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Minneapolis police union head Bob Kroll, board members interview with MPR News
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- Minneapolis police union head Bob Kroll, board members interview with MPR News
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- 28:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Minneapolis Police Federation president Lt. Bob Kroll, vice president Sgt. Sherral Schmidt, director Sgt. Anna Hedberg and director officer Rich Walker sit down for their first interview with MPR News on June 23 since the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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- Rosemount High School senior Charlie Huang delivers a message to the class of 2020
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Members of the class of 2020 faced an unexpected ending to their school year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, graduating seniors weren’t able to experience last year traditions — like prom, senior day and final competitions — with friends at school.
We asked seniors around the state what they'd like to say to their fellow graduates. Here's a message from Rosemount High School's Charlie Huang.
Find more messages as well as photo galleries of senior celebrations on our website here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/06/12/across-minnesota-graduating-seniors-mark-milestones-amid-the-pandemic
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- Call To Mind Spotlight on Parenting
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- 1:17:23
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Angela Davis and mental health experts met to talk about ways you can support your own well-being, so you can take care of your child and family. COVID-19 is putting a lot of pressure on parents and guardians. Child care is complicated, when available, and managing kids’ distance learning adds new challenges. They explored useful coping strategies and when it’s time to ask for help with a mental health concern.
Find more resources here: https://www.calltomindnow.org/
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- Call To Mind: Spotlight on Black Trauma and Policing
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- 1:32:46
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The death of George Floyd, a black man killed while being forcefully detained by a Minneapolis Police officer, has sparked peaceful demonstrations and destructive riots between protesters and police in the Twin Cities and across the country.
MPR News host Angela Davis had a discussion with cultural trauma experts Resmaa Menakem, Justin Terrell, and Brittany Lewis about the most recent high-profile incident to become an example of historic racial injustice.
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- Monaea Upton, 16, raps about her pandemic experiences
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Sixteen-year-old Monaea Upton, a junior at North High School, is one of more than a dozen teenagers who are competing in the COVID-19 rap challenge. The contest urges youth of color to rap about their pandemic experiences and use their voice to curb the spread of the virus in the black community.
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- Daily dose of sweetness: Violinist puts on tiny balcony concerts
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- 6:21
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Minnesota Opera violinist Emilia Mettenbrink puts on mini performances from her balcony to uplift neighbors in St. Paul.
“I love playing for people,” said Mettenbrink, who also plays with Sphinx Virtuosi. “And I wanted to share something — some emotion, some piece of myself — with others in this time when we can't really share [with] each other as much as we might want to.”
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- Daily Dose of Sweetness: Ms. Rosemary's surprise birthday
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Rosemary Nevils wasn't expecting much of a celebration for her 71st birthday, but friends and family showed up to dance with her in the street.
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- Zencast: Forest bathing and Spring Lake Regional Park
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- 10:46
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Follow along on a simple guided forest bathing led by a certified nature and forest therapy guide Leigha Horton, accompanied by scenes and sounds from Spring Lake Regional Park.
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- Cat gives birth to three healthy kittens while in foster care
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- While Animal Humane Society is closed to the public for at least the next month, their work caring for and finding care for animals continues. Here's Sasha, a cat recently surrendered in the Twin Cities, with her three healthy kittens.
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- Zencast: Zen Meditation and the North Shore.
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- 9:46
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Follow along to a simple guided meditation lead by secular mindfulness and Minnesota Zen Meditation Center teacher Ben Connelly, accompanied by scenes from Minnesota’s North Shore.
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- Daily dose of sweetness: Powderhorn neighborhood singalong
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Inspired by videos of quarantined Italians singing and playing music, Minnesotans are stepping out their doors to lift up their voices as a way to maintain connectivity while under Gov. Tim Walz’s stay at home order.
In the Powderhorn neighborhood, you’ll hear songs like “You are My Sunshine,” The Beatles’ “Let It Be,” or "If I Had a Hammer," written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays.
A group of neighbors have been meeting every evening on the 3400 block of 15th Avenue in Minneapolis for an organized social distance singalong at 7 p.m. They safely share song lyrics and suggestions through a Google Doc.
“When I see our neighbors begin to gather and people walking by begin to gather, I feel like as we sing together and as we breathe together, we bridge some of the physical distance between us,” Gretchen Pick said.
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- Daily dose of sweetness: Twin Cities residents sing "Imagine"
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Inspired by videos of quarantined Italians singing and playing music, Minnesotans are stepping out their doors to lift up their voices as a way to maintain connectivity while under Gov. Tim Walz’s stay-at-home order.
