Most of the state will be slightly cooler Thursday. Friday brings another chance for spotty showers. The weekend is looking rather warm with highs near 80 on Sunday for some. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: Comcast dropped Bally Sports North from its airwaves last week, leaving Twins fans in the dark. So what led to the nation's second-largest U.S. cable carrier letting go of Bally? And what will Minnesota sports viewing look like if this doesn't get resolved? Michael Rand, senior sports writer with the Star Tribune, has the answers for us.
And all the recent rain is helping wildflowers across Minnesota begin to bud. That means our wildflower chasers Kelly Povo and Phyllis Root are on the hunt again. They send us an audio postcard from Houston County with their first finds of the year.
Coming up at 9 a.m.: Journalist Lee Hawkins grew up in Minnesota, but Alabama has always haunted his family. In a new podcast, Hawkins uncovers his family history, his father’s painful nightmares and the long-lasting impacts of Jim Crow far beyond segregation.
Student protests are calling for universities in Minnesota and across the nation to end their programs linked to Israel or divest from companies profiting from Israel’s war in Gaza and the resulting humanitarian crisis.
In Minnesota, there have been protests at the University of Minnesota, Hamline University, Macalester College and Minnesota State University, Mankato, some with protest encampments on campus.
So, what is divestment and how would it work? Why are students focusing on divestment? What is currently known about Minnesota universities’ connections to Israel and how do they compare to connections other American universities have? We answer those questions and more.
Mother’s Day celebrates a special human bond. Food plays an integral role in most mother-child relationships, especially in the very first days after birth as a mother recovers.
Cultures around the world celebrate this special time in different ways. This Mothers Day, we explore how three cultures focus on the mother during postpartum recovery and how their foods reflect wisdom and lessons passed down the generations.
Remains found nearly 50 years ago in Arizona identified as a Vietnam veteran from Minnesota. In October 1972, Gerald Francis Long told his family he was leaving Minnesota and heading to the West Coast. That was the last time they saw him.
— Sam Stroozas, MPR News
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