Paul Tosto
@paultosto.bsky.social
Editor at Minnesota Public Radio News. Prior stops in Minnesota, South Carolina, D.C. and Connecticut. Decent work. MPRnews.org
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Paul Tosto
@paultosto.bsky.social
· Nov 19
OK, here we go.
Here are links to some of the excellent journalists who work for MPR News and its sister organizations APM Research Lab and APM Reports. I'll keep updating, but this is a start.
go.bsky.app/UaGFUu1
Here are links to some of the excellent journalists who work for MPR News and its sister organizations APM Research Lab and APM Reports. I'll keep updating, but this is a start.
go.bsky.app/UaGFUu1
Reporter @mollycastlework.bsky.social is now part of the @mprnews.org starter pack!
bsky.app/profile/paul...
bsky.app/profile/paul...
OK, here we go.
Here are links to some of the excellent journalists who work for MPR News and its sister organizations APM Research Lab and APM Reports. I'll keep updating, but this is a start.
go.bsky.app/UaGFUu1
Here are links to some of the excellent journalists who work for MPR News and its sister organizations APM Research Lab and APM Reports. I'll keep updating, but this is a start.
go.bsky.app/UaGFUu1
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Reporter @mollycastlework.bsky.social is now part of the @mprnews.org starter pack!
bsky.app/profile/paul...
bsky.app/profile/paul...
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Yoga has many benefits for adults, like finding more focus and balance in life. Can it do the same for kids? One nonprofit is finding yoga is helping some of the Twin Cities youngest learners improve their behavior and schooling at the same time they find their zen.
In this Twin Cities kid yoga class, it’s no stretch helping children to focus, learn
Yoga can help grown-ups find more focus and balance in life. Can it do the same for kids? One nonprofit is finding yoga is helping some of the Twin Cities youngest learners improve their behavior and ...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Yoga has many benefits for adults, like finding more focus and balance in life. Can it do the same for kids? One nonprofit is finding yoga is helping some of the Twin Cities youngest learners improve their behavior and schooling at the same time they find their zen.
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The beaver moon rises over Minneapolis as seen from Bde Maka Ska on Wednesday. November's supermoon is the closest moon to Earth since 2019. 📸 Kerem Yücel | MPR News.
November 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The beaver moon rises over Minneapolis as seen from Bde Maka Ska on Wednesday. November's supermoon is the closest moon to Earth since 2019. 📸 Kerem Yücel | MPR News.
Readers of the great @mprnews.org NewsCut blog will recall @mylittlebloggie.bsky.social was a Hagerty fan.
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Marilyn Hagerty, Herald reporter and columnist for nearly 70 years, dies at age 99
She wrote for the Herald for more than 60 years and became nationally famous for her work as a food critic.
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September 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Readers of the great @mprnews.org NewsCut blog will recall @mylittlebloggie.bsky.social was a Hagerty fan.
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I really loved Dan Gunderson's @mprnews.org story on the Cozy Theatre. I remembered Dave Quincer from the story @mylittlebloggie.bsky.social wrote back in 2018 on the Starlite Drive-In Theater in Litchfield. Still one of my favorites www.mprnews.org/story/2018/0...
September 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I really loved Dan Gunderson's @mprnews.org story on the Cozy Theatre. I remembered Dave Quincer from the story @mylittlebloggie.bsky.social wrote back in 2018 on the Starlite Drive-In Theater in Litchfield. Still one of my favorites www.mprnews.org/story/2018/0...
It's my friend Paul Osmundson's last day at @thestate.com He's the best editor I've ever worked for. He made me a better reporter, and I've tried to emulate him as an editor. He's been a force for good in journalism for 40 years. Not many people can say that. He can.
September 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It's my friend Paul Osmundson's last day at @thestate.com He's the best editor I've ever worked for. He made me a better reporter, and I've tried to emulate him as an editor. He's been a force for good in journalism for 40 years. Not many people can say that. He can.
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Great reporting by Dan Kraker, and great mapping by our own @alyclary.bsky.social in the latest article in @mprnews.org's Troubled by the water series
Across northern Minnesota’s pristine lake country, mercury contamination is growing
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Across northern Minnesota’s pristine lake country, mercury contamination is growing
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August 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Great reporting by Dan Kraker, and great mapping by our own @alyclary.bsky.social in the latest article in @mprnews.org's Troubled by the water series
Across northern Minnesota’s pristine lake country, mercury contamination is growing
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Across northern Minnesota’s pristine lake country, mercury contamination is growing
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
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Rising costs due to inflation and covering drugs like Ozempic have left Minnesota school staff facing huge health premiums — some districts say they may lose teachers and hourly workers.
“They’re going to be paying to work here," said the superintendent of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa district.
“They’re going to be paying to work here," said the superintendent of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa district.
‘Sticker shock’: Inflation, Ozempic drive health care costs higher for Minnesota schools
School districts across Minnesota are struggling to contain double-digit health insurance cost increases. Some officials say inflation and accelerating prescription costs, especially for new weight lo...
