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New poll: Walz up by 9 in governor's race, but fence-sitters abound

Title: New poll: Walz up by 9 in governor's race, but fence-sitters abound
Runtime: 0:40
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Democrat Tim Walz has a clear lead over Republican Jeff Johnson in the race to be Minnesota's next governor. But with fewer than two months until the election, a sizable percentage of voters remain undecided, according to a new MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/09/15/minnesota-governor-race-walz-johnson-mpr-star-tribune-poll

Supreme court throws out Minnesota polling place law

Title: Supreme court throws out Minnesota polling place law
Runtime: 0:32
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The Minnesotans who challenged a state law restricting what people can wear when they vote are celebrated a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year that struck it down.
Minnesota contended the restrictions were reasonable, kept order at polling places and prevented voter intimidation. But the justices, in a 7-2 ruling, said the state's limits on political clothing violate the free speech clause of the First Amendment.
Check out the full story here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/06/14/supreme-court-strikes-down-minnesota-voter-clothing-law

How campaigns retrieve and use your contact information

Title: How campaigns retrieve and use your contact information
Runtime: 0:45
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Those texts and emails? They're not from your friends
Campaigns may know your phone number, where you live and whether you're likely to vote. And they'll be using the information to contact you in a number of ways.

Read the full story here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/09/11/text-and-emails-coming-from-political-campaings

St Paul opens new courts designed for sepak takraw

Title: St Paul opens new courts designed for sepak takraw
Runtime: 0:54
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A local organization, sepak takraw of USA, teamed up with the St Paul Park Conservancy and the Parks and Recreation department to transform unused tennis courts into sepak takraw courts. This past Saturday marked the dedication of three new courts at the Duluth and Case Rec Center at east St Paul, designed and measured specifically for sepak takraw.

First-graders' advice to kindergarteners on the first day of school

Title: First-graders' advice to kindergarteners on the first day of school
Runtime: 2:36
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: For kindergarteners across Minnesota, the day after Labor Day is momentous: It marks the first day of big-kid school. We asked some Duluth first-graders, who were there just a year ago, to offer a little advice. [Video: Derek Montgomery for MPR News | Music: bensound.com ]

#AskTheCandidates: Tim Walz and Jeff Johnson Debate at the MN State Fair

Title: #AskTheCandidates: Tim Walz and Jeff Johnson Debate at the MN State Fair
Runtime: 50:54
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tim Walz and Republican candidate Jeff Johnson faced off in an MPR News debate at the Minnesota State Fair on Friday, August 31st, 2018.

10th Annual "Great Minnesota State Fair Sketch Together"

Title: 10th Annual "Great Minnesota State Fair Sketch Together"
Runtime: 1:17
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Video by: Lacey Young

State Fair's newspaper museum preserves piece of journalism's past

Title: State Fair's newspaper museum preserves piece of journalism's past
Runtime: 0:34
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Former newspaper owner Carlton Dewitt operates a printing press at the Minnesota Newspaper Museum at the Minnesota State Fair, on Aug 24, 2018. The newspaper prints its own edition, the Maynard News, and gives it out for free to fairgoers.

Video by Gabriel Kwan | MPR News

Title: Indian Horse Relays are a family affair
Runtime: 2:07
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Last weekend, Indian Horse Relays took over the track at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn. Tim Brown and 2 of his 3 sons made up the team Brown Bois, from Bois Forte band of Chippewa. Brown is 54 and has been riding since 1983, now he has his sons on his team.

Title: What constitutes affordable housing?
Runtime: 1:08
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: When we talk about affordable housing, we usually talk about whether someone has a place to live or not. But buried in that discussion is another facet of the housing shortage: whether someone’s rent is just a few dollars away from becoming unaffordable.

Graphic content: St. Paul police shooting of William "Billy" Hughes

Title: Graphic content: St. Paul police shooting of William "Billy" Hughes
Runtime: 3:16
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The video above is from body camera videos of two St. Paul police officers who fatally shot William "Billy" Hughes on Aug. 5, 2018. St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell released the videos Aug. 17, 2018. The department blurred the image of Hughes after he had been shot. The videos were not edited nor enhanced by MPR News.

Redacted video provided by: City of St. Paul
Edited by: Lacey Young

DFL Gubernatorial candidates debate on MPR News

Title: DFL Gubernatorial candidates debate on MPR News
Runtime: 52:28
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: DFL Gubernatorial candidates Erin Murphy, Tim Walz and Lori Swanson debate on MPR News. Moderated by Mike Mulcahy.

