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The powers of the presidency
- Title
- The powers of the presidency
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Today's the day you get to choose who will be our next president. But what are the powers of the presidency, really?
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- St. Paul police confrontation
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- St. Paul police released video Friday of a dash cam video that shows an incident during which a man was bitten by a K-9 and kicked by an officer. The confrontation is the subject of an internal investigation focusing on two officers.
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- Talking Volumes 2016: Ann Patchett
- Runtime
- 1:23:40
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Author Ann Patchett talks about owning a bookstore, her writing process and her new novel, "Commonwealth," with MPR News host Kerri Miller at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016.
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- What exactly are trade deals?
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Trump and Clinton talk a lot about trade deals, but what does NAFTA, TPP and WTO mean?
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- Officials describe St. Cloud mall stabbing
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- St. Cloud police chief Blair Anderson and Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall play video of the September stabbing that left 10 people wounded at a St. Cloud mall.
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- First Paisley Park tours draw Prince fans from around the globe
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Fan Rhonda Watson was among the first to tour Paisley Park this morning, and traveled from Tennessee to see Prince's home and studios. She's attending the VIP tour later today, Oct. 6, 2016, the first day of tours at Paisley Park.
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- Talking Volumes 2016: Carl Hiaasen
- Runtime
- 1:03:23
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- MPR News' Kerri Miller sits down for a conversation with author, columnist and Florida native Carl Hiaasen about his new novel "Razor Girl" and living in the sunshine state at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016.
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- Talking Volumes 2016: Elizabeth Alexander
- Runtime
- 1:09:19
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- MPR News' Kerri Miller sits down with poet and author Elizabeth Alexander to discuss her memoir of love and loss, "The Light of the World." The two are joined by On Being host Krista Tippett at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 for the year's first edition of Talking Volumes.
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- Paid in Sunsets: Flying over Voyageurs
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- If you’re heading to Voyageurs National Park, don’t count on seeing it from the driver’s seat of your car. Canoes, houseboats and snowmobiles are all fine ways to explore, but it's a floatplane that offers a unique — and useful — view of the park. Ranger pilot Steve Mazur and retired park biologist Lee Grim talk about flying over Minnesota’s premiere national park, all in the name of science.
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- U of M marching band has season's first rehearsal
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Betsy McCann is the first woman to lead the U's marching band. Actually, she's the first woman to lead any Big Ten marching band. Last week, the full band came together for the first time as a group — a yearly tradition in Northrop auditorium.
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- The highs and lows of running Duluth's aerial lift bridge
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The city's five lift bridge operators pilot the span up and down about 4,500 times every year, 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the Great Lakes shipping season. Their office is the pilot house, a one-room cabin perched in the middle of the bridge, above the roadway.
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- An attempt to explain Harry Potter in under two minutes
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- SPOILER ALERT: Obviously, this video contains spoilers.
Never read the seven-part wizarding saga by J.K. Rowling? Want to catch up before "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" comes out? Get the summary at high speeds.
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- Motorcyclists show off in X Games announcement
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Motorcycles too the air at a press conference announcing that the X Games are coming to Minneapolis, and the U.S. Bank Stadium for the next two years.
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- Police, city officials talk about the protests the night before
- Runtime
- 27:08
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman, police chief Todd Axtell and Matt Langer of the Minnesota State Patrol talked with the media about the protests and arrests during the I-94 shutdown.
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- Protesters at shooting scene sing, light candles
- Runtime
- 0:43
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- At a vigil Friday to protest the police shooting of Philando Castile, those attending sang and lit candles at the site of the shooting.
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- Madison's Place: a playground for any kid
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Ben Anco and his brother Garrett explore Madison's Place, a 16,000 square foot playground in Woodbury, Minn. built for kids of all abilities.
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- Police body cameras document the drama and dilemma of shooting
- Runtime
- 7:11
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Burnsville police body cameras show the events leading to the shooting death of Map Kong, 38, and highlight the dilemmas for police officers facing uncertain situations. The video is not graphic, but it may be disturbing.
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- Hunting for Bigfoot in northern Minnesota
- Runtime
- 3:33
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Reality paranormal TV shows have encouraged a new generation of Bigfoot enthusiasts, searching for proof of the existence of the legendary part-human creature. Two men are dedicated to tracking Bigfoot in the north woods of Minnesota. We went along on a recent hunt.
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- How to hunt for Bigfoot
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Sasquatch hunters show how they call for Bigfoot as they search for proof of the legendary creature.
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- Ride along on a "routine sequence" of aerobatic flying
- Runtime
- 3:04
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Competitive aerobatics involve routines flow in a one-kilometer cube. Michael Lents, head coach of the University of North Dakota aerobatics team, takes us along for a demonstration.
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- Dan Gunderson tries his hand at aerobatic flying
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- MPR reporter Dan Gunderson --- with help from Michael Lents, head coach of the University of North Dakota aerobatics team -- takes the controls for some aerobatic flying, g forces and all.
