MPR News Update

The Minnesota music scene lost two giants this weekend: composer Stephen Paulus and jazz radio legend Leigh Kamman. Explore the MPR News archive to hear Paulus and Kamman in their own words.
Mark your calendar: MPR News plays host as incumbent Sen. Al Franken and challenger Mike McFadden debate in the final U.S. Senate debate of election season. Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. in St. Paul.
News Cut: Where hate speech, football and the First Amendment collide ... Death of the Popcorn Man ... Trace the provenance of the polar vortex
Learn which candidates are most closely aligned with your views by playing Select a Candidate...
Get ready for an astronomical treat in the pre-dawn sky tomorrow morning: A historic lunar eclipse and a 'blood moon' ... Check the weather before you head outside ... Wait for the light show with the latest episode of A Tiny Sense of Accomplishment: "Why do you always write about white people?"
Do reports of snow up north give you agita? Embrace the colors of fall while you can -- and plan your weekend travel with marathon-related road closures in mind.
Only in Minnesota: Fog this morning, rain today -- snow tomorrow? ... Tonight in St. Paul: Derek Boogaard biographer John Branch at the Broadcast Journalist Series ... This week on the North Shore: Fall colors