Minnesota Today

Hundreds of people blocked access to an Enbridge pipeline pumping station being built a few miles south of Itasca State Park during a day of protests Monday. Some locked themselves to construction equipment on the Two Inlets pump station site or to a boat that protesters were using to block a road that leads to the station.

This is an MPR News morning update for Thursday, June 10, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

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Heat wave is setting records from the Twin Cities to the Canadian border, and hinting at a potentially warm summer. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

St. Paul school district leaders said Tuesday they’re canceling all district classes for the week due to the heat wave, bringing an early end to the school year. Students will not switch to online learning but will be able to turn in remaining assignments. All athletics and graduation ceremonies will continue as planned, the district said in a statement.

This is an MPR News morning update for Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Minneapolis takes another try at opening George Floyd Square to traffic and heat closes Twin Cities schools. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

For several years now, environmental and tribal groups battling the Line 3 oil pipeline have fought the project in front of state regulators, in the courts and on the streets. On Monday morning, hundreds of people trespassed onto the Two Inlets pump station site a few miles south of Itasca State Park to protest the ongoing construction of the new pipeline, which will replace a line that's been carrying Canadian tar sands oil across northern Minnesota since the 1960s.

This is an MPR News morning update for Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Hosted by Phil Picardi.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

As Line 3 nears completion, protests step up in northern Minnesota. Also, the Minnesota state capitol is about to reopen, after more than a year of being closed to the public. This is an evening update from MPR news, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

Pure Bliss, a ranch and outdoor event center on the White Earth Reservation, isn't easy to find. It's miles from the closest small town. Yet, the line of cars parked along the dusty gravel road in Mahnomen County seemed to stretch for miles as hundreds of people found their way to this remote spot over the weekend. They came to demonstrate defiance against Line 3, the 340-mile replacement pipeline that Enbridge Energy is building along a new route across northern Minnesota. And some came a very long way.

This is an MPR News morning update for Monday, June 7, 2021. Hosted by Phil Picardi.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

City workers on Thursday cleared barricades at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in south Minneapolis, the site transformed a year ago into an occupied protest and memorial following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Mayor Jacob Frey said the work was the start of a reopening of the area, and he vowed to spend money to boost local businesses and improve the streetscape.

This is an MPR News morning update for Friday, June 4, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.

Crews from the city of Minneapolis early Thursday removed some barriers at the intersection of 38th and Chicago known as George Floyd Square. The site had been closed to vehicles and became a memorial after Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer there last year. This is the afternoon update for Thursday, June 3, 2021. Hosted by Nina Moini. Theme music by Gary Meister.

Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, but a defense attorney is asking that Derek Chauvin be sentenced to probation and time already served, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

Chauvin is scheduled to be sentenced June 25 following his conviction on murder and manslaughter charges. This is an MPR News morning update for Thursday, June 3, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

Our theme music is by Gary Meister.