Fargo-Moorhead TodaySeptember 22, 2023 3:30 PMBy Amy Felegy and Dan GundersonAll things Fargo-Moorhead from MPR News. Your source for local news stories, events and weather, updated weekdays. What do you want to know about the Fargo-Moorhead area today?
Play4min 29secDuluth office-to-apartment conversion sparks downtown revitalization hope September 22, 2023 1:37 PMBy Dan KrakerA Duluth developer announced plans this week to convert a 50-year old downtown office building into apartments. It’s the first of what the city hopes will be several office-to-housing conversions in the next several years as Duluth works to revitalize its downtown post-pandemic.
Kudos from U: New Minnesota apple variety is cross between Honeycrisp, ZestarSeptember 22, 2023 12:14 PMBy Alex CipolleMinnesota apple lovers have a reason to celebrate this fall harvest season: The famous Honeycrisp and Zestar varieties have had an apple baby named Kudos.
UAW ramps up strikes against GM and Stellantis — but not FordSeptember 22, 2023 4:00 AMBy Danielle Kaye The United Auto Workers union said it’s expanding its historic strike against the Big Three automakers to all parts distribution facilities at General Motors and Stellantis across the country — including two sites in the Twin Cities metro area.
Play4min 04secCannabis company founder picked to oversee Minnesota marijuana marketSeptember 21, 2023 10:14 AMBy Brian Bakst and Mark ZdechlikGov. Tim Walz named Erin DuPree, the founder of a hemp products company, as the first leader of Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management. DuPree will oversee the buildup of a retail market for legal marijuana.
Play8min 31sec'We're all clear': Ellison says latest moves should end questions over police in schoolsSeptember 21, 2023 9:18 AMBy MPR News StaffMinnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told MPR News on Thursday he believes his latest legal memo and a meeting with state and local leaders and law enforcement will resolve the controversy around how officers can restrain students in schools.
Lead found in water at Lino Lakes prison; DOC says testing indicates no risks at StillwaterSeptember 20, 2023 3:02 PMBy Jacob Aloi and Max SparberMinnesota prison officials say preliminary results from a new round of testing show the water at the Stillwater correctional facility is safe to drink — but testing at a different state prison, in Lino Lakes, found lead in some of the water there.
Play10min 07secTransitioning to full-time caregiver, FOX 9 journalist Tom Lyden reflects on 30-year careerSeptember 20, 2023 12:10 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Gracie StocktonAfter 30 years on the air, long-time and award-winning investigative journalist Tom Lyden is stepping away from news to become a full-time caregiver for his elderly mother in California. His last day with FOX 9 is Thursday.
Somali Prime Minister to address the fight against Al-Shabab during Minnesota visit SundaySeptember 20, 2023 9:30 AMSomali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre will appear at an event in Bloomington scheduled from 6 p.m. Sunday to 12 a.m. Monday.
Play19min 46secGOP presidential hopeful Doug Burgum says he'd leave abortion laws up to the statesSeptember 20, 2023 4:01 AMBy Susan Davis and Asma Khalid In a The NPR Politics Podcast interview, the North Dakota governor shares his views on wide-ranging issues, including the role of the federal government in regulating abortion and transgender issues.