2022
View election results online, and tune in or stream MPR News for updates and analysis.
- Minnesota Legislature Key races and results
- Photos A look inside polling places across Minnesota on Election Day