Cathy Wurzer

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar about the inaugural proceedings for President-elect Donald Trump.

The U.S. Senate could vote as early as this week on several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet appointments.

A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire while it burns homes at Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on Jan. 8 in Los Angeles, Calif. The fast-moving wildfire has led many children to ask hard questions about the safety of their friends and families and bigger questions about climate change. Apu Gomes | Getty Images

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will no longer spend the rest of his life in prison. Nick Estes, a Minnesotan and historian, explains the tensions that led to his conviction and what his release means for communities across the nation.

Students researched public databases to unearth some of the racial covenants that were once placed on properties throughout Stearns County. Paul Middlestaedt for MPR News | 2023

This was the first in what's likely to be a flurry of lawsuits from Democratic Attorneys General as they implement a plan that began taking shape long before Americans elected Trump.

Paul Richard was born in California, made a life in Evanston, Ill., and died on Jan. 14 in St. Paul, where his daughter Diane Richard lives. She spoke with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer about his life and legacy for “Parting Thoughts.”

The idea of an alternative music station had been floating around Minnesota Public Radio for some time by the early aughts.

A quarreling Minnesota House and big businesses dropping DEI commitments aren't enough to stop Sheletta Brundidge from putting on the third annual Black Entrepreneurs Day at the Minnesota Capitol.

Just based on the numbers, the average temperature for the state seemed normal. It was really all over the place.