Good evening. Leave it to NPR’s political editor Domenico Montanaro to provide a needed dose of reality to the anti-Trump forces gleefully reacting to a poll showing declining popularity of the president. The new poll found in Minnesota, only 38 percent approve of the job the president. But as Montanaro pointed out, just before the November 2016, only 39% of those polled favored Trump against Hillary Clinton. Soooo.... yeah. Read more at NewsCut | Forecast | Updraft
Killed in the line of duty, Stillwater prison officer Joseph Gomm was remembered Thursday at his funeral as a compassionate, funny and dedicated guardian. Hundreds of police and correctional officers from across Minnesota paid their respects as the investigation into his death continued.
Incumbent Sen. Tina Smith, who was appointed to the post following Al Franken's resignation, is trying to hold on to the seat. She's also trying to hold off a primary challenge from Richard Painter, the University of Minnesota law professor who used to be a Republican.
United Natural Foods is acquiring Eden Prairie-based Supervalu for about $2.9 billion, a deal that probably means Cub Foods stores in Minnesota will get new owners.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman about how sexual assaults are prosecuted in Minnesota. In Minnesota, fewer than 1 in 10 cases of sexual assault reported to police result in a suspect being convicted. That's just one finding from a new Star Tribune investigation of sexual assaults reported around the state.
A federal judge has ruled that the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline has no claim under federal racketeering law for damages against a Dutch environmental group that urged banks not to finance the $3.8 billion project.
President Trump is eager to tout a fast-growing economy, boosted by the tax cuts he pushed through Congress. That makes Friday morning's report on gross domestic product a highly anticipated news event.
The Impossible Burger — a plant-based patty that mimics cow meat's bleeding — got the federal Food and Drug Administration's blessing this week in a letter saying the agency had "no questions" regarding the safety of the ingredient that makes the burger bleed.
