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MPR News Update

Flyover land: The airport, the FAA and the unhappy homeowners

Flyover land: The airport, the FAA and the unhappy homeowners

In the MPR News Update today, the Metropolitan Airports Commission puts part of a controversial new flight path proposal on hold, a Minnesota Marine has died in Afghanistan, and the winningest coach in the history of college football hangs up his clipboard after 60 years.

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Will the wolf survive? 147 didn't in the state's first managed hunt

Will the wolf survive? 147 didn't in the state's first managed hunt

Today on the MPR News Update, we keep score on the wolf hunt, report on the high number of Twin Cities teenage athletes using steroids, look back at SJU coach Gagliardi's long tenure as he retires, and relay the Mall of America's ban on unaccompanied teens for Black Friday.

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Wish lists coming early to DFLers, movie business ramping up again in Minn.

Wish lists coming early to DFLers, movie business ramping up again in Minn.

Today on the MPR News Update, Democrats set to take control of the Minnesota Legislature are going to be seeing a long wish list of funding requests from various interest groups. The debate over what the Vikings can do regarding seat license fees for their new stadium continues. Minnesota colleges are looking at ways to improve students' readiness for the workplace. And a new movie about University Avenue shows how its gritty, quirky nature could provide some clues as to what its future might be.
by Melanie Sommer and John Wanamaker

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Sorry, I can't hear you. The jet noise is too loud

Sorry, I can't hear you. The jet noise is too loud

Today on the MPR News Update, neighbors say new flight paths to and from the Twin Cities airport could bring more noise. Opponents of a proposed light rail line in the southwest metro fear it could mean the re-routing of freight trains. State lawmakers say seat licenses have always been a part of new stadium talks. Thirsty farmland still yields an impressive harvest. And, Minnesota's juvenile justice system has some serious racial disparity issues.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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Roe, roe, roe your boat for 'Lake Superior Gold'

Roe, roe, roe your boat for 'Lake Superior Gold'

Today on the MPR News Update, we ride along with the herring fishermen of Lake Superior. And on the podcast, we report on the flap over personal seat licenses in a new Vikings stadium, the turnaround effort at Best Buy getting a skeptical read from analysts, changes on the horizon for Minnesota's environmental oversite, and a new growth in kindergarten school registration.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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The general, the other general, the woman and the other woman: A scandal spreads

The general, the other general, the woman and the other woman: A scandal spreads

Today on the MPR News Update: A sex scandal captivates and infuriates the nation's capital, the Minnesota construction sector is pulling out of the slump, U.S. Catholic bishops plan to stay the course after an Election Day thumping, and we hear from the author of "The Cursing Mommy."
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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Did conservative hot-button social issues sink the GOP in Edina?

Did conservative hot-button social issues sink the GOP in Edina?

In the MPR News Update today, we use Edina as a microcosm to explain the Legislature's flip from Republican to Democratic control, two small and rare late-season tornadoes touch down in the Twin Cities metro, congressman-elect Rick Nolan heads back to Washington after a 32-year hiatus from Capitol Hill, and Best Buy's new boss gets ready for a grilling from investors.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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Behind the lines in the fight against the marriage amendment

Behind the lines in the fight against the marriage amendment

How Minnesota United For All Families took on the marriage amendment - and won. Also, DFLers pick leaders in the Legislature, how demographics affected this year's elections, and why some members of our two premiere orchestras are packing their bags.
by Hart Van Denburg and John Wanamaker

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Aftermath: Who won, who lost, why, and what do we do now?

Aftermath: Who won, who lost, why, and what do we do now?

Today on the MPR News Update, DFLers elect new leaders of their now-in-the-majority state House and Senate caucuses. The battle over same-sex marriage may just be beginning. Hennepin County talks about what went wrong with some voting machines. And Minnesota job seekers, employers and health reformers talk about the impact of Tuesday's vote.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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A blue wave breaks over the Legislature; the president wins four more years

A blue wave breaks over the Legislature; the president wins four more years

Today on the MPR News Update, the 2012 election is in the record books and, for the most part, it'll go down as a big win for Democrats. An estimated 3 million people voted yesterday in Minnesota -- which works out to about 75 percent voter turnout.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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