A lawsuit in the wake of a Minneapolis mass shooting, the standoff in Alabama, a terrorist attack in Turkey, the lessons of failure, and so what if hot dogs aren’t kosher.
The first congressional hearing on guns, the latest victim in Chicago’s violence, tools and protected speech, the ongoing SPCO dispute, and the winter carnival medallion.
A new secretary of state, an uneven welcome for Gov. Dayton’s $500 giveback, and why did kids have to die before politicians felt compelled to tackle a mental health system they knew was broken?
Sen. Kerry’s confirmation, why free speech is being restricted at the Super Bowl, has the flu season peaked, Rhode Island votes on same-sex marriage, and why the cool people dig winter.
Women in combat, Hillary Clinton takes on the Republicans in Congress, guns in college, no smoking at the fair and is Royce White a hero to those with mental illness?
Unemployment drops in Minnesota, except for people still looking for work. Protecting the privacy of racist kids. Dear Abby and the high school guidance counselor.
That’s pretty much the gist of today’s news conversation with Mary Lucia of The Current.
Lance Armstrong is sorry, but we’re not sure for what. The debt-limit debate, the end of same-day voter registration in Wisconsin and do chimpanzees have a human style of fairness?
A move to limit constitutional amendments, another school shooting, Junior Seau’s brain, stalking a girlfriend in Cold Spring, why Mary thinks less of Cory Booker, and strange things you say when you get a concussion.
The first day of the Legislature, the horror of Aurora, the future of Afghanistan troops, an anniversary in Tucson, an evacuation in Chaska, two months for killing a woman in Apple Valley, and why people who dismiss social media expose themselves as ignorant fools.
A hearing for the alleged mass shooter in Colorado, a new secretary of defense, the Minneapolis water main break update, sinking homes in southern Minnesota and cancer rates: still going down. Except.
Ryan Larson, walking the beat in north Minneapolis, nursing homes that deserve to do a perp walk, and the real reason pilots don’t seek help for their problems. Here’s today’s news discussion with Mary Lucia on The Current.
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