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MPR News Update

MPR News Update for May 11, 2016

"Why do baseball teams have people sitting on chairs in foul territory? This is why," writes NewsCut blogger Bob Collins.

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MPR News Update for May 10, 2016

Minnesota hockey hair gets its own special tonight on ESPN's "E:60." But wait — can't tell a mullet from a dual exhaust? Here are a few terms to know if you want to talk "flow."

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MPR News Update for May 9

Good morning! Cloudy and breezy today, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout the state. Highs in the lower 60s to lower 70s. Stargazers, ready your (solar-filtered) telescopes: Mercury is passing directly across the sun for the first time in nearly a decade. Here's how you can see it. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for May 6, 2016

The hottest spot in the country today is ... Two Harbors? Yep, you read that right. It hit 90 degrees on the North Shore — which is nearly 20 degrees hotter than Death Valley or Phoenix. Enjoy the warmth today, as it'll cool off some for the rest of the weekend. | Weekend forecast

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MPR News Update for May 5, 2016

Minnesota lawmakers abandoned an effort Thursday to punish companies that designed and built the Science Museum of Minnesota, which has experienced severe and pricey water-intrusion problems dating back to the time it opened 17 years ago. | Capitol View

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MPR News Update for May 4, 2016

"Greater love hath no basset hound than that which Grumpie and Gracie had for 5-month-old Nora Hall, who died on Monday at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis after suffering a stroke last month," writes NewsCut blogger Bob Collins.

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MPR News Update for May 3, 2016

Analysis by amateur historians has called into question the identity of some of the men depicted in an iconic World War II photograph. Now the Marine Corps is taking another look. | NewsCut

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MPR News Update for May 2, 2016

How much ice is too much ice in a Starbucks iced beverage? "It'll be up to a court to decide," writes NewsCut blogger Bob Collins. "Someone is suing the chain because its drinks are almost half ice."

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MPR News Update for April 29, 2016

Looking for something to do this weekend? "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical" tops our recommendations for arts to-dos. If trains are more your thing, St. Paul's Union Depot is throwing itself a 90th birthday party.

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MPR News Update for April 28, 2016

The University of Toronto acquired 10,000 Chinese menus from Harley Spiller, who began collecting them on a lark in 1981. Here's a look inside the world's largest collection of Chinese menus. The collection weighs 1,100 pounds and fits inside 57 banker boxes.

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