At the same time in a nearby south Minneapolis neighborhood, Aszani Stoddard has been singing every night, rain or shine, since mid-March.
Stoddard is encouraging others to do the same, and people around the Twin Cities have been joining in from their own porches or street corners.
While Stoddard has been singing John Lennon’s “Imagine,” she says it doesn’t matter what song you sing or even if you can’t sing well. What’s important is that singing connects people.
“It's one of the things that we have used to connect ourselves with other people throughout time,” Stoddard said. “We’re all in it together.”
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- Daily dose of sweetness: St. Cloud sings
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis is calling on residents to go outside and sing “God Bless America” at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays "until this is over" to honor the front line workers who are fighting COVID-19. "Let’s honor those serving us — our health care professionals, first responders and many more. Let’s lift our voices to “God Bless America” — to lift their spirts!" Kleis said in a tweet.
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- Zencast: Mindfulness exercises for stress relief
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- 11:11
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Follow along as Dr. Mary Freitag leads mindfulness meditation exercises to help reduce stress, accompanied by scenes and sounds of birds from Wolsfeld Woods Science and Natural Area.
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- "We all need one another:" Golden Valley neighborhood find ways to connect from afar
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- For more than a week, residents in a Golden Valley neighborhood have been stepping outside their homes to take an evening stroll and connect with each other — from at least six feet away.
There’s no set meeting spot, said Lindsay Gerten, who initiated the organized walks. Residents in the Thotland Terrace neighborhood just head out their doors around 5:15 or 7 p.m. and start walking. As they run into each other along the way, neighbors can then stop and chat from a distance.
It gives them a chance to be there for each other amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, a group spread out in the street and a yard to sing happy birthday to Lincoln Higgins, who won’t be able to celebrate with friends at a bowling alley as planned.
“It was really important just to get out and talk to people, find out how everyone's doing. Catch up on what's going on in life,” Gerten said. “I think everyone is at a very challenging place right now and we all n...
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- Zencasts: Take a hike at Wolsfeld Woods
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- 14:59
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Feeling a little cooped up? Too much time at home? Come on a spring hike at Wolsfeld Woods Scientific and Natural Area with us.
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- Chatfield High School's Rube Goldberg Machine Test Run
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- A team of Chatfield High School students are the two-time reigning high school champions of national Rube Goldberg Machine contest. They're hoping for a third consecutive national win in April — but first they have to figure out how to turn out a light.
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- Taiko women come together in St. Paul to beat drums, make history
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- 3:04
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- 'HERbeat' at the Ordway brings together top female drummers from around the world.
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- Minnesota Made Matchup: Post-It Notes vs. Minnesota State Fair
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Throughout the February member drive, we've been holding head-to-head style matchups of audience-suggested places, inventions and ideas with Minnesota roots. In round six, Post-It Notes take on the Minnesota State Fair.
Here are some pros and cons for each from a couple of super fans in our newsroom. Follow along with the competition and cast your vote here: https://www.mprnews.org/minnesota-made-matchup
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- Some web surveys have merit, but many do not
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Once a novelty, then valuable only for list-based samples of people known to access the internet, now web surveys are being used for broader purposes—including political polling. Perhaps even more than other surveys, however, the quality of web surveys varies widely. https://www.apmresearchlab.org/blog/polling-season-ahead-what-you-need-to-know?rq=polls
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- How to tell if a political poll is credible
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Not all polls have value. Major media outlets and many survey research firms have a strong reputational incentive for investing in solid surveys. Still, some pollsters and media outlets have either partisan motivations, more interest in attention than credibility, or both. Here's how you distinguish the good from the bad.
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- Love at the Roller Rink
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- 2:47
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- A few nights a week, a close-knit group of people gather at the Roller Garden in St. Louis Park. They say they're like family ... and thanks to the rink, some actually are. It's been the backdrop to more than a few romances over the years. And this Valentine's Day, we thought we'd share the love story of two couples:
Matt and Debra Kneen, 55 and 61 respectively, met and fell in love at the skating rink. They began dating in June 2017 and were married Sept. 29, 2018. Theirs is the only wedding to be held at the Roller Garden in 75 years.
Friday nights are date nights for Alexander Kelly and Ciara Swart, and they spend it on their wheels. The 26-year-olds have been together for four years and got engaged July 2019.