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July 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Rising costs due to inflation and covering drugs like Ozempic have left Minnesota school staff facing huge health premiums — some districts say they may lose teachers and hourly workers.
“They’re going to be paying to work here," said the superintendent of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa district.
“They’re going to be paying to work here," said the superintendent of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa district.
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A network of trained wildlife rehabbers work to save injured and orphaned animals at the Northwoods Wildlife Rescue near Menahga. Most get no pay. They scrape by on grants and help from local volunteers, doing the work for the joy of giving animals a chance to return to the wild.
‘Someone’s got to help’: Minnesota volunteers give injured, orphaned animals a chance
Trained wildlife rehabbers work to save injured and orphaned wildlife. Most get no pay. They scrape by on grants and help from local volunteers, doing the work for the joy of giving animals a chance t...
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July 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A network of trained wildlife rehabbers work to save injured and orphaned animals at the Northwoods Wildlife Rescue near Menahga. Most get no pay. They scrape by on grants and help from local volunteers, doing the work for the joy of giving animals a chance to return to the wild.
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Mark Hortman was married to one of the most powerful politicians in Minnesota. But to the people who knew him well, he was just Mark, their incredibly positive, kind friend who loved mountain biking, fine whiskeys, music, his family and playing pool.
‘Always had Melissa’s back’: Friends, family remember Mark Hortman as smart, funny, fierce protector
As they struggle now through their own grief, those who knew Mark Hortman say he loved mountain biking, music, his family and playing pool. He easily made friends and kept them close, and centered his...
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June 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Mark Hortman was married to one of the most powerful politicians in Minnesota. But to the people who knew him well, he was just Mark, their incredibly positive, kind friend who loved mountain biking, fine whiskeys, music, his family and playing pool.
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Vacant lots and broken buildings remain along Lake Street and other Minneapolis business districts five years after George Floyd’s killing set off nights of destruction. Some business owners say money woes and city zoning rules have made it hard to rebuild.
Red tape, rising costs slow efforts to rebuild businesses burned after Floyd’s murder
Five years after George Floyd’s killing set off nights of destruction, vacant lots and broken buildings remain along Lake Street and other Minneapolis business districts. Some business owners say mone...
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May 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Vacant lots and broken buildings remain along Lake Street and other Minneapolis business districts five years after George Floyd’s killing set off nights of destruction. Some business owners say money woes and city zoning rules have made it hard to rebuild.
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Read the story 👇 and explore the map by @alyclary.bsky.social to see details about specific lots and buildings.
May 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Read the story 👇 and explore the map by @alyclary.bsky.social to see details about specific lots and buildings.
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For decades in the Isanti County woods, a refuge of rustic cabins sit scattered through more than 200 acres of prairie. They have offered visitors the promise of silence, solitude and simplicity. Some people have profound spiritual experiences. Some struggle. Others simply sleep for hours.
Near the Twin Cities, a hermitage invites all to embrace the silence
In the Isanti County woods, austere cabins at the Pacem in Terris center offer visitors silence, solitude and simplicity. Some people have profound spiritual experiences, some struggle with the silenc...
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May 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
For decades in the Isanti County woods, a refuge of rustic cabins sit scattered through more than 200 acres of prairie. They have offered visitors the promise of silence, solitude and simplicity. Some people have profound spiritual experiences. Some struggle. Others simply sleep for hours.
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The University of Minnesota is shutting down a multi-million dollar research center that has been roiled by plagiarism allegations. The school announced the closure of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity one day after its founder, Rachel Hardeman, departed.
U of M shuts down research center plagued by plagiarism allegations
The school announced the closure of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity one day after its founder, Rachel Hardeman, departed.
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May 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The University of Minnesota is shutting down a multi-million dollar research center that has been roiled by plagiarism allegations. The school announced the closure of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity one day after its founder, Rachel Hardeman, departed.
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One Minnesota mom channeled her worries about the negative effects of cultural messages on her daughters into starting a nonprofit to teach girls to value themselves. BIO Girls is now active in 120 communities across Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.
Young girls often struggle with self-esteem. This Minnesota native is ready to help
Worried about the negative effects of cultural messages on her daughters, Missy Heilman started a nonprofit to teach girls to value themselves. BIO Girls is now active in 120 communities across Minnes...
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May 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
One Minnesota mom channeled her worries about the negative effects of cultural messages on her daughters into starting a nonprofit to teach girls to value themselves. BIO Girls is now active in 120 communities across Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.
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"While overall money issues are less severe compared to those predicted by districts last year, they’re still likely to lead to layoffs...Inflation and ongoing costs from state laws passed in 2023 are the main reasons districts are struggling with budgets now," www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Schools across Minnesota face ‘reckoning’ as they struggle to close budget gaps
Minnesota schools are facing budget shortfalls and staffing cuts as they face inflation, uncertainty from possible federal cuts and the rising costs of recent state legislation.
