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How one Minnesota recycling facility is becoming more efficient
How much are Minnesotans recycling across the state? MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner talked to Miriam Holsinger, of Eureka Recycling, about recycling trends in Minnesota.
MN Shortlist: May 8-14 Mid West Music Fest, Hygge Happy Hour
MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region. This week's list includes Mid West Music Fest, Hygge Happy Hour and the St. Croix River Pottery Tour.
‘It’s a very big deal’: Benedictine monk on election of first American pope
Father Nickolas Becker, an assistant professor of theology at College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University as well as the graduate School of Theology and Seminary, shared why the election of Pope Leo XIV is notable.
Minnesota Catholics react as Robert Prevost elected first pope from U.S. in history
Catholics across Minnesota reacted with surprise and excitement after Cardinal Robert Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV, was named the next pope on Thursday afternoon.
As the conclave begins, a look at Minnesota's changing Catholic Church
MPR News host Tom Crann spoke to Daniel Cueto-Villalobos, a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at the University of Minnesota, who studies the role of the Catholic church locally and nationally.
Paul Huttner remembers living through the worst tornado outbreak in Minnesota history
The May 6, 1965, tornado outbreak was a rare Oklahoma-style weather event in Minnesota. Four of the six violent twisters were rated F4 on the Fujita scale with estimated winds at more than 200 mph. The devastating twisters killed 13 people and injured at least 500 more. MPR News Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner was a preschooler at the time, but he remembers the day vividly.