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Stories from May 2, 2024

Appetites: As team elevates play, Wolves head chef elevates arena menu

Appetites: As team elevates play, Wolves head chef elevates arena menu

Basketball fans headed to the Target Center have seen the quality of play from the Timberwolves improve over the past couple of years. It just so happens that the fan dining experience also has made an Anthony Edwards-esque leap.
by Tom Crann, Josh Cobb and Ngoc Bui

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Northland College says it will remain open, with reduced number of majors

After weeks of uncertainty amid a financial crisis, officials at northern Wisconsin’s Northland College announced Wednesday that the school will remain open — but with a greatly reduced number of majors.
by MPR News Staff

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MPS contract agreement; U of M encampment agreement

Education support professionals in the Minneapolis Public School district have reached a contract agreement with their district. And students at the University of Minnesota took down their protest encampment in the rain this morning after negotiating with campus administration.
by Emily Reese

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Six charged with copper wire theft from streetlights in St. Paul

Six charged with copper wire theft from streetlights in St. Paul

Six people were charged last week in Ramsey County for allegedly stealing copper wire from street lights in St. Paul — an ongoing problem that officials say has cost the city millions of dollars to repair in recent years.
by MPR News Staff

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Minneapolis schools, support staff reach deal to avoid strike

Minneapolis schools, support staff reach deal to avoid strike

Hours after unionized education support professionals in the Minneapolis Public Schools filed a notice of intent to strike, leaders from both the union and district announced they’d reached a deal. District teachers settled a contract last month.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Activists in Duluth ramp up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, set up encampment

Activists in Duluth ramp up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, set up encampment

A group calling itself the Duluth Palestine Solidarity Camp set up a tent encampment Wednesday night in Duluth’s Leif Erikson Park. Protesters are calling on the city and state to divest from Israel in the wake of its war in Gaza.
by Dan Kraker

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St. Cloud State’s president Wacker stepping down early amid expected budget cuts

St. Cloud State’s president Wacker stepping down early amid expected budget cuts

In a letter sent Wednesday to faculty and staff, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Chancellor Scott Olson said St. Cloud State is “facing financial pressures that will need to be addressed in the coming weeks.”
by Kirsti Marohn

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Time to join the pack: How to watch the Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs

Time to join the pack: How to watch the Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs

This is the first time in 20 years that the Timberwolves have made it to round 2 of the playoffs. Just catching up to the excitement? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you need to know before tip-off.
by Nicole Johnson and Matt Mikus

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Minneapolis band Red Thread live in-studio with new Serbian and Yiddish album, ‘Immigrantke’

Minneapolis band Red Thread live in-studio with new Serbian and Yiddish album, ‘Immigrantke’

Red Thread’s album is called Immigrantke, which means “female immigrant” in Yiddish. The songs are a mix of originals and traditional, sung in English, Serbian and Yiddish.
by Max Sparber

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Celebrity Chef Katie Chin, daughter of restauranteur Leeann Chin, shares what’s for lunch

Celebrity Chef Katie Chin, daughter of restauranteur Leeann Chin, shares what’s for lunch

Minnesota-made chain restaurant Leeann Chin is a Midwest favorite for serving up dishes from Peking Chicken to Cream Cheese wontons. Leeann Chin’s daughter, Katie Chin, wrote and performed a one-woman play about her mother’s life.
by Jacob Aloi

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Is it possible to date someone with different political views? Americans increasingly say ‘no’

Is it possible to date someone with different political views? Americans increasingly say ‘no’

Eighty-six percent of Americans think it has become harder to date someone from the opposite political party, according to a 2020 poll from market research firm YouGov. MPR News host Angela Davis talked about it with a marriage and family therapist and a writer.
by Angela Davis and Gretchen Brown

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Drought eases in parts of Minnesota thanks to another wet week

Drought eases in parts of Minnesota thanks to another wet week

Areas of moderate and severe drought shrank some in the last week, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report. The drought continues to persist in north-central and northwestern Minnesota particularly.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Pro-Palestinian protesters, University of Minnesota reach agreement to end encampment

Pro-Palestinian protesters, University of Minnesota reach agreement to end encampment

Organizers of pro-Palestinian protests at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus and university leadership announced Thursday morning that they’ve reached an agreement to end the dayslong encampment on Northrop Mall.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Peter Cox, Cari Spencer and Andrew Krueger

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FBI agent testifies in Feeding Our Future trial. Twins extend winning streak

FBI agent testifies in Feeding Our Future trial. Twins extend winning streak

An FBI agent testified in the Feeding Our Future trial Wednesday. He stated that an investigation of suspected fraud in government child nutrition programs started soon after a state official contacted the bureau in 2021. And the Minnesota Twins have now won 10 games in a row.
by Elena See

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Amazon, Target and other retailers pull weighted infant sleepwear over safety fears

Amazon, Target and other retailers pull weighted infant sleepwear over safety fears

Federal regulators, medical experts and safe-sleep advocates have warned of the potential danger of weighted infant sleepwear, but manufacturers say their products have helped millions of families.
by Joe Hernandez

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Away from his New York trial, Donald Trump's campaign rallies are business as usual

Away from his New York trial, Donald Trump's campaign rallies are business as usual

In Wisconsin and Michigan, Donald Trump largely avoided the hush money trial that has mostly sidelined his campaign efforts as he tried to woo voters with a familiar speech in two major swing states.
by Stephen Fowler

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Nudieland mass shooting: Decision pending on whether to try teen suspects as adults

Nudieland mass shooting: Decision pending on whether to try teen suspects as adults

Dominic Burris, who is 18, and an unnamed 17-year-old boy appeared in court this week. Results of their certification studies — which would determine if they should be tried as adults — will be read in June.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Minnesota child care providers say state licensing needs an overhaul. Officials agree

Minnesota child care providers say state licensing needs an overhaul. Officials agree

Family child care businesses in Minnesota are closing faster than new ones can open, even as demand grows. Observers say the state’s system to license new providers needs to be remade. State officials are working on it, but change comes slowly.
by Kyra Miles

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‘For the bees’: Retiring U of M entomologist Marla Spivak reflects on long career of bee science, advocacy

‘For the bees’: Retiring U of M entomologist Marla Spivak reflects on long career of bee science, advocacy

A University of Minnesota professor who is a widely recognized researcher and advocate for bees is retiring after more than 30 years. Marla Spivak created the U of M Bee Squad and the Bee Lab, and was awarded a McArthur Genius grant.
by Dan Gunderson

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The CDC says maternal mortality rates in the U.S. got better, after a pandemic spike

The CDC says maternal mortality rates in the U.S. got better, after a pandemic spike

The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest CDC report.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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