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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Neel Kashkari explains his ideas for too-big-to-fail banks
Neel Kashkari, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, last week released an ambitious plan designed to head off another financial crisis triggered by the collapse of big banking entities.
'Media blackout' at the Standing Rock protests
Two independent, Native American journalists discussed a lack of media coverage of the protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline and what role the media plays as independent observers of civil unrest.
'Truly sorry for my evil acts': Jacob Wetterling's killer gets 20 years
In heart-rending detail, Jacob's family on Monday told a judge of the damage Danny Heinrich had done to them and others. Prosecutors said Heinrich wasn't repentant despite his words.
Police, protesters face off at Dakota Access pipeline
Tension flared anew as protesters tried to push past a long-blocked bridge on a state highway, only to be turned back by a line of law enforcement using water cannon and what appeared to be tear gas.
Meet a couple new Minnesota lawmakers
Two newly-elected members of the Minnesota Legislature, joined the program to talk about what issues they want to address while they're in office.