Minnesota Now

Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson, co-hosts of the 10,000 Takes sports talk show, joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer to talk about all things professional sports.

Would you celebrate losing your job? Getting hit by a car? Breaking your ankle? For some Minnesotans, making note of life's morbid anniversaries has helped them make sense of their past.

Our producer Gretchen Brown talked to a few of them.

The summer of smoke is not quite over... effective Thursday, an air quality alert hangs over most of the state.

Minneapolis singer-songwriter Mayyadda released “Try&Remember: The Acoustic Album” last month.

Each episode of the award-winning journalist’s new podcast begins with a simple request: tell me about your mama's kitchen.

Federal prosecutors announced charges against 14 alleged Minneapolis gang members. There is possibility for more severe weather later today ahead of wildfire smoke expected to fill the skies tomorrow. We talk to the Minnesota-born creator of a podcast about what happens in “Your Mama’s Kitchen”. And Minneapolis artist Mayyadda talks about her new music.

Federal prosecutors Wednesday charged 14 more people with gun and drug violations, bringing the total to nearly 60 this year.

Minneapolis leaders are required to ask community members about its police reform efforts. It's part of a settlement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. We'll talk about what to expect from the public meetings, which begin Tuesday evening.

What if you didn't have to wait as long for a seedling to turn into a full-grown shade tree? We'll learn about a new poplar variety developed by scientists in Duluth.

Bus and train commuters, Metro Transit has a new general manager. We'll hear her plans for safety, hiring, and more.

You can have a great business idea, but what if no one hears about it? We'll talk about an effort to spotlight five small businesses owned by Black women as part of National Black Business Month.

Starting a small business is hard enough. But once that business is off the ground, spreading community awareness of your business? That's key to success. And it can be really difficult if a business owner doesn't have extra funds left over for marketing. August is National Black Business Month, and last week, Sheletta Brundidge made a big investment that got five black women entrepreneurs that chance to put their small business on the big screen -- right in front of the U.S. Bank Stadium for thousands of people to see. Sheletta is a media producer in the Twin Cities. She joined MPR News Cathy Wurzer to talk about the businesses she is supporting.

The City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Police Department will hold their first of several required community engagement sessions Tuesday evening. The goal is to get feedback from Minneapolis residents about what types of changes they want to see in the coming years. Potential changes are coming after a report by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights ripped the MPD for what it called an illegal pattern of discrimination and abuse against Black residents. Reporter Nina Moini joined Minnesota Now to discuss how people can get involved.