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MPR News Update

The NRA breaks its silence; a Minnesota sheriff has Joe Biden's ear

The NRA breaks its silence; a Minnesota sheriff has Joe Biden's ear

Today on the MPR News Update: The NRA breaks its silence over the elementary school massacre in Connecticut. Also, news about the shuttered St. Paul Ford plant, legislative agendas for environmentalists and same-sex marriage proponents, a mobile food shelf that's become a model for the nation, and a "Christmas Carol" from "tha hood."
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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Guns, guns, guns: Everyone's talking, but what's to be done?

Guns, guns, guns: Everyone's talking, but what's to be done?

Today on the MPR News Update: The Connecticut elementary school massacre continues to resonate in Minnesota. Also, we take a look back at how quickly the shooting deaths of police officers are resolved, return for another visit with a man coping with ALS, and tell you about another key departure at Best Buy.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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From Columbine to Red Lake to Newtown, a sad memento changes hands

From Columbine to Red Lake to Newtown, a sad memento changes hands

Today on the MPR News Update, Red Lake high school students want to share their mass shooting experiences with survivors in Newtown, Conn. We hear about the possibility of a sales tax extension as a means of boosting state revenues. And, the popular mayor of Minneapolis is thinking about what's next.

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Tuning out the news of a massacre may be the best coping mechanism

Tuning out the news of a massacre may be the best coping mechanism

Today on the MPR News Update, Minnesota mental health professionals and educators address mass shootings. We hear from the son of a victim of a mass shooting in Minneapolis. Also, we have the latest on the Cold Spring police officer killing, a plan to move sand around in Wabasha, and on how the group that pressed for construction of a new St. Croix River bridge is keeping the pressure on.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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The massacre in Connecticut, the reaction in Minnesota

The massacre in Connecticut, the reaction in Minnesota

Today on the podcast, some of the areas hardest hit by flooding earlier this year still haven't received much government financial help. Disaster "preppers" gather in Minnesota. And, not knowing English can drag a student's performance down in a number of academic areas. But first, everybody's talking about the Friday shooting rampage in Connecticut.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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Latinos and the changing face of outstate Minnesota

Latinos and the changing face of outstate Minnesota

Today on the MPR News Update: Light rail construction is ahead of schedule, the poverty rate in Minnesota is leveling off, our two biggest cities pass budgets and levy increases, and communities in outstate Minnesota look for ways to move forward under changing - and permanent -- demographic and cultural changes.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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MPR News Update: Who's better at plowing? Businessman tapped to lead MnDOT

MPR News Update: Who's better at plowing? Businessman tapped to lead MnDOT

Today on the MPR News Update, MPD Blue looks a little more rainbow these days. Illegal immigrants are speaking out more and more. And, the state considers changing the status of dozens of animal and plant species.
by Melanie Sommer

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London calling: The Delta Airlines-Virgin Atlantic deal

London calling: The Delta Airlines-Virgin Atlantic deal

We have more on the state health care insurance voucher program that doesn't seem to be working very well. Also, we hear from the police chief who lost one of his men nearly two weeks ago. And, Minnesota wildlife experiences the drought. But first up, news about Delta Airlines.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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A Dakota trail of tears to Mankato; a return to winter

A Dakota trail of tears to Mankato; a return to winter

Today on the MPR News Update, we report on questions being asked about the ethical behavior of a St. Cloud state lawmaker, a trail of tears from South Dakota to Mankato, and the more than 16 inches of snow that fell on parts of Minnesota over the weekend. We'll look at the weather first.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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'Chasing Ice' and climate change; mineral exploration on hold

'Chasing Ice' and climate change; mineral exploration on hold

Today on the MPR News Update page: Top state officials have declined to approve the sale of 31 leases to explore for minerals. Players in this past spring's Vikings stadium endgame say they're reluctant to reopen the deal struck in May. And we speak with the filmmaker behind a new documentary on climate change.
by Hart Van Denburg and John Wanamaker

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