The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved a 4.8 percent increase to Xcel Energy’s natural gas rates after it initially requested 8.2 percent. Customers will receive a refund after paying higher temporary rates.
Audience favorite Jon Kimura Parker returns to Orchestra Hall to play Swedish composer Anders Hillborg’s MAX Concerto in a program also featuring Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2. Listen to the live broadcast with host Melissa Ousley at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, on YourClassical MPR.
Nick Elstad of the band Winona band Sleeping Jesus spoke with host Nilufer Arsala about the fourth annual Sleepy Weekend Festival, happening Saturday, Nov. 7, at The Hook & Ladder in Minneapolis.
