Todd Melby

Saint Paul

Weekend Editor at MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)

Weekend editor @mprnews | Wrote a book about “Fargo,” yah

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Minnesota public TV station leads fight against Trump executive order to defund public media

4 days ago | mprnews.org | Feven Gerezgiher |Todd Melby

PBS stations across the country are on the brink of losing a big chunk of their funding, but a small station in northern Minnesota is fighting back. Lakeland PBS in Bemidji has joined the national PBS organization in challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for an end to government support for both PBS and NPR. The lawsuit was filed on Friday.
St. Paul nonprofit connected to popular restaurants agrees to dissolve

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Todd Melby

Give Hope, a St. Paul-based nonprofit co-founded by chef Brian Ingram in 2020, has agreed to dissolve. Ingram is CEO and chef at Purpose Driven Restaurants, which includes Hope Breakfast Bar, The Gnome Craft Pub and Salt & Flour.
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on Paige Bueckers and Monday's WNBA draft

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Todd Melby

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. Paige Bueckers of UConn is the likely first choice in Monday’s WNBA draft. Bueckers played high school basketball at Hopkins, but it’s unlikely she’ll play for the Minnesota Lynx, who own the 11th pick in the draft. Bueckers is coming off a NCAA title win earlier this month.
Jim Brandenburg, renowned wildlife photographer, dies

2 months ago | mesabitribune.com | Todd Melby

Wildlife photographer Jim Brandenburg, whose landscapes brought worldwide attention to Minnesota, died Friday at his home in Medina. He was 79. The news was announced on Bradenburg’s Facebook page. In the months leading up to his death, he had been treated for thyroid cancer and also had pneumonia. kAm“y:> H2D @?6 @7 E96 76H A6@A=6 x’G6 >6E :? >J =:76 H9@ 4@>6D FA H:E9 2?
Jim Brandenburg, renowned wildlife photographer, dies

2 months ago | mprnews.org | Todd Melby

Wildlife photographer Jim Brandenburg, whose landscapes brought worldwide attention to Minnesota, died Friday at his home in Medina. The news was announced on Bradenburg’s Facebook page. In the months leading up to his death, he had been treated for thyroid cancer and also had pneumonia. “Jim was one of the few people I’ve met in my life who comes up with an idea and he fulfills it,” said Layne Kennedy, a Minneapolis photographer and friend.
Caitlin Clark, gymnastics trials, playoff hopes: What created the rise in Minneapolis tourism in 2024

Dec 29, 2024 | mprnews.org | Todd Melby

Charles Barkley had a confession to make on national television. “I have not been to Minnesota in probably 20 years,” he told Anthony Edwards after the Minnesota Timberwolves clinched a spot in the NBA’s Western Conference Finals earlier this year. Edward’s off-the-cuff reply was curt, quotable and an instant hit with pretty much everyone. “Bring ya ass.”MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding.
Northfield farmer picks the turkeys to be pardoned at the White House

Nov 22, 2024 | knoxradio.com | Todd Melby

As a turkey farmer in Northfield who raises about 150,000 birds every year, John Zimmerman usually doesn’t give much thought to any particular turkey, even a Thanksgiving turkey. But this year is different. That’s because Zimmerman had to choose which turkey travels to the White House to meet President Joe Biden to receive an expected presidential pardon on Monday. Zimmerman is serving as chair of the National Turkey Federation this year and that group’s head picks the honorary bird.
How a Northfield farmer picks which of his turkeys to have pardoned at White House

Nov 21, 2024 | mprnews.org | Todd Melby

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. As a turkey farmer in Northfield who raises about 150,000 birds every year, John Zimmerman usually doesn’t give much thought to any particular turkey, even a Thanksgiving turkey. But this year is different. That’s because Zimmerman had to choose which turkey travels to the White House to meet President Joe Biden to receive an expected presidential pardon on Monday.
Minnesota composer grapples with tough topics, snares another Grammy nomination

Nov 12, 2024 | brainerddispatch.com | Todd Melby |Anika Besst

MINNEAPOLIS — Jake Runestad doesn’t shy away from challenging topics. In “Dreams of the Fallen,” the Minneapolis-based composer worked with a poet and war veteran to create a piece of music about post-traumatic stress disorder. It’s one of two songs he composed on the Grammy-nominated album “A Dream So Bright: Choral Music of Jake Runestad.” Runestad learned of the Grammy nomination on Friday, Nov. 8. “I’m really, really excited,” he said.
Minnesota composer grapples with tough topics, snares another Grammy nomination

Nov 12, 2024 | duluthnewstribune.com | Todd Melby |Anika Besst

MINNEAPOLIS — Jake Runestad doesn’t shy away from challenging topics. In “Dreams of the Fallen,” the Minneapolis-based composer worked with a poet and war veteran to create a piece of music about post-traumatic stress disorder. It’s one of two songs he composed on the Grammy-nominated album “A Dream So Bright: Choral Music of Jake Runestad.” Runestad learned of the Grammy nomination on Friday, Nov. 8. “I’m really, really excited,” he said.