March 25, 2011 - MPR News presents the series "Following the Firearms: Gun Violence in Minneapolis," which looks at where guns are coming from, and the impact of gun violence in Minnesota's largest city. In this report, MPR’s Brandt Williams travels to the Washington DC-area and examine how gun trace data have become the center of a national political fight over guns.
April 4, 2011 - When soldiers find out they may deploy to a war zone, leaving their affairs at home in order for themselves and their loved ones becomes top priority. In just a couple months, nearly 24-hundred citizen soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard's 34th Infantry Division Red Bulls will be shipped to Kuwait as part of the U.S. drawdown phase in Iraq. For one soldier from Dodge Center, the uncertainty of a deployment meant scrambling to plan his bride's dream wedding ... in less than a week.
April 5, 2011 - St. Paul singer/songwriter Terry Eason is committed to reaching a formidable goal -- writing and recording a song a day for an entire year. MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews Eason and his spouse about the unique musical undertaking.
April 5, 2011 - MPR’s Euan Kerr talks with St. Paul poet Jim Moore about collection "Invisible Strings." Moore reads from book.
April 8, 2011 - MPR’s Brandt Williams reports on a second season at Target Field, looking at changes taking place at ball park for 2011…and into the potential impact it has had on the local economy. The new ballpark was a hit with fans in inaugural season and season tickets have already sold out for this season, but the financial success for the city and local businesses is more complicated.
April 15, 2011 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with Minneapolis singer-songwriter Ben Weaver about his songcraft in “East Jefferson.”
April 15, 2011 - How do you prepare for a year at war? MPR’s Jess Mador profiles the Munoz family, and how the married couple deal with the stress of military deployment.
April 15, 2011 - MPR Presents "Writing Minnesota," a special program highlighting Minnesota writers and authors. Program showcases some of the exciting literary work coming out of the state.
April 18, 2011 - MPR’s Tom Crann interviews playwright Dominic Taylor, actor Dennis Spears, and director Lou Bellamy about the play "Black Pearl Sings."
April 19, 2011 - In his first three novels Twin Cities author George Rabasa tackled human-trafficking, police brutality and opera singing. Now he's moved on to teenage eccentricity. Euan Kerr reports Rabasa's new book "Miss Entropia and the Adam Bomb" is an off-beat love story set against the snow-packed wastes of Minnesota winter.