Oct. 1, 2019

Welcome to October! For all you green thumbs, it will soon be time to cover your pansies and showcase your mums.

On today’s show, I had on a master gardener to help answer tricky questions about fall gardening, how to prepare your plants for winter and support those perennials you want back come springtime.~ Angela Davis, MPR News host | Updraft blog | Forecast

A Minneapolis woman’s ‘bizarre and surreal’ decades-long loan dispute

Kaja Robinson has dealt with the federal government and collection agencies for years, all stemming from student loans she took out in the 1980s that, per her records, are mostly paid off. She says authorities have lost record of her payments.

More: Minnesota nurse's student loan debt seeps into all facets of life
Paying 'until I die' Rochester teacher sees no end to student loan bills

Supreme Court hears challenges to Minneapolis wage, sick time laws

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday heard challenges to Minneapolis wage and sick time ordinances — cases that could determine how much latitude cities have to preempt state laws.

Minnesota's minimum wage(s): 9 key questions answered
Study from 2016: Mpls. wage hike would help at least 47k low-paid workers

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Federal judge rejects challenges to PolyMet land swap

A federal judge ruled that the groups lacked the necessary legal standing to block a land exchange between PolyMet and the federal government. The exchange is part of the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.

September: Court suspends two key PolyMet permits

Former Ukraine envoy Volker to testify Thursday

The Trump administration's former envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker, has confirmed he will speak to three House committees behind closed doors on Thursday.

Fact check: Trump mistruths on Ukraine, impeachment fight
Minnesota delegation: Where do they stand on impeachment?

Trump, RNC raise record $125M in 3rd quarter; Sanders $25, Buttigieg $19M

President Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee will report raising $125 million in the third quarter of the year, a presidential fundraising record. Democratic Bernie Sanders reported that he raised $25.3 million over the last three months, an amount that ensures he will be an enduring presence in the primary.

She's one of Minnesota’s hardest-working midwives. Try to keep up.

Rebekah Knapp says helping deliver babies at home is a calling from God. The women she serves, including those in Minnesota’s Amish communities, would agree. Want a look at the life of a modern midwife? Get in the car.

Credit union leader fired amid accusations of fraud

Two key leaders of Minnesota's first black-led credit union have been fired by its board amid fraud allegations.

In December: Black-owned credit union closer to opening in N. Mpls.

Grand Salami: The Twins are swinging for the fences with playoff fare

A day after the Twins set the mark for most home runs in a season, they’re rolling out about a dozen playoff additions to the food service menu in their home stadium, starting Oct. 7.

Feehan seeks a rematch in Minnesota's 1st District

Democrat Dan Feehan launched a campaign Tuesday for Congress in the southern Minnesota district where he narrowly lost to Republican Jim Hagedorn last year.

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