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Title: How does ranked-choice voting work?
Runtime: 1:11
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: This year's election represents a major test for ranked-choice voting in Minneapolis. Thirty-five candidates are competing in the most hotly contested mayor's race the city has seen in 20 years. Under the city's ranked choice voting system, also called instant runoff voting, voters choose up to three candidates and rank them -- first choice, second choice, third choice. This video explains how the votes will be counted.

To see how ranked-choice voting works in races with multiple winners, watch this video: http://youtu.be/lNxwMdI8OWw

Title: Cube Critics review 'All Is Lost'
Runtime: 2:36
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Curtis takes a thoughtful approach to her analysis of Robert Redford and "All Is Lost" during this week's Cube Critics.

Talking Volumes: Rick Riordan on movies and imagination

Title: Talking Volumes: Rick Riordan on movies and imagination
Runtime: 7:21
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Rick Riordan, creator of the Percy Jackson series for young adult readers, talks to Minnesota Public Radio's Kerri Miller about the movies based on his books October 15, 2013 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

Talking Volumes: Rick Riordan on using humor in his writing

Title: Talking Volumes: Rick Riordan on using humor in his writing
Runtime: 3:37
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Rick Riordan, creator of the Percy Jackson series for young adult readers, talks to Minnesota Public Radio's Kerri Miller about using humor in his writing October 15, 2013 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

Talking Volumes: Rick Riordan reads from "The House of Hades"

Title: Talking Volumes: Rick Riordan reads from "The House of Hades"
Runtime: 4:10
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Rick Riordan, creator of the Percy Jackson series for young adults, reads from his book "The House of Hades," during an interview with Minnesota Public Radio's Kerri Miller October 15, 2013 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

Title: Cube Critics review 'Carrie'
Runtime: 2:28
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr asks why we need a remake of the 1976 classic as he reviews "Carrie" during this week's Cube Critics.

Saving lives with prolonged CPR -- via machine

Title: Saving lives with prolonged CPR -- via machine
Runtime: 2:07
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Tim Franko survived a heart attack, thanks in large part to two hours and 45 minutes of CPR. Such cases of prolonged CPR are happening more often, in part thanks to advances in CPR technology - and to changing attitudes among physicians.Get a looks at the LUCAS 2 Chest Compression System, the machine that helped save his life.

No easy answers for youth football numbers shrinking

Title: No easy answers for youth football numbers shrinking
Runtime: 6:59
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Some youth football leagues in the Twin Cities are seeing fewer players each year. While fear of injuries -- especially concussions -- is one part of that, other factors are at play. A collaboration between Minnesota Public Radio and KARE 11 News.

Title: Cube Critics review 'Captain Phillips'
Runtime: 2:42
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr discusses how four Somali-American actors from Minneapolis, Minn. helped shape the human, educational thriller "Captain Phillips" during this week's Cube Critics.

Talking Volumes: Margaret Atwood reads "Night Poem"

Title: Talking Volumes: Margaret Atwood reads "Night Poem"
Runtime: 2:32
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Award-winning author Margaret Atwood reads "Night Poem" during a conversation with Minnesota Public Radio's Kerri Miller October 1, 2013 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn.

Talking Volumes: Margaret Atwood describes her "home economics opera"

Title: Talking Volumes: Margaret Atwood describes her "home economics opera"
Runtime: 4:00
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Award-winning author Margaret Atwood talks with Minnesota Public Radio's Kerri Miller about a "home economics opera" that she wrote and directed while in school October 1, 2013 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn.

Talking Volumes: Margaret Atwood on fairy tales

Title: Talking Volumes: Margaret Atwood on fairy tales
Runtime: 3:41
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Award-winning author Margaret Atwood talks with Minnesota Public Radio's Kerri Miller about her love of fairy tales October 1, 2013 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn.

Title: How seat licenses work
Runtime: 3:25
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: MPR's Tim Nelson explains how the seat licenses at the new Vikings stadium will work.

Talking Volumes: Edwidge Danticat on returning to Haiti

Title: Talking Volumes: Edwidge Danticat on returning to Haiti
Runtime: 4:22
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat talks with Minnesota Public Radio's Kerri Miller about immigration and visiting Haiti Sept. 25, 2013 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

Talking Volumes: Edwidge Danticat on writing her first novel

Title: Talking Volumes: Edwidge Danticat on writing her first novel
Runtime: 4:20
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat talks with Minnesota Public Radio's Kerri Miller about what it was like to write and publish her first novel Sept. 25, 2013 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

Talking Volumes: Edwidge Danticat on parenthood

Title: Talking Volumes: Edwidge Danticat on parenthood
Runtime: 4:42
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat talks with Minnesota Public Radio's Kerri Miller about how being a parent influences her writing Sept. 25, 2013 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

Title: Cube Critics review 'Don Jon'
Runtime: 2:22
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr and Stephanie Curtis discuss the difference between the male and female characters in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's "Don Jon" during this week's Cube Critics.

