Good morning! A chance at 50 today? It's true in central and southern Minnesota. Yesterday afternoon, thousands of volunteers for the upcoming Super Bowl attended training on how to put the state’s best foot forward for visitors to our fair state, many convinced that we’re just nicer and more polite than people in the rest of the country. Because if there’s one religion with which we’re indoctrinated at an early age in Minnesota, it’s how much nicer we are than people elsewhere. But try telling that to the comments section. | Forecast
Geography, politics, race and education sharply divide Minnesotans on many issues. Yet, we're overwhelmingly hopeful about the state's future. Those are the first findings from Ground Level, an MPR News project using opinion surveys to guide in-depth reporting. Here's what we've learned. | Read the full survey and detailed analysis by the APM Research Lab
The Alabama Republican says a lawsuit will be filed over the Washington Post report carrying allegations that he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl four decades ago and that neither Democrats nor Republicans want to see him win a special Senate election. | #MeAt14 reminds internet 14-year-olds are innocent, immature, unable to consent
Trump declined to say if meeting with Philippine president touched on human rights over Duterte's bloody war on drugs, but the White House says it did come up, briefly.
The contentious 2016 presidential election raised religious and racial tensions, but experts say the fears fueling hate and bias incidents began years earlier. | Documenting Hate: Share your experiences
When a particularly scenic shot gains traction on Instagram, visitors flood in. Travel photographer Brent Knepper tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro that can lead to permanent changes in the landscape.
