Indigenous heirloom + Trump voters
Warmer air will blow in behind Thursday’s departing low pressure system. Highs Friday will push into the mid and even upper 80s from the Twin Cities south and west. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: As the future of Uber and Lyft in Minnesota hangs in the balance, so does access to transit for many disabled riders — especially in rural areas. On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we speak with the CEO of a company leveraging self-driving cars to boost transportation accessibility in Grand Rapids, Rochester and White Bear Lake.
Coming up at 9 a.m.: Depression, anxiety and other mental health issues are the most common complications during and after pregnancy, yet 75 percent of postpartum problems go untreated. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first-ever pill specifically aimed at postpartum depression, but most health plans don’t cover the medication.
Join Call to Mind host Kimberly Adams for Birth & Depression: The Unspoken Conversation , a one-hour broadcast special looking at the under-recognized public health issue of postpartum depression and the challenge of treatment.
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| | ‘I'm glad it’s home’: A family heirloom links back to Bemidji’s founding and Indigenous history |
Firearm safety begins with personal responsibility, and over a century ago it wasn’t much different. But a historic moment in time integral to Bemidji’s founding is shedding new light on that importance — connecting the past with the present — while, with old age, bringing one man a better understanding of himself.
“It’s meaningful to me, not so much to my son, much less to his daughter, and another couple generations, it will mean nothing,” Newell said. “And so, by having it here, where everyone can appreciate and enjoy it, it’s the right thing to do.” | |
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| | As Trump eyes Minnesota, those nostalgic about his presidency prepare to activate |
With a 2020 presidential rematch seemingly set, how will voters confront that familiar choice? MPR News launches an occasional series focusing on how people are arriving at their political decisions.
Among Minnesota towns with at least 1,000 total votes cast, Pierz was the most pro-Trump town according to an APM Research Lab analysis of the 2020 presidential election results.
Trump’s campaign will need to run up the score in places just like it in greater Minnesota, pull back suburban voters who were cool to him four years ago and minimize the losing margin in urban areas if the GOP candidate has any shot to capture a state reliably in the Democratic presidential column since 1976 — the longest streak for Democrats anywhere. | |
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State Trooper Londregan pleads not guilty to charges of killing Ricky Cobb. The trial of Ryan Londregan, who faces murder, manslaughter and assault charges in the killing of motorist Ricky Cobb II is scheduled to begin in September.
PWHL Minnesota beats Toronto, forcing decisive 5th game in women's hockey semifinal series. It was the fourth-straight shutout in the series but the first to go into overtime. The home team has won each game with Game 5 back in Toronto on Friday.
Minnesota lawmakers OK school policy changes on cell phones, book bans, literacy. After close to an hour of debate, the bill passed the Minnesota House 68-59, largely along party lines, following earlier approval by the Senate. It heads next to Gov. Tim Walz’s desk for signing into law.
Jurors in Feeding Our Future case see defendants’ long text trail. IRS criminal investigator Brian Pitzen spent hours on the stand Tuesday and Wednesday as he and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson read the messages aloud and displayed them on computer monitors for the jury.
Sean Sherman featured on ‘Top Chef: Wisconsin’ episode highlighting Indigenous cuisine. Sherman joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer to talk about his experience being part of Top Chef and sharing Indigenous cuisine on a national platform.
Art Hounds: Basketball onstage, Mama Hellcats and burlesque in Rochester. Art Hounds discuss Burly Bluff’s queer-centered burlesque in Rochester; Mama Hellcats at Hook and Ladder; and “Flex” at Penumbra.
— Sam Stroozas, MPR News
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