Title: Tips to avoid health insurance scams
Runtime: 2:28
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: As MNsure's health insurance exchange marketplace prepares to go live Oct. 1, 2013, Minnesota Public Radio News and KARE 11 reporter Trisha Volpe offers tips to avoid scams.

Terrance Franklin shooting, with audio enhanced

Title: Terrance Franklin shooting, with audio enhanced
Runtime: 1:03
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Minutes after Terrance Franklin was shot in the basement of a Minneapolis home, Jimmy Gaines recorded this video from the porch of a house across the street. Exactly what is being said in the video has been a matter of dispute. Minnesota Public Radio News enhanced the audio track to make the voices slightly more audible. Video courtesy of Jimmy Gaines.

Title: Playing a musical bench
Runtime: 0:37
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Sculptor Susan L. Solarz and Minnesota Public Radio reporter Euan Kerr play a musical bench Solarz created and displayed in downtown St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. The bench, which is made out of 270 PVC pipes solvent-welded together, can be struck with your hand or paddles.

Title: Winona fire leaves students homeless
Runtime: 1:15
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: A fire overnight in downtown Winona burned down two buildings, including a shoe store, a law office and the Islamic Center of Winona, and left dozens homeless.

Healthcare FAQ: What if I can't afford health insurance?

Title: Healthcare FAQ: What if I can't afford health insurance?
Runtime: 1:20
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: "What if I can't afford health insurance?"
Minnesota Public Radio News reporter Elizabeth Stawicki answers some of big questions around using health care as the new Affordable Care Act goes in to effect.

Healthcare FAQ: Can my agent who handles auto-home-life policies enroll me in health coverage?

Title: Healthcare FAQ: Can my agent who handles auto-home-life policies enroll me in health coverage?
Runtime: 1:06
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: "Can I just have my agent who handles auto-home-life policies enroll me in health coverage?"
Minnesota Public Radio News reporter Elizabeth Stawicki answers some of big questions around using health care as the new Affordable Care Act goes in to effect.

Healthcare FAQ: Can my employer cut my hours because of the Affordable Care Act?

Title: Healthcare FAQ: Can my employer cut my hours because of the Affordable Care Act?
Runtime: 1:13
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: "Can my employer cut my hours because of the Affordable Care Act?"
Minnesota Public Radio News reporter Elizabeth Stawicki answers some of big questions around using health care as the new Affordable Care Act goes in to effect.

Healthcare FAQ: Will past health problems keep me from getting coverage?

Title: Healthcare FAQ: Will past health problems keep me from getting coverage?
Runtime: 1:17
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: "Will past health problems keep me from getting coverage?"
Minnesota Public Radio News reporter Elizabeth Stawicki answers some of big questions around using health care as the new Affordable Care Act goes in to effect.

Healthcare FAQ: Can I keep the insurance I have?

Title: Healthcare FAQ: Can I keep the insurance I have?
Runtime: 1:08
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: "Can I keep the insurance I have?"
Minnesota Public Radio News reporter Elizabeth Stawicki answers some of big questions around using health care as the new Affordable Care Act goes in to effect.

Healthcare FAQ: Do I have to get health insurance, and if so, when?

Title: Healthcare FAQ: Do I have to get health insurance, and if so, when?
Runtime: 1:10
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: "Do I have to get health insurance, and if so, when?"
Minnesota Public Radio News reporter Elizabeth Stawicki answers some of big questions around using health care as the new Affordable Care Act goes in to effect.

Healthcare FAQ: What kind of benefits can I expect?

Title: Healthcare FAQ: What kind of benefits can I expect?
Runtime: 1:08
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: "What kind of benefits can I expect?"
Minnesota Public Radio News reporter Elizabeth Stawicki answers some of big questions around using health care as the new Affordable Care Act goes in to effect.

Healthcare FAQ: Will I have to change doctors?

Title: Healthcare FAQ: Will I have to change doctors?
Runtime: 1:05
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: "Will I have to change doctors?"
Minnesota Public Radio News reporter Elizabeth Stawicki answers some of big questions around using health care as the new Affordable Care Act goes in to effect.

Healthcare FAQ: I'm on Medicare -- How will the new law affect me?

Title: Healthcare FAQ: I'm on Medicare -- How will the new law affect me?
Runtime: 1:03
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: "I'm on Medicare -- How will the new law affect me?"
Minnesota Public Radio News reporter Elizabeth Stawicki answers some of big questions around using health care as the new Affordable Care Act goes in to effect.

Healthcare FAQ: Can my adult children be covered by my policy?

Title: Healthcare FAQ: Can my adult children be covered by my policy?
Runtime: 1:10
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: "Can my adult children be covered by my policy?"
Minnesota Public Radio News reporter Elizabeth Stawicki answers some of big questions around using health care as the new Affordable Care Act goes in to effect.

Danielle Meldahl talks about permission slip

Title: Danielle Meldahl talks about permission slip
Runtime: 0:37
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Danielle Meldahl, whose 10-year-old son Devin was buried in the Lilydale landslide but survived on May 22, is concerned with the permission slip she received from her son's school.

