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📷: The Minnesota Capitol building just after sunset on a spring evening, by Brian Bakst | MPR News.
📷: The Minnesota Capitol building just after sunset on a spring evening, by Brian Bakst | MPR News.
Northern lights lovers didn’t have to go far to see them ripple across the sky Tuesday evening. A show that included vivid red auroras visible to the eye, not just the camera.
We want to see your aurora photos. Message them to us or email them to tell@mpr.org.
We want to see your aurora photos. Message them to us or email them to tell@mpr.org.
November 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Northern lights lovers didn’t have to go far to see them ripple across the sky Tuesday evening. A show that included vivid red auroras visible to the eye, not just the camera.
We want to see your aurora photos. Message them to us or email them to tell@mpr.org.
We want to see your aurora photos. Message them to us or email them to tell@mpr.org.
There's still a chance to see the northern lights across Minnesota tonight! Your best shot will be between 9 p.m. and midnight - and remember to get as far from cities as you can for the clearest view.
📸: Andrew Krueger, Mandy Thalhuber, Aleesa Kuznetsov
📸: Andrew Krueger, Mandy Thalhuber, Aleesa Kuznetsov
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
There's still a chance to see the northern lights across Minnesota tonight! Your best shot will be between 9 p.m. and midnight - and remember to get as far from cities as you can for the clearest view.
📸: Andrew Krueger, Mandy Thalhuber, Aleesa Kuznetsov
📸: Andrew Krueger, Mandy Thalhuber, Aleesa Kuznetsov
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November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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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.
JUST IN: Jacob Frey was elected to a third term as Minneapolis mayor after the second round of tabulations in the ranked choice election.
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
JUST IN: Jacob Frey was elected to a third term as Minneapolis mayor after the second round of tabulations in the ranked choice election.
Rep. Kaohly Her won Tuesday’s election over incumbent Mayor Melvin Carter.
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Rep. Kaohly Her won Tuesday’s election over incumbent Mayor Melvin Carter.
JUST IN: The “Right to Repair” referendum has passed in Duluth. Advocates say it’s a common-sense approach that gives frustrated renters another tool to get simple repairs done in a timely manner.
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
JUST IN: The “Right to Repair” referendum has passed in Duluth. Advocates say it’s a common-sense approach that gives frustrated renters another tool to get simple repairs done in a timely manner.
Results from the special state Senate election assure DFLers 34 seats and Republicans 33.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Results from the special state Senate election assure DFLers 34 seats and Republicans 33.
🐻 The bracket for Fat Bear Week 2025 will be revealed on Monday, when fans will see where familiar names of past champions, such as 128 Grazer, 480 Otis and 747 — aka Bear Force One, estimated to weigh a whopping 1,400 pounds — stack up against new challengers.
📸 T. Carmack | National Park Service
📸 T. Carmack | National Park Service
September 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🐻 The bracket for Fat Bear Week 2025 will be revealed on Monday, when fans will see where familiar names of past champions, such as 128 Grazer, 480 Otis and 747 — aka Bear Force One, estimated to weigh a whopping 1,400 pounds — stack up against new challengers.
📸 T. Carmack | National Park Service
📸 T. Carmack | National Park Service
Hours in to its first day, the State Fair is shaping up to be more popular than ever. Lines for park-and-rides have been long, but moving quickly across the metro. Most parking lots are filled and bike parking facilities also almost full.
Read live updates here: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
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August 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Hours in to its first day, the State Fair is shaping up to be more popular than ever. Lines for park-and-rides have been long, but moving quickly across the metro. Most parking lots are filled and bike parking facilities also almost full.
Read live updates here: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Read live updates here: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Monday's talks mark Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy's first trip back to the White House since February, when he was lectured by Trump and Vice President Vance before abruptly leaving the White House.
Photo: Mandel Ngan | AP via Getty Images
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Photo: Mandel Ngan | AP via Getty Images
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August 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Monday's talks mark Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy's first trip back to the White House since February, when he was lectured by Trump and Vice President Vance before abruptly leaving the White House.
Photo: Mandel Ngan | AP via Getty Images
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Photo: Mandel Ngan | AP via Getty Images
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The lights of Bentleyville and the Aerial Lift Bridge are seen from Enger Park in Duluth.
Climb the historic Enger Tower for views in all directions.
📸 Andrew Krueger | MPR News
Climb the historic Enger Tower for views in all directions.
📸 Andrew Krueger | MPR News
August 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The lights of Bentleyville and the Aerial Lift Bridge are seen from Enger Park in Duluth.
Climb the historic Enger Tower for views in all directions.
📸 Andrew Krueger | MPR News
Climb the historic Enger Tower for views in all directions.
📸 Andrew Krueger | MPR News
Two church buildings at Valley Grove near Nerstrand.
Take a short drive along the gravel road just north of the site, then look back to the south to see the different generations of churches facing each other.
📸 Andrew Krueger | MPR News
Take a short drive along the gravel road just north of the site, then look back to the south to see the different generations of churches facing each other.
📸 Andrew Krueger | MPR News
August 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Two church buildings at Valley Grove near Nerstrand.
Take a short drive along the gravel road just north of the site, then look back to the south to see the different generations of churches facing each other.
📸 Andrew Krueger | MPR News
Take a short drive along the gravel road just north of the site, then look back to the south to see the different generations of churches facing each other.
