Minnesota Today

Service workers at the University of Minnesota have reached a tentative contract agreement that a union official said provides “significant economic gains” for union members. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

Minneapolis has agreed to settle lawsuits involving more than a dozen protesters who claimed police officers used excessive force against them. This is an MPR News evening update, hosted by Lisa Ryan. Music by Gary Meister.

The overall percentage of the state considered to be abnormally dry or in drought was relatively unchanged from the previous week, at just under 80 percent. That’s according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor update, issued Thursday. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

Minnesota's job machine keeps churning along, now for 12 months straight. Also, St. Paul’s officials turn back an appeal to enforce a 3 percent rent cap. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

Although all 201 seats in the Minnesota Legislature are on the ballot this year, only some are truly competitive. Many of those are in second-ring suburbs and outlying regional centers. This an MPR News morning update, hosted by Phil Picardi. Music by Gary Meister.

U regent apologizes for remark on Morris campus diversity, vows to learn from the experience, and a key defense witness in the Derek Chauvin trial is under fire in Maryland, where he was the chief medical examiner. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

In their only televised debate of the 2022 campaign, Gov. Tim Walz and Republican challenger Scott Jensen took turns jabbing at one another’s political positions Tuesday night in Rochester. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

Mall of America is testing weapons detectors after three recent gun incidents and the last of the arsonists convicted of setting fires in the wake of the death of George Floyd gets more than six years in prison. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

University of Minnesota regent Steve Swiggum’s recent assertion that diversity might be a marketing problem for the Morris campus is drawing pushback. White students make up about 54 percent of enrollment, compared to about 58 percent in the pre-pandemic years. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

Enbridge faces misdemeanor charges, millions in penalties and repair for pipeline project and Hennepin County’s chief public defender steps down among tax probes. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.