Mash-ka-wisen sobriety powwow: In their own words

Title: Mash-ka-wisen sobriety powwow: In their own words
Runtime: 1:21
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The Mash-ka-wisen treatment center held its 40th annual Celebration of Sobriety Powwow in Sawyer, Minn. on Saturday, Aug. 4. Many clients credit the culturally focused treatment with helping them in recovery. Hear their stories: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/08/09/in-their-own-image-native-americans-share-stories-of-recovery

Video by: Lacey Young

Wilderness newbies develop an ‘I Can!’ attitude outdoors

Title: Wilderness newbies develop an ‘I Can!’ attitude outdoors
Runtime: 2:12
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: If you haven’t gone fishing, camping or mountain biking, and don’t have a friend or family member who has, you are highly unlikely to take full advantage of outdoor life in Minnesota. The DNR hopes to change that.

Read the full story here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/08/08/teaching-outdoor-skills-to-wilderness-newbies-dnr-program
Check out the DNR's program here: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/ican/index.html

Elections Explained: What's a primary election?

Title: Elections Explained: What's a primary election?
Runtime: 2:10
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Minnesota's primary election is Aug. 14, 2018 and we've got it explained for you.
Do you have other election-related questions?
Comment below or ask us on Twitter @mprnews #askmprnews

Graphics by Jiwon Choi
Video by Lacey Young and Jiwon Choi
Script by Briana Bierschbach

Sound effects: http://www.freesfx.co.uk/
Background music: http://www.bensound.com/

Jeff Johnson and Tim Pawlenty debate at MPR

Title: Jeff Johnson and Tim Pawlenty debate at MPR
Runtime: 47:31
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Mike Mulcahy moderates a debates between GOP candidates for governor Jeff Johnson and Tim Pawlenty inside the UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio.

Graphic content: Minneapolis police shooting of Thurman Blevins

Title: Graphic content: Minneapolis police shooting of Thurman Blevins
Runtime: 1:48
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The City of Minneapolis released police body camera video July 29, 2018. It shows a fatal confrontation between two police officers and a 31-year-old man on June 23, 2018. View raw video as well as an enhanced version on the city's website: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/records/frequent

Raw video provided by: City of Minneapolis
Edited by: Evan Frost, Lacey Young, Jiwon Choi

Margaret Anderson Kelliher on why she's running for congress.

Title: Margaret Anderson Kelliher on why she's running for congress.
Runtime: 1:05
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Margaret Anderson Kelliher speaks to MPR News' Tim Nelson about why she's running for congress.

Frank Drake on why he's running for congress.

Title: Frank Drake on why he's running for congress.
Runtime: 0:36
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Frank Drake speaks to MPR News' Tim Nelson about why he's running for congress.

State Sen. Patricia Torres Ray on why she's running for congress.

Title: State Sen. Patricia Torres Ray on why she's running for congress.
Runtime: 1:39
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Stare Sen. Patricia Torres Ray speaks to MPR News' Tim Nelson about why she is running for congress.

Jamal Abdulahi on why he's running for congress.

Title: Jamal Abdulahi on why he's running for congress.
Runtime: 1:49
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Jamal Abdulahi speaks to MPR News' Tim Nelson about why he's running for Congress.

State Rep. Ilhan Omar on why she's running for congress.

Title: State Rep. Ilhan Omar on why she's running for congress.
Runtime: 3:11
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: State Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks with MPR News' Tim Nelson about why she's running for congress.

Police K-9 bites raise questions of control

Title: Police K-9 bites raise questions of control
Runtime: 0:51
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: In Minneapolis and St. Paul, police dogs were involved in 290 biting cases from January 2012 to July 2018. In St. Paul, about 1.7 accidental biting incidents occur every year. Take a look at a couple recent incidents. Video by: Jiwon Choi

Title: Choral rehearsal for 'Mandela at 100'
Runtime: 1:38
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Members of the Minnesota Chorale rehearse one of the pieces for “Mandela at 100,” which will be presented Friday July 20, 2018, at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Video by Euan Kerr | MPR News

Title: A coyote running along James Avenue
Runtime: 0:12
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: This video from Matt Reinartz shows a coyote running along James Avenue in the Macalester Groveland neighborhood in St. Paul the morning of July 15, 2018.

Coyote trots through St. Paul neighborhood

Title: Coyote trots through St. Paul neighborhood
Runtime: 0:48
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: This video from Elizabeth Johnson shows a coyote running along Beechwood Avenue in St. Paul on the morning of July 5, 2018.

