May 21, 2011 - The Current presents “Boy from the North Country: Bob Dylan in Minnesota,” an MPR News documentary which explores Bob Dylan's Minnesota roots and how they influenced the evolution of his music.
May 22, 2011 - MPR’s Tim Nelson reports that after nearly six hours of emotional debate, a proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between a man and a woman was approved in the Minnesota House. It was the last legislative step needed to put the question on the statewide ballot in November 2012.
May 23, 2011 - MPR’s Tom Crann interviews Sarah Heller, who lives in the Webber-Camden neighborhood in northwest Minneapolis, where a deadly tornado struck. Heller recounts the actual tornado and the wreckage it left in its wake.
May 23, 2011 - MPR’s Rupa Shenoy visits the scene in North Minneapolis just after a tornado went through and speaks with residents about their experiences as the storm struck. Report also includes comment from Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Ryabak.
May 23, 2011 - MPR’s Jess Mador reports on the tornado that struck North Minneapolis, leaving a wide swath of destruction in its wake. City officials and residents try to absorb what happened and what to do next.
May 27, 2011 - MPR’s Lorna Benson presents a minute-by-minute look at how the tornado warning system in Minnesota worked during last Sunday's tornado and storms that hit hard in north Minneapolis.
May 30, 2011 - While researching her best selling book "Seabiscuit," Laura Hillenbrand stumbled across an article on Louis Zamperini, an Olympic athlete who endured incredible hardships during World War II. She reached out to him and forged a connection that she chronicles in her latest book. Guest: Laura Hillenbrand: Author of "Seabiscuit." Her latest book is called "Unbroken." A capin in the woods. Author Sarah Stonich spent 10 years building a cabin "smaller than Thoreau's." In her new book, Stonich examines her desire to recreate her own childhood memories and provide a sense of place for her son. Guest: Sarah Stonich: Author of "Shelter." Her previous books include "These Granite Islands" and "The Ice Chorus."
June 1, 2011 - MPR’s Euan Kerr visits the shoreline of Lake Superior to interview Duluth-based author Danielle Sosin about her book "The Long-Shining Waters." The novel intertwines the stories of three women living next to the big lake at different times in history. The highly praised book took Sosin eight years to complete.
June 3, 2011 - All Things Considered’s Tom Crann interviews Maya Moore, the Minnesota Lynx number one draft pick. Moore says she's happy to be in the Women's National Basketball Association and in Minnesota. She shares a bit of her journey to this point and also speaks on community matters.
June 7, 2011 - MPR’s Laura Yuen interviews the family of Farah Mohamed Beledi, a former St. Paul resident who died in a Somali suicide bombing after traveling to Somalia to join the terror group Al-Shabab.