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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.
Minnesota's high school graduation rate held steady for the Class of 2020, despite an abrupt shift toward the end of its senior year as early stages of the pandemic shuttered school buildings across the state. Data released Thursday from state education officials show that 83.8 percent of students graduated from high school within four years, a historic high for Minnesota.This is an MPR News morning update for Friday, June 11, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister
An attorney for a woman who says she was in Winston Smith's vehicle when he was killed says she did not see a gun on him. Smith was fatally shot last week in Minneapolis by two sheriff's deputies working with a federal task force trying to arrest him. This is the evening MPR News update for Thursday, June 10, 2021. Hosted by Nina Moini. Theme music by Gary Meister.
Hundreds of people blocked access to an Enbridge pipeline pumping station being built a few miles south of Itasca State Park during a day of protests Monday. Some locked themselves to construction equipment on the Two Inlets pump station site or to a boat that protesters were using to block a road that leads to the station.
This is an MPR News morning update for Thursday, June 10, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister
Heat wave is setting records from the Twin Cities to the Canadian border, and hinting at a potentially warm summer. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
St. Paul school district leaders said Tuesday they’re canceling all district classes for the week due to the heat wave, bringing an early end to the school year. Students will not switch to online learning but will be able to turn in remaining assignments. All athletics and graduation ceremonies will continue as planned, the district said in a statement.
This is an MPR News morning update for Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Minneapolis takes another try at opening George Floyd Square to traffic and heat closes Twin Cities schools. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
For several years now, environmental and tribal groups battling the Line 3 oil pipeline have fought the project in front of state regulators, in the courts and on the streets. On Monday morning, hundreds of people trespassed onto the Two Inlets pump station site a few miles south of Itasca State Park to protest the ongoing construction of the new pipeline, which will replace a line that's been carrying Canadian tar sands oil across northern Minnesota since the 1960s.
This is an MPR News morning update for Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Hosted by Phil Picardi.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
As Line 3 nears completion, protests step up in northern Minnesota. Also, the Minnesota state capitol is about to reopen, after more than a year of being closed to the public. This is an evening update from MPR news, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
Pure Bliss, a ranch and outdoor event center on the White Earth Reservation, isn't easy to find. It's miles from the closest small town. Yet, the line of cars parked along the dusty gravel road in Mahnomen County seemed to stretch for miles as hundreds of people found their way to this remote spot over the weekend. They came to demonstrate defiance against Line 3, the 340-mile replacement pipeline that Enbridge Energy is building along a new route across northern Minnesota. And some came a very long way.
This is an MPR News morning update for Monday, June 7, 2021. Hosted by Phil Picardi.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
City workers on Thursday cleared barricades at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in south Minneapolis, the site transformed a year ago into an occupied protest and memorial following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Mayor Jacob Frey said the work was the start of a reopening of the area, and he vowed to spend money to boost local businesses and improve the streetscape.
This is an MPR News morning update for Friday, June 4, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
