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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks about how divisive and contested elections stress communities and how we can reconnect through fearless and curious conversations with people with different political views.