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- What you need to know about refugee resettlement in Minnesota
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- An executive order on refugee resettlement that was issued by President Trump in September is causing confusion, and some controversy. Here’s a quick summary of what’s been happening around the state on this issue. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/01/09/amid-the-chaos-minnesota-counties-say-yea-or-nay-to-refugees
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- Put your social media accounts on a ‘disinformation diet’
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- You don’t have to ditch social media to keep disinformation out of your media diet. Social media users have a lot more control over the information they see and share than they think they do. Here are some tips. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/01/14/put-your-social-media-accounts-on-a-disinformation-diet
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- Disinformation 2020: How to spot faulty news this election year
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Truth doesn’t often go viral. Instead, it’s exaggerated, false or malicious content that tends to wind up in our digital news feeds. Here are some best practices for spotting disinformation. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/01/08/disinformation-2020-how-to-spot-faulty-news-this-election-year
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- Election 2020: Minnesota’s presidential primary, explained
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- From the primary date to how you vote, here’s what you need to know to be ready for Minnesota’s first presidential primary in decades.
Background music: Retro by Wayne Jones via YouTube Audio Library
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- When it comes to recycling, you're (probably) doing it wrong
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- 0:38
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Have you ever been guilty of wish-cycling? - Throwing something in a recycle bin you weren't really sure is recyclable. Don't beat yourself up. Here are some do's and don'ts to help you get it right from here on out! https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/06/28/recycling-youre-doing-it-wrong
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- 'A labor of love:' Duluth backyard ice rinks create wintertime community
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Backyard rinks have grown in popularity over the past few years sparked in part by groups on social media and companies that make building them more accessible. While all rinks share one common denominator in ice, their caretakers approach nearly every other facet is different ways from they flood their rinks to the way they deal with weather events to how they construct their boards and light their ice.
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- Lake Superior waves at Park Point in Duluth
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The beach along Park Point in Duluth is vanishing at times today under big Lake Superior waves.
More details on the storm: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/12/29/winter-storm-lingers-across-minnesota-more-snow-possible-statewide-monday
Video by Derek Montgomery for MPR News
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- Program works with drag performers to celebrate self-love, acceptance and individuality
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Stories Together with Drag Performers is a program put on by Hennepin County Libraries during LGBTQ History month in October. It partners with drag performers from the Twin Cities community to lead storytimes that focus on self-love, acceptance and individuality. The program began in 2018. Since then, hundreds of children have attended the events.
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- Crow Patrol: Murder descends upon Rochester
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Follow along as the heroes of Rochester's Crow Patrol defend the city from thousands of crows using lasers, starter guns and their wits. Read the full story here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/12/05/rochester-crow-patrol-on-bird-poop-problems
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- Press conference on Minneapolis high-rise fire
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- 16:35
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Video of the press conference outside 630 Cedar Ave. apartment high rise in Minneapolis, following a Nov. 27, 2019, fire that killed five and injured four.
Read the full story: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/11/27/early-morning-fire-in-minneapolis-high-rise-leaves-five-dead-three-hurt
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- Leigha Horton reads 'Lost' by David Wagoner
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Leigha Horton of Silvae Spiritus reads David Wagoner's poem, "Lost," at the end of a guided nature and forest therapy hike at Crosby Regional Farm in St. Paul.
The practice of shinrin-yoku, or "forest bathing," was developed in Japan to boost people's physical and mental health by reconnecting them with nature.
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- Cathedral of St. Paul rings bells to honor veterans
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Bells rang at Cathedral of St. Paul 11 times at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2019 in honor of service veterans. Churches in Minneapolis and St. Paul took part in the city-wide bell ringing event sponsored by City of Bells. The Minneapolis-based nonprofit also rang a replica of the famed Liberty Bell on the Minnesota Capitol complex grounds.
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- A nonprofit uses drones to help restore dying forests along North Shore
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The Nature Conservancy began using drones to aid its reforestation efforts in northeast Minnesota. It has helped in several ways from making highly detailed maps to providing flyover video in key areas.
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- St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter talks trash collection
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- 6:52
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- St. Paul still has contractual obligations to garbage haulers, even if voters reject the hauling system in a referendum in Nov., the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on Oct. 16.
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter held a press conference to share his reaction. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/10/16/mn-supreme-court-st-paul-still-owes-trash-haulers-no-matter-nov-5-vote
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- Trump campaign rally in Minneapolis
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- 2:06:57
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- President Trump held a campaign rally on Oct. 10 in Minneapolis.
