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MPR News Update

MPR News Update for April 27, 2016

You've saved up enough to quit working. Congrats! But here's a new puzzle: figuring out how to enjoy retirement without blowing your savings too soon, when you don't know if you'll live five or 25 years.

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MPR News Update for April 26, 2016

Hey! Wake up! Need another cup of coffee? Join the club. Apparently about a third of Americans are sleep-deprived. And their employers are probably paying for it.

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MPR News Update PM Edition for April 25, 2016

Good afternoon. On this rainy Monday, Minnesota lawmakers are taking their turn weighing in on Prince's death. The Senate paused for a moment of silence today, and nine senators took turns reading a resolution highlighting the superstar's career. One Senate Republican even wants to pass a law declaring purple as Minnesota's official color. | More from the Capitol

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MPR News Update for April 22, 2016

The world is mourning Prince, who died yesterday at 57. Complete coverage here... This weekend, expect some soggy weather.

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MPR News Update for April 20, 2016

"It should be a thrilling moment next week when a kid from North Dakota who didn't play football at one of the big-shot, rule-breaking, big money college programs becomes the first pick in the NFL draft," writes NewsCut blogger Bob Collins.

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MPR News Update for April 19, 2016

Deaths from opioid overdoses have hit epidemic proportions nationwide. In Minnesota, the struggle with prescription painkillers and illegal drugs has left families and individuals grieving for people whose deaths could have been prevented. Rita Rogers is one of them.

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MPR News Update for April 18, 2016

Deaths from opioid drug overdoses have hit epidemic proportions nationwide. In Minnesota, the struggle with prescription painkillers and illegal drugs has left communities across the state grieving for people whose deaths could have been prevented. Learn about this public health crisis and read more stories of addiction, loss and recovery.

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MPR News Update for April 15, 2016

"Beware the golfer scorned, the Department of Natural Resources found out last night at a hearing on the DNR's decision to close its only golf course," writes blogger Bob Collins on NewsCut.

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MPR News Update for March 14, 2016

The list of critically acclaimed eateries that have closed up shop in Minnesota's biggest city continues to grow. | Appetites

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