Title: Cameras that watch your home
Runtime: 1:06
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: As the prices drop, more and more homeowners are installing surveillance cameras around their houses, townhomes and apartments. The cameras catch thieves stealing packages, breaking in, or as it did here, someone making off with mulch on a bike from outside a garage in St. Paul.

Judge Kavanaugh talks about presidential immunity

Title: Judge Kavanaugh talks about presidential immunity
Runtime: 3:12
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: At an event in 2008 at the University of Minnesota Law School, Judge Brett Kavanaugh talks about his belief that U.S. presidents should be exempt from prosecution.

Be prepared! New ticks are moving north, but scientists offer hope

Title: Be prepared! New ticks are moving north, but scientists offer hope
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: As tick ranges expand, researchers are looking for ways to combat the diseases they spread. University of Minnesota entomology professor Uli Munderloh says vaccines against tick-borne diseases are the way to fight back.

Video: Lacey Young

Removing thousands of bees is a tricky venture

Title: Removing thousands of bees is a tricky venture
Runtime: 2:11
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Beekeeper Chris Pesklo removed an estimated 7,000 - 10,000 honey bees from the side of a church in downtown St. Paul -- very carefully.

Video by: Lacey Young | MPR News

Second-year beekeeper Chris Pesklo removes thousands of bees swarm by our St. Paul office

Title: Second-year beekeeper Chris Pesklo removes thousands of bees swarm by our St. Paul office
Runtime: 0:32
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: A beekeeper on Friday afternoon successfully got a large bee swarm down from the side of a church in downtown St. Paul so they can be transported to a safer new home. Read the full story here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/06/22/bee-swarm-downtown-st-paul

Title: 360 video: A new breed of housing
Runtime: 1:13
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley is trying something new to the canine world – a new dog habitat style called group housing.

The enclosure houses up to six dogs at a time, where each dog has its own "den." Dens are for eating, sleeping and timeouts.

Group housing promotes socialization so dogs don't spend most of the day in a cage by themselves. This room opened to the public on Monday, and if successful, the Animal Humane Society hopes to create more like this one.

Video by: Lacey Young | MPR News

Swanson jumps into DFL governor's race with Rep. Nolan as running mate

Title: Swanson jumps into DFL governor's race with Rep. Nolan as running mate
Runtime: 20:20
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson threw a wild card into the race for governor Monday, saying she'll run against state Rep. Erin Murphy and U.S. House Rep. Tim Walz in the Aug. 14 Democratic primary. She'll be joined on the ticket by retiring U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan.
"Together, joining forces, we intend to solve problems for the people of Minnesota and work on things like jobs and health care and education," Swanson told reporters Monday with Nolan by her side.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2kOcJXl
Watch the full live video here: https://www.facebook.com/matt.sepic/videos/10160604533650615/?hc_ref=ARTxZ7en_CEWw-goLHWLVTM7A6qUzBTq-WtUyNi_HJcIngyV0oh6-wxQxMNp8OoIY3I

Facing lynchings from Duluth to Montgomery

Title: Facing lynchings from Duluth to Montgomery
Runtime: 5:10
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Two guys named Carl walked onto a bus last month in Duluth, one black, one white. One of them was Carl Crawford, the other was Carl Huber. Together, they traveled to Alabama to visit the new memorial to the victims of lynching, and they became friends on the journey. After they returned, they talked together about what the trip meant to them.

Title: How to clean a walleye
Runtime: 3:54
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: How to clean a walleye with Stream Habitat Coordinator at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Brian Nerbonne.
Follow this link to watch the full tutorial that was recorded via Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MPRnews/videos/10155924440718591/

The walleye in this demonstration were collected as part of routine testing by the DNR and were later fed to eagles that are a part of the department's EagleCam program.

Explosions at the Husky Energy refinery/KARE-TV

Title: Explosions at the Husky Energy refinery/KARE-TV
Runtime: 2:26
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Around 4:45 pm, a new series of explosions went off during the fire at the Husky Energy refinery in Superior, Wis. The fire that started around 10 a.m. has forced evacuations of schools, a hospital and homes around the plant. Video courtesy of KARE-TV

Multiple injuries reported in oil refinery explosion near Duluth

Title: Multiple injuries reported in oil refinery explosion near Duluth
Runtime: 0:22
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: An explosion rocked a large refinery in Wisconsin Thursday, injuring several people, a fire official said.

