Minnesota Today

The five-year draft permit imposes more stringent limits on the pollutants the White Bear Township manufacturer can emit, and requires it to submit daily emissions reports to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. This is a morning MPR News update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

St. Paul police say a 15-year-old student has died in a stabbing at Harding High School on the city's East Side. A 16-year-old suspect - also a student at the school - is in custody. This is an MPR News Evening update hosted by Jacob Aloi.

The state would pick up the tab for most student meals under a bill passed by the Minnesota House and not far from Senate action. It would cover a daily breakfast and lunch regardless of family income. This is a morning MPR News update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.  

Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig used hot coffee to fend off an attacker this morning inside an elevator at her Washington D.C. apartment building, police say. Craig's staff says there’s no evidence to indicate the attack was politically motivated. The DFL lawmaker suffered bruising, but was able to go to work as planned.

This is an MPR News evening update for February 9, 2023. Hosted by Matt Sepic.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister. 

Minnesota has started screening all newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus. Officials say the state is the first in the nation to do so universally. This is a morning MPR News update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

Minnesota saw a sharp spike in food shelf use last year, amid generational inflation and the end of COVID aid, and the COVID mask mandate battle is still going in Minnesota courts. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

Minnesota is an attractive target for catalytic converter thieves. A series of proposals to head off their theft and resale is on the move at the Legislature. This is a morning MPR News update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

Governor Tim Walz signed a landmark energy bill today requiring electric utilities to provide carbon-free power to Minnesota by 2040.

This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

A bill headed to the governor gives the Minnesota attorney general’s office new funding to increase staff to do criminal prosecutions. Democrats said it responds to local officials’ calls for state help to respond to violent crime, while Republicans said the legislation is too vague as to how the money would be used. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

Blast sends three workers to the hospital, and Ramsey County will move nearly 100 inmates from St. Paul jail. Also, DFLers move to protect state commissioners, after power struggle with GOP and Walz last session. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.