You can find additional reporting from that event here:
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/10/10/fact-check-president-trumps-minneapolis-rally-speech
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/10/11/thousands-of-protesters-demonstrate-outside-trumps-rally-at-target-center
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- Winner of the Creepy Doll Contest
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- 12:12
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- We joined History Center Of Olmsted County Monday as they announced the winners of their Creepy Doll Contest. The History Center had been posting pictures and videos on social media of its most unsettling dolls, seeking votes on which one is the most nightmarish. The story and contest ended up being shared around the nation and the world! They announced the winners Monday, here's a recording of the live video. Those and other dolls will be on display at the History Center through Dec. 1! Which is your favorite doll? https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/10/23/whos-the-creepiest-of-them-all
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- Meet Jaseana and her parents, Susan and Brandon Drucker
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- In Minnesota, older teens that are available for adoption often wait more than twice as long as younger children to be adopted — Sometimes it never happens. When it does, it can be beautiful, as the Drucker family found.
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- Koehn: 'There can be life after farming'
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Mark Koehn, a fourth-generation farmer, transitioned out of farming more than 20 years ago and now works as a county agricultural appraiser. Koehn hopes that sharing his story will help struggling farmers who are deciding to change careers.
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- California tech exec buys Lake Superior lighthouse
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- This fall a 34-year-old executive from San Francisco made a highly unusual real estate transaction: He bought a historic Lake Superior lighthouse, sight unseen, in a government auction.
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- Supporters and protesters gather at Trump rally in Minneapolis
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- 3:08
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- President Trump has had a bumpy road to get here, but he's coming to Minneapolis for the first campaign event since the U.S. House started impeachment proceedings. Our reporters talked to a few supporters and a few protesters about what brought them out. Here's what they had to say.
Check out our live coverage here: https://live.mprnews.org/Event/Trump_comes_to_Minneapolis
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- Salon teaches natural hair care classes for multiracial families
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Melissa Taylor of Beauty Lounge Minneapolis teaches classes targeted towards multiracial families and parents of transracial adoptees who want to learn how to do their children's hair. Taylor says her goal is to empower these parents with knowledge of natural hair care so they can pass that knowledge on to their kids. She also wants these children to see that they are beautiful the way that they are.
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- Minnesota youth prepare to join Global Climate Strike
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Students across Minnesota are planning to protest Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, to demand action on climate change. Ahead of the Global Climate Strike, students from St. Olaf College, Stillwater Area High School, Perpich Arts High School and Edina High School talk about why they're working to fight climate change. (Christine T. Nguyen | MPR News)
Read more here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/09/20/minnesota-students-striking-for-climate-change-share-hopes-fears-for-future
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- St. Paul Saints hold mini parade and pep rally to celebrate championship victory
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- 2:53
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- In case you missed it, the St. Paul Saints celebrated their championship victory with a parade, of sorts. The parade route was a block long and the entire procession was through in a couple of minutes. But it still packed plenty of pep! Here's video of the parade and the short rally that followed.
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- Community leaders discuss fatal shootings in St. Paul
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- 14:39
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Community leaders gather outside Golden Thyme Coffee and Cafe to announce a call to action following three overnight shootings in St. Paul on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019.
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- Sen. Bernie Sanders at the Minnesota State Fair
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- 1:02:19
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- MPR News host Tom Crann interviews Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders at the MPR booth at the Minnesota State Fair. This “Meet the Candidate” conversation includes a Q&A with the Vermont senator and questions from the state fair audience.
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- Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib hold news conference on travel restrictions
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- 39:23
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Editor's Note: Comments have been turned off on this video because some previous comments violate MPR News standards.
Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib sharply criticized Israel on Monday for denying them entry to the Jewish state and called on fellow members of Congress to visit while they cannot.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/08/19/omar-tlaib-host-news-conference-on-travel-restrictions
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- What you can — and can't — do under Minnesota's new 'hands-free' cellphone law
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- 4:37
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Starting Aug. 1, holding a cellphone while driving becomes illegal in Minnesota. Under the new law, drivers can send messages, place calls or use an app while driving only if their device is in hands-free or voice-activated mode.
Minnesota State Patrol Chief Matt Langer joins MPR News reporter Tim Nelson to discuss what you can and can't do under the new "hands-free" cellphone law.
Read this story to learn more about the new law: https://blogs.mprnews.org/capitol-view/2019/04/hands-free-cell-phone-is-now-law-so-how-does-it-work/
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- A rattlesnake gets released
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Steve Winter, a certified wildlife biologist in Winona, Minn., releases a snake on July 14, 2019. The snake was removed from someone's yard earlier in the day and later relocated to a nearby area with no homes but still likely within the territory that the snake was familiar with.
Video: Courtesy of Steve Winter
