Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now
Sign up
*
Password must be at least 8 characters and contain one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number and one symbol
Already have an account?
Sign in to your profile
Forgot Password?
New to MPR News?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Reset Password

Enter the username on file and we'll send you a code to reset your password.

Still require assistance or not sure what your User Name is?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Email Verification

A verification code has been emailed to

Still awaiting the code?

Health

Health
E. coli: Why you had to throw out that romaine lettuce

E. coli: Why you had to throw out that romaine lettuce

E. coli is actually the most common bacteria found in our guts, but a particularly nasty strain of it recently spread across the country via romaine lettuce. Here's what you need to know about the outbreak and the bacteria.
by Tom Crann

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Hennepin Co.: 'Staggering' number of inmates are opioid abusers

Hennepin Co.: 'Staggering' number of inmates are opioid abusers

One in five inmates at the Hennepin County jail last December self-reported a history of opioid use or abuse; an "astonishing" number said they'd overdosed, Sheriff Rich Stanek said Tuesday.
by Brandt Williams

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Dark-colored water coming from taps at a Mayo Clinic hospital

Dark-colored water coming from taps at a Mayo Clinic hospital

Mayo Clinic is advising against consuming tap water and ice at the sprawling St. Marys hospital campus after dark-colored water mysteriously started coming out of faucets. The clinic is distributing bottled water.
by Catharine Richert

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Charges: Pharmacist stole 20,000 pills, including opioids

According to the criminal complaint filed in March, pharmacist Jeffrey Flynn Grothaus was caught on surveillance video making adjustments to drug inventory lists. He is charged with four counts of felony theft by swindle.
by Matt Sepic

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Superior firefighters recount battling major fire at oil refinery

Superior firefighters recount battling major fire at oil refinery

"It started rather quickly and spread. When you get a large amount of heat like that, we had wind," firefighter Dan Sertich recalled. "All the elements were there to really get that going. And for us, you don't know what's burning."
by Matt Sepic

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.