Minnesota Today®

Minnesota Today podcast art
Minnesota Today
MPR News

Minnesota Today from MPR News brings you the most important stories from around the state. All on your schedule. Get updated on the latest news in about five minutes, every weekday morning and evening.

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or RSS

Subscribe to Podcast
The Park Tavern in St. Louis Park reopened today following a deadly crash on the restaurant's patio last weekend. And environmental groups are raising awareness for a constitutional amendment on November ballots that would continue earmarking Minnesota Lottery funds for natural resources projects.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office on Tuesday charged 56-year-old Steven Frane Bailey with criminal vehicular homicide and other charges following a fatal crash Sunday evening at a St. Louis Park restaurant. And Minnesota officials say wildfire smoke will be in the unhealthy range for sensitive groups in northwestern Minnesota this week. 
Reporters travelling in Wisconsin Monday with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were injured in a traffic crash.  Walz, who was heading to a campaign stop in Milwaukee, was not hurt. And Minnesota health officials are concerned about more people becoming infected with measles.
The National Weather Service Twin Cities office says it has confirmed at least one tornado touchdown from yesterday’s storms. And in Minnesota, July through September is the highest risk season for mosquito borne diseases like West Nile virus.
Twin Cities Muslim leaders are asking police to investigate a recent mosque burglary as a possible anti-Muslim bias crime. And “Star Wars: A New Hope” in Ojibwe is showing in some Minnesota theaters starting Friday.
3M will be required to remove forever chemicals from the water it discharges from its Cottage Grove plant. And former President Donald Trump is campaigning in western Wisconsin Thursday evening.
Storm-weary Minnesotans will get a respite from any wild weather today, but there will be another chance for strong storms across much of the state tomorrow afternoon and evening. And utility crews are back out today across the Twin Cities and surrounding areas, as 25,000 Minnesotans remain without power in the wake of storms earlier this week.
The Blue Earth County Board has voted to remove the Rapidan Dam and to replace a nearby bridge. State Sen. Mitchell is entering a plea of not guilty in a felony burglary case. And Minnesota Sen. Klobuchar talks about her reelection prospects.