Cathy Wurzer

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Imran Ali, the former assistant Washington County prosecutor, joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to discuss why he and Kim Potter decided to bring her story to law enforcement agencies.

In her book “The Orchid Thief” about obsessive flower hunting, Susan Orlean wonders if “the reason it matters to care passionately about something is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size.”

If you were a devoted theater fan in 1940s Minneapolis, you would have come across a rising star named Hilda Simms, born Hilda Moses.

On Monday, Moriarty's office announced new charges against Derrick John Thompson who last year sped through a red light in Minneapolis and smashed into a car, killing five young women.

Mara Klecker is the K-12 education reporter for The Minnesota Star Tribune and one of the reporters behind the series

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With Twin Cities temperatures in the 80s all week, it seems more like Aug. 18, not Sept. 18. But there are signs of cooler air to come with the autumnal equinox approaching this Sunday.

MPR News arts reporter Jacob Aloi shares his love for adaptations, which you can see many of this fall on stages across the Twin Cities.

Since Mexicans have been living in Minnesota, traditional Mexican has been an important part of sharing culture and celebrating tradition.