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MPR News Update

Looking for ways to deter gun violence; combating a deadly flu outbreak

Looking for ways to deter gun violence; combating a deadly flu outbreak

The flu death toll is climbing, Twin Cities schools are more segregated, civic leaders are looking for answers to gun violence, and the DFL-led Legislature is laying out its priorities, a landmark Minneapolis music venue that's closing up shop and photos of the week. That and more on today's MPR News Update.
by Hart Van Denburg and John Wanamaker

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The DFL outlines its priorities; some suprises and snubs in the Oscar nominations

The DFL outlines its priorities; some suprises and snubs in the Oscar nominations

Today on the MPR News Update, a look at the top priorities of the DFL leaders in the new legislative session, the deal that sells off big chunks of the Supervalu grocery chain, and the nominations -- and snubs -- for the Academy Awards.
by Melanie Sommer and John Wanamaker

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Flu claims another teen; efforts underway to reduce sex trafficking; expecting Minn. tax increases?

Flu claims another teen; efforts underway to reduce sex trafficking; expecting Minn. tax increases?

Today on the MPR News Update, a ninth grader from suburban Minneapolis has died of the flu. DFLers in the Minnesota Legislature outline their priorities for the session, and the mayor of Duluth tries to raise awareness about sex trafficking in Minnesota.
by Melanie Sommer and Matt Sepic

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Minnesota's Legislature set to convene: What's on the agenda? Who are the players?

Minnesota's Legislature set to convene: What's on the agenda? Who are the players?

Today on the MPR News Update, Minnesota legislators are getting ready for the start of the 2013 session this week, and an MPR news analysis finds the public is unable to find out a lot about their possible conflicts of interest. Bar and restaurant owners in downtown St. Paul await the return of the Minnesota Wild. And last year's drought has dried out the soil so much that some homes in southeastern Minnesota are sinking.
by Matt Sepic and Hart Van Denburg

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Minneapolis gets a January soaking; St. Paul imagines a great city

Minneapolis gets a January soaking; St. Paul imagines a great city

Today on the MPR News Update: Minneapolis dries out from a messy water main break, a GOP lawmaker resigns to be a lobbyist, St. Paul boosters imagine a great city without Macy's, the DNR likes a plan designed to keep Asian carp out of the state's waterways, and a nationwide child porn crackdown has a Minnesota link.
by Hart Van Denburg and John Wanamaker

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Red Bull vets get to work; DNR assesses the wolf hunt

Red Bull vets get to work; DNR assesses the wolf hunt

Today on the MPR News Update, we learn about an effort to help war veterans integrate into the workforce, what the DNR hopes to learn from the state's first official wolf hunt, the impending closure of downtown St. Paul's only major retail store, and how the newest members of Congress will fare on bitterly divided Capitol Hill.
by Hart Van Denburg and John Wanamaker

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Steering away from the cliff; tuning up for orchestra negotiations

Steering away from the cliff; tuning up for orchestra negotiations

Today on the MPR News Update: Legislation averting the so-called fiscal cliff passed the House Tuesday night with half of the Minnesota delegation voting yes. Musicians and managers of both the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra are back at the negotiating table. And state health officials say we could be in for a really bad flu season.
by Matt Sepic and Hart Van Denburg

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'This job thrills me,' but not enough to run again, Minneapolis Mayor Rybak says

'This job thrills me,' but not enough to run again, Minneapolis Mayor Rybak says

Today on the MPR News Update. Here's some of what's been happening: Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak won't run for a fourth term; a grieving father is charged in the accidental handgun death of his young son; farmers are apparently increasingly digging up old cemeteries and Minnesotans are still keeping food shelves hopping.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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Dakotas commemorate massacre memorial; Dayton heads into surgery

Dakotas commemorate massacre memorial; Dayton heads into surgery

Today on the MPR News Update, as Gov. Mark Dayton enters the OR, we'll hear about the increasing use of fusion surgery to ease the pain of a bad back. Also, 150 years to the day from a mass execution of Dakota Indians in Mankato, many Dakota returned to city to remember. We'll hear about the collecting and selling of Minneapolis license plate data. And we have a story about a Minnesota farmer who's expanding his operation to Africa.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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Whooping cough record; accidental child shootings; Dakota war hanging

Today on the MPR News Update, 2012 was a record year for cases of whooping cough in Minnesota, an MPR News analysis of state court data shows prosecuting parents for leaving guns around kids is rare, and native Americans honor the 38 Dakota men hanged in Mankato 150 years ago today in the nation's largest-ever mass execution.
by Matt Sepic and Hart Van Denburg

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