sam stroozas
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Review: Older, wiser, louder, and no, not always sad, the singer-songwriter enraptured a young crowd on her biggest tour yet.
Phoebe Bridgers’ Past Looks Brighter Than Ever at Grand Casino Arena - Racket
Older, wiser, louder, and no, not always sad, the singer-songwriter enraptured a young crowd on her biggest tour yet.
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September 19, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Review: Older, wiser, louder, and no, not always sad, the singer-songwriter enraptured a young crowd on her biggest tour yet.
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Come visit us at Dan Patch Park at the State Fair for MPR’s Made of Minnesota Day and tell @samstroozas.bsky.social why you love MPR!
September 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Come visit us at Dan Patch Park at the State Fair for MPR’s Made of Minnesota Day and tell @samstroozas.bsky.social why you love MPR!
Have you heard about the new art installation at the corner of Fry Street and Spruce Tree Drive? There’s a wind phone for people to share their grief in.
I’m working on an article about it for @mprnews.org and would love to accompany you to it for my radio story. Email [email protected] ☎️
I’m working on an article about it for @mprnews.org and would love to accompany you to it for my radio story. Email [email protected] ☎️
August 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Have you heard about the new art installation at the corner of Fry Street and Spruce Tree Drive? There’s a wind phone for people to share their grief in.
I’m working on an article about it for @mprnews.org and would love to accompany you to it for my radio story. Email [email protected] ☎️
I’m working on an article about it for @mprnews.org and would love to accompany you to it for my radio story. Email [email protected] ☎️
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A fan at Phee's home return: “She should have been MVP last year,” Ishabor Makvandi said.
“She is like the epitome of a role model for this state, in my opinion. She’s very socially conscious,” he said. “We're pretty excited to have her receive our welcome, whatnot. It's like she is the Lynx.”
“She is like the epitome of a role model for this state, in my opinion. She’s very socially conscious,” he said. “We're pretty excited to have her receive our welcome, whatnot. It's like she is the Lynx.”
Queen Phee’s return: ‘The epitome of a role model for this state’
Napheesa Collier was back on her home court after an ankle injury and surgery caused her to miss the first half of the season.
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July 29, 2026 at 2:45 PM
A fan at Phee's home return: “She should have been MVP last year,” Ishabor Makvandi said.
“She is like the epitome of a role model for this state, in my opinion. She’s very socially conscious,” he said. “We're pretty excited to have her receive our welcome, whatnot. It's like she is the Lynx.”
“She is like the epitome of a role model for this state, in my opinion. She’s very socially conscious,” he said. “We're pretty excited to have her receive our welcome, whatnot. It's like she is the Lynx.”
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"When I picture coming back it is being in Target on my home court, surrounded by my teammates," Napheesa Collier said Monday.
"There's a reason why we say we have the best fans in the world. We really do. They support us through everything."
"There's a reason why we say we have the best fans in the world. We really do. They support us through everything."
'Queen Phee' reigns again: The return of Lynx star Napheesa Collier
Napheesa Collier was sidelined by a left ankle injury sustained in a semifinals game last season against the Phoenix Mercury. She had double ankle surgery during the WNBA offseason.
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July 28, 2026 at 11:06 AM
"When I picture coming back it is being in Target on my home court, surrounded by my teammates," Napheesa Collier said Monday.
"There's a reason why we say we have the best fans in the world. We really do. They support us through everything."
"There's a reason why we say we have the best fans in the world. We really do. They support us through everything."
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I spoke too soon. The Lynx has MORE news.
Just a day after being named a starter for the All-Star game, Olivia Miles was named the Kia WNBA Rookie of the Month for the second month in a row. Head coach Cheryl Reeve was also named WNBA Coach of the Month for June. 🏀
Just a day after being named a starter for the All-Star game, Olivia Miles was named the Kia WNBA Rookie of the Month for the second month in a row. Head coach Cheryl Reeve was also named WNBA Coach of the Month for June. 🏀
Lynx's Miles wins second consecutive Rookie of the Month, Reeve named Coach of the Month
The Minnesota Lynx had an exciting mid-season week of accolades. Just a day after being named a starter for the All-Star game, Olivia Miles was named the Kia WNBA Rookie of the Month for the second mo...
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July 3, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I spoke too soon. The Lynx has MORE news.
Just a day after being named a starter for the All-Star game, Olivia Miles was named the Kia WNBA Rookie of the Month for the second month in a row. Head coach Cheryl Reeve was also named WNBA Coach of the Month for June. 🏀
Just a day after being named a starter for the All-Star game, Olivia Miles was named the Kia WNBA Rookie of the Month for the second month in a row. Head coach Cheryl Reeve was also named WNBA Coach of the Month for June. 🏀
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MPR News Radio Camp, in partnership with ThreeSixty Journalism, gave students a chance to report from the Special Olympics USA Games in the Twin Cities, interviewing athletes, leaders and fans and producing their own audio stories.