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- Doing an 8-point roll
- Runtime
- 0:24
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Michael Lents, head coach of the University of North Dakota aerobatics team, demonstrates an 8-point roll in aerobatic flying.
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- Tagging sturgeon on the St. Louis River
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Researchers on the St. Louis River are capturing and tagging sturgeon with PIT tags -- the same kind used on dogs and cats to identify them. It's part of an effort to understand the water quality of the river.
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- Singing along to "Purple Rain" as fans and musicians pay tribute to Prince
- Runtime
- 0:29
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- The impromptu tribute concert to Prince on Thursday night ended with a sing-along of "Purple Rain." More on Prince's life and death at http://www.mprnews.org/prince
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- Lizzo sings her tribute to Prince
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Lizzo flew home to Minnesota on Thursday so that she could sing at the impromptu Prince tribute concert last night. More on Prince's life and death at http://www.mprnews.org/prince
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- Prince fans share what he meant to them
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Outside the nightclub that is inextricably tied to Prince, fans came to mourn and talk about what he meant to them.
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- Naloxone, a.k.a. Narcan, may stop an overdose
- Runtime
- 0:11
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- As opioid overdoses have increased across the United States, access to naloxone, also known as Narcan, has increased.
Visit http://www.mprnews.org/topic/opioid to learn more.
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- How naloxone stops an overdose
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- As opioid overdoses have increased across the United States, access to naloxone, also known as Narcan, has increased.
Visit http://www.mprnews.org/topic/opioid to learn more.
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- An opioid overdose
- Runtime
- 0:26
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Since 1999, there have been more than a quarter million opioid overdoses in the United States.
Visit http://www.mprnews.org/topic/opioid to learn more.
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- Aaron Hautala on biking, the economy and crazy ideas
- Runtime
- 17:22
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Aaron Hautala is volunteer president of the Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Crew, a chapter of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA). He’s an active leader in the push to transform the Cuyuna Range into a year-round destination for outdoor recreation. At an event titled "Minnesota’s Iron Range: Ideas for the future," sponsored by MPR News, he described the effort and spoke to the role it plays in attracting and retaining 21st century entrepreneurs and their workforce, as well as creating a vibrant local community.
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- Anna Anderson and Shawn Wellnitz on entrepreneurship on the Range
- Runtime
- 11:57
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Anna Anderson is CEO of Art Unlimited, an online marketing firm based in Angora. She and Shawn Wellnitz talked about the upside of supporting small businesses to build and sustain a local economy at an event titled "Minnesota’s Iron Range: Ideas for the future," sponsored by MPR News. Wellnitz is CEO of the Entrepreneur Fund, which provides small business financing and strategic support for entrepreneurs in northern Minnesota.
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- Brendan Jordan on biofuels and the potential for the Iron Range
- Runtime
- 13:08
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Brendan Jordan leads the Bioeconomy Coalition of Minnesota. The industry-led coalition is pushing for development of facilities on the Iron Range to produce chemicals and fuels from plant material. This effort has gained steam in recent years, and at an event titled "Minnesota’s Iron Range: Ideas for the future," sponsored by MPR News, Jordan spoke about potential benefits it holds.
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- Jessalyn Sabin on how young people are revitalizing the Iron Range
- Runtime
- 11:57
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Jessalyn Sabin is an instructor at Hibbing Community College and cofounder of ReGen, a group working to build community and retain new talent on the Range. At an event titled "Minnesota’s Iron Range: Ideas for the future," sponsored by MPR News, she spoke to the role of young people in building quality of life and shaping the future of the region.
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- Rolf Weberg on ways to reduce the Mine/Don't Mine divide
- Runtime
- 15:07
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Rolf Weberg is executive director of the Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) at the University of Minnesota Duluth. At an event titled "Minnesota’s Iron Range: Ideas for the future," sponsored by MPR News, he talked about Minnesota's mineral opportunities, and suggested approaches to reduce polarization and foster construction communication.
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- A glimpse of the railroad past
- Runtime
- 0:25
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- At the Upper Midwest Train Show and Sale at Century College in White Bear Lake, Minn., on Saturday, April 2, 2016, hundreds of people got a look at model trains as they came out for the train show, which was a popular event for families, model train collectors, and railroad history enthusiasts.
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- John Statz, in concert -- at a home in Mankato
- Runtime
- 3:19
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- There's a rich culture of hosting concerts in people's homes across Minnesota. Freelance journalist Jackson Forderer documented for MPR News a recent living room concert in Mankato, Minn., featuring Americana artist John Statz, who's based in Denver.
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- Catching and collaring a moose
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
- Description
- Researchers on the Grand Portage reservation of Lake Superior Chippewa in northern Minnesota are tracking moose to find out why the population is in trouble. But first, they have to catch the moose.
