Emily F. Reese

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Emily F. Reese |Ngoc Bui

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Move over, Lucky Charms — new “healthier” cereals are seeing sales surge while big-name cereals from companies like General Mills are seeing profit margins shrink as consumers move away from sugary, highly-processed foods. Brooks Johnson reported on the trends for the Minnesota Star Tribune. He shared more about them on this week’s Appetites.

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Emily F. Reese |Gretchen Brown

All week at MPR News, we’ve been marking five years since George Floyd was murdered at the hands of Minneapolis police in south Minneapolis. We’ve been hearing from lawmakers and public officials and documentarians. But all of us who lived here in Minneapolis five years ago were direct witnesses to history. And for the journalists at MPR News, witnessing and documenting history was quite literally their job.

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Emily F. Reese |Gretchen Brown |Matthew Alvarez

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. The Republican-controlled U.S. House has passed a multi-trillion-dollar budget bill. Named the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” and backed by President Donald Trump, it includes tax cuts, more money to border security and about $1 trillion less to Medicaid and SNAP food assistance.

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Emily F. Reese |Gretchen Brown

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Five years ago, Minneapolis City Council Member Robin Wonsley was a community organizer, one of the leaders behind the movement at George Floyd Square. Wonsley was elected to the City Council in 2021 representing a new, more progressive voice — and a referendum on the old council. She spoke with MPR News guest host Emily Reese.

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Emily F. Reese |Ngoc Bui

One of Minnesota’s oldest prisons, the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater, is set to close. That news came as part of a state budget deal reached Thursday. Lawmakers say the prison has become unsafe and would be too costly to maintain. The phased closure will take place over four years and the more than 1,200 people incarcerated at Stillwater will be moved to other facilities across the state.