MPR News with Tom Weber

Tom Weber, a reporter and host at MPR News for a decade, resigned effective June 22, 2018. You can find his work covering the people and places of Minnesota here.
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June 12, 2015 12:58 PM

Met Council's Adam Duininck on possible Southwest light rail cuts

The estimated price tag reached $2 billion this year and prompted both critics and supporters to question the project, which would be the most expensive transit project in state history.

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June 11, 2015 2:51 PM

Commission: Canada committed 'cultural genocide' against indigenous children

For more than a century the Canadian government forced indigenous children to go to schools operated by the church that aimed to teach mainstream culture and assimilate the children into society.

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June 11, 2015 1:59 PM

How MN Indian reservations are tackling drug crisis

Last month, a federal grand jury indicted 41 people in connection with a drug trafficking ring that focused on two Indian reservations - Red Lake and White Earth.

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June 10, 2015 1:19 PM

Police body camera laws: What happened at state Capitol?

Listen to DFL state Sen. Ron Latz talk about what happened on a state level, and what questions remain.

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June 9, 2015 5:23 PM

How gut bacteria affects your health: What we know, what we don't

The latest research shows your gut microbiome has a profound connection to a number of diseases and issues facing humans today: Diabetes, Crohn's disease, obesity, asthma, allergies and other autoimmune diseases.

by Emily Kaiser

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June 9, 2015 2:18 PM

Will Minnesota enact a revenge porn law?

A growing number of states are considering laws against what's known as "revenge porn," the posting of intimate or sexually explicit photos on the internet with the intention of humiliating or harassing someone.

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June 9, 2015 2:16 PM

'Leaving Orbit' looks back at America's spaceflight program

In her book, "Leaving Orbit," Margaret Lazarus Dean ponders what will be next for U.S. spaceflight and offers a sobering assessment.

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June 8, 2015 12:32 PM

Whistleblower: 'It's pretty much same old, same old' at the St. Paul archdiocese

"The leadership has to change," she said on MPR News. "It just has to."

by Emily Kaiser

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June 8, 2015 12:00 PM

State DNR stepping up invasive species enforcement

With the boating season now underway, MPR News' Tom Weber checked in with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for an update on invasive species in the state.