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- US Bank Stadium is 90% of the way to finished
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Tim Nelson of MPR News shows the new Vikings stadium as it nears completion this summer.
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- Making Duluth youth hockey work is a community affair
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Organized youth hockey played outdoors is a rarity in Minnesota and the United States, but in Duluth, it's the norm. At the Portman Amateur Hockey Association, outdoor hockey is about more than preparing youth for higher levels of organized hockey. It's truly a community effort.
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- Fishing guide Tony Roach's overview of Mille Lacs issues
- Runtime
- 9:43
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Mille Lacs fishing guide Tony Roach presented this video when he spoke at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources annual Roundtable meeting on January 15, 2016. It’s a gathering of hundreds of environmentalists, conservationists, hunters, anglers, state officials and other stakeholders in the state’s wild lands, fish and game. Roach had to scramble to keep his business going when the state closed the lake to walleye fishing in August. He offered the crowd this video progress report on the lake and the fishing business as the ice season gets going.
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- Police shooting protest spills into grocery store
- Runtime
- 0:18
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- A march calling for charges against St. Paul Police officers who shot and killed Phil Quinn in September, 2015, moved from University Avenue to the sales floors of nearby retailers like Target and Walmart. Here, Black Lives Matter activist Adja Gildersleve addresses marchers in the Cub Foods deli section on Jan. 9, 2015. Video by Tim Nelson, MPR News.
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- Interview with Stacy Schiff on her book, "The Witches: Salem, 1692"
- Runtime
- 1:18:31
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- MPR News' Kerri Miller talks with historian Stacy Schiff, author of "The Witches: Salem, 1692," about her book, and the themes that are relevant today on November 10, 2015 at The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.
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- Stacy Schiff on the undercurrent of sexuality in the witch trials
- Runtime
- 3:42
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Historian Stacy Schiff, author of "The Witches: Salem, 1692," tells MPR News' Kerri Miller about how themes of sexuality and lack of a father figure haunt the witch trials.
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- Stacy Schiff on the role of nostalgia in her work
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- MPR News' Kerri Miller talks with historian Stacy Schiff, author of "The Witches: Salem, 1692" about the role nostalgia plays in her research and writing.
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- Author Stacy Schiff on the problem of false confessions
- Runtime
- 3:22
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- MPR News' Kerri Miller talks with historian Stacy Schiff, author of "The Witches: Salem, 1692," about how the issue of false confessions, like those during the Salem witch trials, continue to haunt us today.
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- The Bentleyville light show, inside and out
- Runtime
- 2:19
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Enjoy the Bentleyville light show, with a side-by-side view inside the tree and out.
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- Jane Smiley on "catastrophes and creativity" at Talking Volumes
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Jane Smiley tells MPR News' Kerri Miller why having a gossipy family was essential to her becoming a novelist.
Smiley is the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of "A Thousand Acres," "Ten Days in the Hills," "Some Luck," and "Early Warning" and "Golden Age."
Talking Volumes, a partnership of Minnesota Public Radio and the Star Tribune, in collaboration with The Loft Literary Center, is a winner of the prestigious Gracie Allen Award. Talking Volumes was noted for its superior quality in writing, production and programming. The program spotlights books with feature articles, live broadcasts with the author, in-person readings and discussions, and more.
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- Jane Smiley discusses her creative process at Talking Volumes
- Runtime
- 3:15
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Jane Smiley joins MPR News' Kerri Miller to discuss her latest book and the creative process.
Smiley is the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of "A Thousand Acres," "Ten Days in the Hills," "Some Luck," and "Early Warning" and "Golden Age."
Talking Volumes, a partnership of Minnesota Public Radio and the Star Tribune, in collaboration with The Loft Literary Center, is a winner of the prestigious Gracie Allen Award. Talking Volumes was noted for its superior quality in writing, production and programming. The program spotlights books with feature articles, live broadcasts with the author, in-person readings and discussions, and more.
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- Jane Smiley reads from "Golden Age" at Talking Volumes
- Runtime
- 3:39
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Jane Smiley joins MPR News' Kerri Miller and reads an excerpt from her latest book "Golden Age."
Smiley is the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of "A Thousand Acres," "Ten Days in the Hills," "Some Luck," and "Early Warning" and "Golden Age."
Talking Volumes, a partnership of Minnesota Public Radio and the Star Tribune, in collaboration with The Loft Literary Center, is a winner of the prestigious Gracie Allen Award. Talking Volumes was noted for its superior quality in writing, production and programming. The program spotlights books with feature articles, live broadcasts with the author, in-person readings and discussions, and more.
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- Funeral procession for Jamar Clark passes 4th Precinct
- Runtime
- 0:28
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The funeral procession for Jamar Clark passed a line of protesters outside the 4th Precinct in Minneapolis. Many stood with their fists raised, saying, "justice for Jamar." Jamar Clark, 24, was shot by an officer after a confrontation in north Minneapolis Nov. 15.
