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MPR News: Election Hub

MPR News: Election Hub

MPR News has simplified your research process and has everything you need to know about the candidates running for local, state and federal office to prepare for voting in Minnesota's General Election on Nov. 3.

Talking Volumes 2026

Talking Volumes 2026

Twenty-seven seasons in, Talking Volumes — presented by MPR News and the Minnesota Star Tribune — remains one of the region’s most anticipated literary event series. This fall, five bestselling authors sit down with award-winning journalists Kerri Miller and Catharine Richert for deep conversations about their books, their lives, and the ideas shaping our world. And we’ll do it all in a welcoming new home: The O’Shaughnessy Auditorium at St. Catherine University.

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Live: Alex Pretti's parents speak to reporters

Live: Alex Pretti's parents speak to reporters

Federal officials, “have ignored us, misled us and shielded Alex's killers,” Michael Pretti said in a prepared statement. Susan Pretti called for the Justice Department to “hold the men who murdered our son accountable for what they did.”

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Mindy Ratner is retiring after 43 years as a classical host and producer at MPR

Mindy Ratner is retiring after 43 years as a classical host and producer at MPR

After more than 50 years of broadcasting, Ratner is retiring from regular on-air hosting duties on Classical 24, MPR’s national service, on Saturday, Oct. 31.

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Interview: Boiled in Lead turn the amps up to 11 one last time

Interview: Boiled in Lead turn the amps up to 11 one last time

As the Minneapolis folk-punk pioneers close out a 43-year run with a Halloween farewell at Crooners, founding bassist Drew Miller looks back on the band’s storied career.