March 11, 2019 March is Women’s History Month – time for us to acknowledge the contributions of phenomenal women. On today’s show I talked with a woman who is a living legend and a Minnesota native: polar explorer Ann Bancroft. Bancroft is known for being the first woman to cross the ice to both the North and South poles, and is the founder of the Ann Bancroft Foundation, which has awarded grants to more than 4,000 Minnesota girls with big ideas. Tune in tomorrow at 11 a.m. when we’ll discuss a shortage of mental health professionals in Minnesota. ~ Angela Davis, MPR News host | Forecast
They were dedicated and impassioned aid workers, pastors, professors, cultural ambassadors, police chiefs, respected writers and sports leaders -- All were on board the Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi, Kenya.
President Trump's $4.7 trillion budget request proposes steep cuts to domestic spending, a funding boost for the Pentagon and $8.6 billion for his signature border wall with Mexico.
It's a deadline week at the Minnesota state Capitol: with some exceptions, bills need to clear at least one policy committee to be considered viable moving forward. Here's a look at where bills stand. State politics blog Capitol View More at the CapitolSenate backs extending insurer payments, rejects Walz rebate plan
Minnesotans got a dose of spring Monday with the sun out and temperatures rising into the 30s, but forecasters and street crews say weather in the next four days will create a recipe for lots of standing water and bad roads across the state.
"We're encouraged that the moose population is not in the steep decline it was," a Minnesota DNR official said Monday. Still, "their long-term survival here in Minnesota remains uncertain."
The group is considered the first racially integrated, multi-gender band of the rock era, and the lyrics of "Everyday People" express the band's underlying philosophy of peace and the equality of all people.