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May 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"While overall money issues are less severe compared to those predicted by districts last year, they’re still likely to lead to layoffs...Inflation and ongoing costs from state laws passed in 2023 are the main reasons districts are struggling with budgets now," www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
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Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Minnesota has set an example for working towards a cleaner environment. The state continues to strive for cleaner water and air, recycling, renewable energy and increasing climate change awareness.
5 things Minnesota got right since Earth Day 1970
Minnesota has multiple success stories that produced a cleaner environment since the original Earth Day in 1970.
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April 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Minnesota has set an example for working towards a cleaner environment. The state continues to strive for cleaner water and air, recycling, renewable energy and increasing climate change awareness.
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Anne LaFrinier-Ritchie grew up in northern Minnesota wanting to be a journalist, but life led her instead to become a social worker and then to devote herself to protecting the state’s most vulnerable children.
She's on a mission to end human trafficking in rural Minnesota
Anne LaFrinier-Ritchie grew up in northern Minnesota wanting to be a journalist. Life led her instead to become a social worker and then to devote herself to protecting the state’s most vulnerable chi...
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April 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Anne LaFrinier-Ritchie grew up in northern Minnesota wanting to be a journalist, but life led her instead to become a social worker and then to devote herself to protecting the state’s most vulnerable children.
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The St. Paul Saints and St. Paul Colored Gophers played ball in the early 1900s at a tiny ballpark near the Capitol, called the Pillbox. The Colored Gophers were a vital piece of Black baseball history nationally. A local historian is lobbying now for a public commemoration of the site.
Minnesota baseball lovers make a pitch to honor bygone ballpark, 2 historic St. Paul teams
The St. Paul Saints and St. Paul Colored Gophers played ball in the early 1900s at a tiny ballpark near the Capitol, called the Pillbox. The Colored Gophers were a vital piece of Black baseball histor...
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April 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The St. Paul Saints and St. Paul Colored Gophers played ball in the early 1900s at a tiny ballpark near the Capitol, called the Pillbox. The Colored Gophers were a vital piece of Black baseball history nationally. A local historian is lobbying now for a public commemoration of the site.
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A recent training session for school resource officers in St. Michael — the first of its kind in Minnesota — offered a glimpse of life in schools that’s real but rarely discussed.
‘A better direction’: Minnesota starts mandatory training for police in schools
Lawmakers last year ordered required training for school resource officers, a decision rooted in the 2020 police killing of George Floyd. A recent training session in St. Michael — the first of its ki...
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April 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
A recent training session for school resource officers in St. Michael — the first of its kind in Minnesota — offered a glimpse of life in schools that’s real but rarely discussed.
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This story from @elliemroth.bsky.social is a must read.
Low income housing around the state have serious problems that go unrepaired. Ellie’s investigation found that housing shortages mean city leaders are hesitant to hold landlords accountable.
Low income housing around the state have serious problems that go unrepaired. Ellie’s investigation found that housing shortages mean city leaders are hesitant to hold landlords accountable.
In documents and interviews, MPR News found problems tied to inspection processes and local political pressures that leave low-income renters in potentially unsafe buildings across greater Minnesota. In Bemidji, those problems have pushed their way to the surface.
Inspection shortfalls, political pressures leave low-income renters vulnerable in greater Minnesota
MPR News found problems tied to inspections and local political pressures that leave low-income renters in potential danger across greater Minnesota. In Bemidji, those problems have pushed their way t...
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April 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This story from @elliemroth.bsky.social is a must read.
Low income housing around the state have serious problems that go unrepaired. Ellie’s investigation found that housing shortages mean city leaders are hesitant to hold landlords accountable.
Low income housing around the state have serious problems that go unrepaired. Ellie’s investigation found that housing shortages mean city leaders are hesitant to hold landlords accountable.
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More than 30 years ago Kris Shelstad left Madison for a life in the Army. When tragedy struck, she returned to heal. After she got back and saw how Madison needed some restoration, too, she asked people what they wanted and then started building it.
Grief brought her back to western Minnesota. Now she’s helping restore her hometown
Kris Shelstad left Madison more than 30 years ago for a life in the Army. When tragedy struck, she returned to heal. When she saw Madison needed some restoration, too, she asked people what they wante...
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April 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
More than 30 years ago Kris Shelstad left Madison for a life in the Army. When tragedy struck, she returned to heal. After she got back and saw how Madison needed some restoration, too, she asked people what they wanted and then started building it.
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Does anyone know if there are any developments on this lately
April 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Does anyone know if there are any developments on this lately
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Congrats to Euan Kerr on this well-earned retirement. He lived in and covered Minnesota for decades with kindness, thoughtfulness and humor. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
MPR News journalist, storyteller Euan Kerr calls it a career after 40 years on the air
A gifted storyteller, Kerr’s journalistic career has been driven by a natural curiosity about the world and a knack for connecting with people.
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April 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Congrats to Euan Kerr on this well-earned retirement. He lived in and covered Minnesota for decades with kindness, thoughtfulness and humor. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
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