Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mpls. council member says it's time to reopen George Floyd's Square
After two people were shot near the intersection where George Floyd died, the Minneapolis council member who represents the area reiterated her position on reopening the area to the public.Eighth Ward...
Dec 29, 2020
First reported U.S. case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado
The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that's been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday.The coronavirus variant was found i...
Dec 29, 2020
Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shoot...
Dec 29, 2020
Boeing Max returns to U.S. skies with first passenger flight
American Airlines flew a Boeing 737 Max with paying passengers from Miami to New York on Tuesday, the plane's first commercial flight in U.S. skies since it was grounded after two deadly crashes.Ameri...
Dec 29, 2020
Bus driver who delivered meals awaits students' return
Sign up Latest COVID-19 updates in our morning newsletterUnderstanding COVID TodayAnalysis of COVID-19 numbers in MinnesotaFor students in Little Falls, Minn., who were abruptly sent home, isolated fr...
Dec 29, 2020
Another legislative session looms on Zoom
Minnesota legislators return to action next Tuesday to begin putting together a massive two-year state budget under the restrictions of COVID-19 protocols at the Capitol that took hold last March.Rep....
Dec 29, 2020
Trump allows natural gas travel by rail in urban areas
Vanessa Keegan, her boyfriend and 3-year-old son live a block from where rail cars will carry liquefied natural gas to an export facility on the Delaware River.Emma Lee/WHYYIn an effort to boost natur...
Dec 29, 2020
In the midst of a pandemic, an adoptee connects with her birth father
Sign up Latest COVID-19 updates in our morning newsletterUnderstanding COVID TodayAnalysis of COVID-19 numbers in MinnesotaSusan McCrea's quest to find her birth parents started during a routine ...
Dec 29, 2020
MPR News' Photos of the Year: 2020
In the year where the phrase "new normal" seemed to take a new meaning every day, our photographers had no shortage of assignments, and new challenges, too. The spring started with apprehension of a c...
Dec 29, 2020
Paris Saint-Germain fires coach Thomas Tuchel
Paris Saint-Germain fires coach Thomas Tuchel
Dec 29, 2020