Title: Cube Critics review 'Afternoon Delight'
Runtime: 2:28
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr discusses the challenges and motivations of adopting a stripper in "Afternoon Delight" during this week's Cube Critics.

Danielle Meldahl warns parents to be informed

Title: Danielle Meldahl warns parents to be informed
Runtime: 0:46
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Danielle Meldahl, whose son was injured in the landslide at Lilydale Park last spring, warns parents that they need to inform themselves on their children's school activities.

Attorney says city could have taken precautions

Title: Attorney says city could have taken precautions
Runtime: 1:03
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: John Goetz, the attorney for the Fofana and Meldahl families, says the city of St. Paul should have taken precautions for the youngest fossil hunters.

Title: Life after losing your legs
Runtime: 1:10
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Andre Fisher lost his legs in a train accident in 1991, when he was nine years old. A judge later ruled that the Soo Line Railroad did not follow Minnesota regulations for fencing railroad lines.

Title: Cube Critics review 'Austenland'
Runtime: 2:09
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Curtis discusses Keri Russell's role as a Jane Austen-obsessed buffoon in "Austenland" during this week's Cube Critics.

Title: Town girl finds community in 4H
Runtime: 2:00
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Megan Nelson, Lindstrom, Minn., raises dairy cows to show at the State Fair even though she doesn't live on a farm.

Finding peace and quiet at the Minnesota State Fair

Title: Finding peace and quiet at the Minnesota State Fair
Runtime: 3:31
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Post shows how to get away from it all at the Minnesota State Fair.

Title: Cube Critics review 'Jobs'
Runtime: 2:34
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr discusses Ashton Kutcher's shallow portrayal of Apple computer founder Steve Jobs in "Jobs" during this week's Cube Critics.

BCA video: Drop of coffee creamer falling into pool of blood

Title: BCA video: Drop of coffee creamer falling into pool of blood
Runtime: 1:56
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Often at a crime scene, there will be more than one person bleeding in one spot. The scientists wanted to see how a second person's blood would spatter out a pool of the first, so they used coffee creamer to help visualize how the drops interact.

Using blood spatter to help solve crimes

Title: Using blood spatter to help solve crimes
Runtime: 4:39
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: KARE11 and MPR reporter Trisha Volpe talks with Steven Swenson, a forensic scientist at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, as he demonstrates how the BCA uses blood spatter evidence to help solve crimes.

BCA video: Blood dripping from a wrench handle

Title: BCA video: Blood dripping from a wrench handle
Runtime: 0:18
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: By watching blood drip from a wrench handle on to a piece of paper, BCA scientists can see how the tiny drops of blood spatter form next to the main drops. Where and how the blood lands can show direction, distance and type of weapon.

Title: BCA video: Muzzle loader discharged
Runtime: 0:31
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Slow motion video of a muzzleloader firing shows a big plume of smoky gas that comes from the gun barrel. BCA scientists disproved the belief that blood from a victim would be sucked back into the barrel.

Title: Turtle Racing in Nisswa
Runtime: 2:00
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Every Wednesday during the summer, a downtown Nisswa, Minn. parking lot is transformed into a race track and the streets fill with families. For 50 years, turtle racing has been a highlight for the Crow Wing County community and today third-generation racers compete for the title of grand champion.

Time lapse: The Artist JoJo paints grass mural

Title: Time lapse: The Artist JoJo paints grass mural
Runtime: 2:02
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Minnesota Public Radio commissioned The Artist JoJo to paint a grass mural, "Seeing Things Differently," on parkland adjacent to the MPR headquarters in St. Paul, Minn. The temporary installation, which took more than two days to complete, is designed to create visual impact for audiences who live and work downtown and those who are passing by.

Title: Cube Critics review 'Elysium'
Runtime: 3:04
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr and Stephanie Curtis discuss Neil Blomkamp's sensibilities, big stars and the multicultural cast in the "Elysium" during this week's Cube Critics.

Title: My Town Is . . .
Runtime: 4:45
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: from "Fighting for an American Countryside" by Ground Level and MPR News.
http://mpr.org/americancountryside
Video by Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber - ackermangruber.com
People in rural Minnesota are battling small-town decline with determination, resourceful thinking, and unwavering belief.

An MPR News Ground Level project

By Jennifer Vogel
Photos and video by Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber

Title: Bruce Tiffany, Redwood Falls, Minn.
Runtime: 1:27
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: from "Fighting for an American Countryside" by Ground Level and MPR News.
http://mpr.org/americancountryside
Video by Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber - ackermangruber.com
People in rural Minnesota are battling small-town decline with determination, resourceful thinking, and unwavering belief.

An MPR News Ground Level project

By Jennifer Vogel
Photos and video by Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber

Title: Windy Roberts, Morris, Minn.
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: from "Fighting for an American Countryside" by Ground Level and MPR News.
http://mpr.org/americancountryside
Video by Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber - ackermangruber.com
People in rural Minnesota are battling small-town decline with determination, resourceful thinking, and unwavering belief.

An MPR News Ground Level project

By Jennifer Vogel
Photos and video by Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber

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