Good morning! Today we'll see a bright but cold day. Mostly sunny with a high around zero. There's a wind chill advisory until noon for around the Twin Cities area. There’s little likelihood you’ve heard many male candidates for office examined for their “niceness” but female candidates can’t escape the inspection and a Boston Globe columnist is using Sen. Amy Klobuchar as one example. But men who aren’t nice get elected all the time. The term itself is gendered. Read more on NewsCut | What's on MPR News today? | Forecast
Full-service schools put education, health care and other student and family needs under one roof. The model has caught the attention of DFL Gov. Tim Walz and some lawmakers in the Legislature. But not everyone's on board.
Police are increasingly using judge-approved "reverse location" search warrants to find cellphones near crime scenes. Civil liberties experts worry it's a digital dragnet ripe for abuse. Authorities say it's an important new crime fighting tool.
Governor Tim Walz declared a peacetime state of emergency Thursday night and ordered the Minnesota National Guard to provide assistance and emergency relief services for stranded motorists in Renville County.
The Supreme Court, divided 5-4, has temporarily blocked implementation of a Louisiana abortion law nearly identical to the Texas law the high court struck down in 2016. The court's action, however, is only a pause.
Walter "Q bear" Banks Jr., 59, is a DJ and operations manager at KMOJ community radio station. Banks has been broadcasting the Minneapolis sound at the station for 40 years. He's been in the studio as KMOJ has grown from a low-power FM station to a Minneapolis staple, hosting shows on almost every genre of music and directing programming. | Who is making things better in your community?