📸 Andrew Krueger | MPR News
Oheyawahe in Mendota Heights, as seen under a sunset sky in September 2023.
It’s a place for reflection and contemplation, with the beautiful prairie abloom in wildflowers from summer into fall.
📸 Andrew Krueger | MPR News
It’s a place for reflection and contemplation, with the beautiful prairie abloom in wildflowers from summer into fall.
📸 Andrew Krueger | MPR News
August 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Oheyawahe in Mendota Heights, as seen under a sunset sky in September 2023.
It’s a place for reflection and contemplation, with the beautiful prairie abloom in wildflowers from summer into fall.
📸 Andrew Krueger | MPR News
It’s a place for reflection and contemplation, with the beautiful prairie abloom in wildflowers from summer into fall.
📸 Andrew Krueger | MPR News
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television. In Minnesota, that funding totals $17,228,752 across 16 organizations.
Read the full story here: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Read the full story here: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
July 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television. In Minnesota, that funding totals $17,228,752 across 16 organizations.
Read the full story here: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Read the full story here: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
JUST IN: Investigators said this afternoon that they found no evidence that Vance Boelter had any help when he allegedly killed former DFL Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
This is a developing news story. 📸 Ben Hovland
This is a developing news story. 📸 Ben Hovland
July 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
JUST IN: Investigators said this afternoon that they found no evidence that Vance Boelter had any help when he allegedly killed former DFL Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
This is a developing news story. 📸 Ben Hovland
This is a developing news story. 📸 Ben Hovland
Former President Joe Biden came to the Capitol after 4 p.m. to pay his respects to Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
He spent about 90 seconds in front of the caskets, made the sign of the cross and knelt quietly.
📸 Kerem Yücel | MPR News
He spent about 90 seconds in front of the caskets, made the sign of the cross and knelt quietly.
📸 Kerem Yücel | MPR News
June 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Former President Joe Biden came to the Capitol after 4 p.m. to pay his respects to Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
He spent about 90 seconds in front of the caskets, made the sign of the cross and knelt quietly.
📸 Kerem Yücel | MPR News
He spent about 90 seconds in front of the caskets, made the sign of the cross and knelt quietly.
📸 Kerem Yücel | MPR News
🏀 Lynx win!
The Minnesota Lynx won the home opener game against the Dallas Wings (85-81). They are currently 3 - 0 in their season.
📸 Kerem Yücel | MPR News
The Minnesota Lynx won the home opener game against the Dallas Wings (85-81). They are currently 3 - 0 in their season.
📸 Kerem Yücel | MPR News
May 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
🏀 Lynx win!
The Minnesota Lynx won the home opener game against the Dallas Wings (85-81). They are currently 3 - 0 in their season.
📸 Kerem Yücel | MPR News
The Minnesota Lynx won the home opener game against the Dallas Wings (85-81). They are currently 3 - 0 in their season.
📸 Kerem Yücel | MPR News
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May 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It’s Day 3 of our Spring Member Drive and we have a special deal for you! Today only, get your iconic Buzzing Since 1967 Mosquito Hat at half the price!
Originally available at $10/month, this hat can be yours with a gift of $5/month today! Give now at support.mpr.org/general-soci...
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May 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Angela Davis hosts a special North Star Journey Live on May 6 to reflect on the 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. What does healing require when the spotlight fades, but the work continues? Register here:
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May 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Angela Davis hosts a special North Star Journey Live on May 6 to reflect on the 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. What does healing require when the spotlight fades, but the work continues? Register here:
www.mprevents.org/event/north-...
www.mprevents.org/event/north-...
Send us your snow video clips and photos! We'll share the best ones in our online snowfall totals report. Tell us who took the photo and where it was taken and send it to tell@mpr.org.
We’ll go first: The Light Rail is running in Lowertown St. Paul outside the Union Depot.
We’ll go first: The Light Rail is running in Lowertown St. Paul outside the Union Depot.
March 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Send us your snow video clips and photos! We'll share the best ones in our online snowfall totals report. Tell us who took the photo and where it was taken and send it to tell@mpr.org.
We’ll go first: The Light Rail is running in Lowertown St. Paul outside the Union Depot.
We’ll go first: The Light Rail is running in Lowertown St. Paul outside the Union Depot.
You still have time to sign up for this event with MPR News and Sahan Journal (@sahanjournal.bsky.social)! Join immigration reporters Sarah Thamer and Katelyn Vue on Feb. 20 for an evening of arrival stories, inspiration and advice on preserving your own family's history and culture.
February 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
You still have time to sign up for this event with MPR News and Sahan Journal (@sahanjournal.bsky.social)! Join immigration reporters Sarah Thamer and Katelyn Vue on Feb. 20 for an evening of arrival stories, inspiration and advice on preserving your own family's history and culture.
How do we remember the journeys that brought us to Minnesota? Join immigration reporters Sarah Thamer, from MPR News, and Katelyn Vue, from Sahan Journal, on Feb.20 for an evening of arrival stories, inspiration and advice on preserving your own family's history and culture.
February 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
How do we remember the journeys that brought us to Minnesota? Join immigration reporters Sarah Thamer, from MPR News, and Katelyn Vue, from Sahan Journal, on Feb.20 for an evening of arrival stories, inspiration and advice on preserving your own family's history and culture.