August 26, 2015 - MPR’s Doualy Xaykaothao reports on critical reactions to local St. Paul talk-show host Doua Chialy Her’s commentary on divorced women in the Hmong community. Hmong community activists and women support groups are voicing their anger at what they see as harmful to women and Hmong culture.
August 21, 2015 - The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis celebrates its 40th anniversary with an unusual event. It's called “40 for 40” and features 40 different activities across the Twin Cities over the course of 40 hours. MPR’s Arts reporter Marianne Combs discusses the event with All Thing’s Considered host Tom Crann.
August 17, 2015 - MPR’s Curtis Gilbert reports on Minneapolis city officials efforts to alleviate safety concerns of tap water for many in the Hmong community. Families will spend up to $50 a month buying water, because they don't trust what comes out of the tap in their kitchens.
August 7, 2015 - Joseph Haj says he is drinking from a fire hose. Five weeks after taking over as artistic director of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis he's immersed in learning his new job. He says he's unlikely to make major changes anytime soon, but Euan Kerr reports Haj is building on some basic principles.
July 30, 2015 - MPR’s Brandt Williams reports on tensions between the police and many people of color, who say they're being targeted by officers. Some black residents of north Minneapolis appreciate the extra attention their area gets from police…others resent it.
July 21, 2015 - Garrison Keillor joined MPR’s Euan Kerr to discuss his plans of stepping down as host of A Prairie Home Companion. Garrison Keillor reveals he picked Chris Thile to take over the live program and is excited for the future of the program without him.
July 16, 2015 - All Things Considered’s Tom Crann talks with Jack Baker and Michael McConnell, who made history in 1970 when they walked into the Hennepin County Courthouse and became the first same-sex couple in the country to apply for a marriage license.
June 26, 2015 - In the coming week several major arts organizations in the Twin Cities are saying goodbye to longtime directors, notably among them the Guthrie Theater. The end of June marks the end of the fiscal year for many organizations, making it a convenient time for leadership to change hands. But rarely have we seen such a confluence of major transitions.
April 17, 2015 - MPR’s Marianne Combs reports on Internationally acclaimed author Louise Erdrich’s first-ever show of visual art, titled "Asynchronous Reading." Combs interviews Erdrich about items in the exhibit.
March 25, 2015 - MPR’s Laura Yuen, Sasha Aslanian, and Mukhtar M. Ibrahim report on three young men from southern Twin Cities suburbs who made a path to Syria in hopes of joining the terrorist group ISIS. One is now presumed dead in Syria, the other two intercepted by Federal agents at airports and charged with conspiring to assist a foreign terrorist organization.