News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio

Petters whistleblower receives 1-year sentence

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00:59 -0500

Above, attorney Allan Caplan exits the courthouse following the sentencing of his client Deanna Coleman, who was convicted of helping perpetrate the largest fraud in Minnesota history.

Dylan's 'Brazil Series' on display

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:50:55 -0500

Denmark's National Gallery is displaying 40 acrylic paintings by Bob Dylan that have never before been shown to the public. Above, Dylan's Favela Villa Broncos.

Poll: Voters poised for backlash against incumbents

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0500

The latest MPR News/Humphrey Institute Poll shows that unhappiness with national Democrats who control the White House and Congress is hurting politicians in Minnesota.

Minn. Chamber urges Pawlenty to seek health grant

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:18:19 -0500

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is urging Gov. Tim Pawlenty to back off his plan to try to keep federal health care dollars out of the state.

Gulf oil platform explodes, burning off La. coast

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:41:17 -0500

An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion.

University Avenue property owners fight MnDOT condemnation efforts

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500

University Avenue property owners, like store owner Mai Lee (above), head to court Thursday to fight condemnation proceedings by the Minnesota Department of Transportation for more than a dozen slivers of land on needed for the Central Corridor light-rail project.

Big Ten creates divisions, splits rivals Minn., Wis.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:39:42 -0500

The Big Ten announced its divisional breakdown for football Wednesday night, and traditional rivals like Ohio State and Michigan will be in different six-team divisions when the league expands to 12 members in 2011.

Photos: First light at the State Fair

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:39:29 -0500

Long before the streets are buzzing with activity or the buildings are are filled with visitors, the Minnesota State Fair wakes up.

Pew study: 95,000 illegal immigrants in Minnesota

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:45:57 -0500

That number is down from an estimated 110,000 a year earlier. The numbers are deep in a national report that says illegal immigration has dropped for the nation as a whole, partly due to the poor economy.

Midwest meteor named after Wis. township where it fell

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:34:01 -0500

The Field Museum in Chicago said Wednesday that the Meteoritical Society named the meteorite after Mifflin Township, where it fell on April 14.

Back to school or back to work? Tips for finding a job.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:43:47 -0500

There's an increase in job openings in Minnesota for the first time since 2007. What's the best way to get one of those jobs?

Traffic delays inevitable with dual Twins, Vikings home games

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:36:40 -0500

Over 100,000 fans of Brett Favre, Joe Mauer, and singing witches will converge on downtown Minneapolis Thursday night and could snarl traffic for miles.

Minn. National Guard unit deploying to Iraq this fall

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:37 -0500

The Minnesota National Guard says a helicopter unit based in St. Cloud will be heading for Iraq this fall.

A new way to watch the DNR fish pond: Live on the web

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:02:49 -0500

This year there's a new way to see the fish in the pond and you don't even have to go to the Fair.

Two wanted Fla. men caught in Whitewater State Park

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:36:32 -0500

Two fugitives wanted for killing three people in Florida have been arrested in a Minnesota state park.