Surveillance video shows murder suspect asking for directions

Title: Surveillance video shows murder suspect asking for directions
Runtime: 0:44
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Dodge County Sheriff’s Office today released this surveillance video obtained by investigators from the gas station next to Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood, Iowa, which shows Lois Riess asking for directions south of the state on March 23, 2018 at approximately 630 p.m. Riess is wanted in connection with the murder of her husband in Minnesota, and the subsequent murder of Pamela Hutchinson in Florida.

Lois Riess talks to her alleged murder victim

Title: Lois Riess talks to her alleged murder victim
Runtime: 0:08
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Newly released surveillance video shows 56-year-old Lois Riess of Blooming Prairie, Minn., in a Florida bar smiling and talking with 59-year-old Pamela Hutchinson whom police say she later killed so she could steal her identity.

360 video: Dessa sings the National Anthem at the Twins home opener

Title: 360 video: Dessa sings the National Anthem at the Twins home opener
Runtime: 2:17
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter Dessa sang the national anthem for the Minnesota Twins home opener on April 5, 2018. And a bald eagle misses the mark.

Title: Snowy owls released after recovery
Runtime: 0:52
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The University of Minnesota's Raptor Center released two snowy owls after they completed their rehab. Both peeked out of their box and took flight in Superior, Wisc., on Sunday. Read the story here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/03/26/rescued-snowy-owls-returned-to-the-wild

Deputy arrests boy with what turns out to be air gun

Title: Deputy arrests boy with what turns out to be air gun
Runtime: 3:43
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: This video released by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office shows a deputy apprehending a boy carrying what turned out to be air gun, after reports of someone pointing a rifle out a window of an apartment building at Snelling and Larpenteur, only a few yards from where Philando Castile was shot in 2016.

The Nightingale Trio sing "Oj Khodyt’ Son"

Title: The Nightingale Trio sing "Oj Khodyt’ Son"
Runtime: 3:30
Date posted: 8 years ago
Description: The Nightingale Trio sing "Oj Khodyt’ Son" or “Ukrainian Lullaby” inside Studio M at the Kling Center for Public Media in St. Paul, Minn. on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. Arrangement: Sokalskiy Sisters Trio

Highlights from Adam Thielen's high school career

Title: Highlights from Adam Thielen's high school career
Runtime: 1:23
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Minnesota Viking's wide receiver Adam Thielen played football at Detroit Lakes High School. The school shared some highlights of his junior and senior year.

MPR News host Tom Crann takes (and passes) a test of mobility

Title: MPR News host Tom Crann takes (and passes) a test of mobility
Runtime: 0:18
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Recent winter conditions have many Minnesotans thinking about unexpected slips. Dr. Jon Hallberg, MPR News regular medical analyst shared a quick test people can do to assess their risk for a fall: https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/pdf/tug_test-a.pdf

Title: Harvesting ice blocks on Green Lake
Runtime: 1:03
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: This week, 120 tons of ice will be harvested from Green Lake near Spicer, Minn., in preparation for the St. Paul Winter Carnival. It's been 15 years since the last time Green Lake was harvested, but the industry has been in the area since the 1930s, when the 600 pound blocks would be delivered to resorts on the lake in the summertime. This time-lapse video shows you how the blocks go from lake to truck.

Cold brings the gorgeous sea smoke to Duluth

Title: Cold brings the gorgeous sea smoke to Duluth
Runtime: 1:18
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: The frigid temperatures over Christmas had a definite upside in Duluth, bringing the lovely sea smoke over the Lake Superior waters. Video by Derek Montgomery.

Title: Releasing the "coffee" snowy owl
Runtime: 0:17
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: After a snowy owl was found inside a coffee roaster in Duluth, it had a trip to rehab at the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota on Nov. 30, 2017. On Dec. 11, the owl was released back into the wild in Superior, Wisc.

Title: Oh, lutefisk...
Runtime: 2:04
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: At First Lutheran Church in Duluth, we asked about the appeal of lutefisk at the annual dinner, where voluteers serve over 500 pounds of lutefisk and hundreds of pounds of meatballs, salmon and potatoes to over 1,000 people.

Ground Level: Minnesotans share their views on the key issues

Title: Ground Level: Minnesotans share their views on the key issues
Runtime: 15:01
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Differences don’t divide us. Indifference does. MPR News' Tom Weber and APM Research Lab recently discussed a new survey about what divides and unites Minnesotans. Explore the survey and our initial reporting and help us identify the next story MPR News should investigate in this series. https://www.mprnews.org/topic/ground-level

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