MPR News Radio Camp reports on Special Olympics USA Games
Radio Camp is an annual weeklong teaching event hosted by MPR with partner ThreeSixty Journalism.
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June 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM
MPR News Radio Camp, in partnership with ThreeSixty Journalism, gave students a chance to report from the Special Olympics USA Games in the Twin Cities, interviewing athletes, leaders and fans and producing their own audio stories.
I’m so proud of @anikabesst.bsky.social!! She noticed a big gap in our newsroom — no one is dedicated to women’s sports coverage. She’s worked very hard to make MPR a better place for women’s sports fans 💜😌 follow along!
I’m in Knoxville covering the latest in Minnesota women’s sports: Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve being inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
“I’m not going to be standing there on the stage tomorrow night without so many great players that poured into wanting to be great.” Reeve said.
“I’m not going to be standing there on the stage tomorrow night without so many great players that poured into wanting to be great.” Reeve said.
June 26, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I’m so proud of @anikabesst.bsky.social!! She noticed a big gap in our newsroom — no one is dedicated to women’s sports coverage. She’s worked very hard to make MPR a better place for women’s sports fans 💜😌 follow along!
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Cheryl Reeve's first WNBA coaching job was with the Charlotte Sting in 2001. She joined the Minnesota Lynx in 2009 and 17 years later, she is being inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
‘She lives the game’: The road that led Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve to the Hall of Fame
Ahead of Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve being inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday, current and former players and mentors praise her drive, passion, leadership and frien...
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June 26, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Cheryl Reeve's first WNBA coaching job was with the Charlotte Sting in 2001. She joined the Minnesota Lynx in 2009 and 17 years later, she is being inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
Radio story airs at 4:20 and 5:50 on @mprnews.org. 🦋
June 25, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Radio story airs at 4:20 and 5:50 on @mprnews.org. 🦋
BREAKING: The adult bathhouse and sex venues ban in Minneapolis has been repealed. Members voted 9-2 in favor, with one member abstaining and one being absent. “Today is the first step and it will not be the last,” said Council member Jason Chavez.
June 25, 2026 at 3:35 PM
BREAKING: The adult bathhouse and sex venues ban in Minneapolis has been repealed. Members voted 9-2 in favor, with one member abstaining and one being absent. “Today is the first step and it will not be the last,” said Council member Jason Chavez.
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Should’ve known: MPR did this story two months ago! www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0... Deputy Mayor‘s first name beginning with “Erv” is visible in one of the clips.
Adult bathhouses were a part of Minneapolis nightlife. Then police and panic pushed them out
Forty years after the adult bathhouse ban was passed, the city council is considering reversing it. A myriad of components led to the ban, but for several decades, public sexual spaces in Minneapolis ...
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June 17, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Should’ve known: MPR did this story two months ago! www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0... Deputy Mayor‘s first name beginning with “Erv” is visible in one of the clips.
Dozens spoke in favor of repealing the adult bathhouse ban during city council hearings this week in Minneapolis. They focused on public health, tourism and city history.
After the hearing, Mayor Frey confirmed to MPR he’s in favor of repealing the ban, but says it’s not a top priority for him.
After the hearing, Mayor Frey confirmed to MPR he’s in favor of repealing the ban, but says it’s not a top priority for him.
Dozens speak in favor of repealing Minneapolis ban on adult bathhouses, sex venues
More than 30 people who spoke at public hearings Tuesday and Wednesday supported ordinances that would overturn a longtime ban on bathhouses and sex venues. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey also voiced su...
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June 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Dozens spoke in favor of repealing the adult bathhouse ban during city council hearings this week in Minneapolis. They focused on public health, tourism and city history.
After the hearing, Mayor Frey confirmed to MPR he’s in favor of repealing the ban, but says it’s not a top priority for him.
After the hearing, Mayor Frey confirmed to MPR he’s in favor of repealing the ban, but says it’s not a top priority for him.
Over 30 people spoke at city hall today in favor of repealing the Minneapolis bathhouse ban. Council chambers were full and 50 people were in the overflow room, with a dozen waiting in the hallway. Buttons and posters were handed out. The ordinance advanced & the full council will vote next week.
June 17, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Over 30 people spoke at city hall today in favor of repealing the Minneapolis bathhouse ban. Council chambers were full and 50 people were in the overflow room, with a dozen waiting in the hallway. Buttons and posters were handed out. The ordinance advanced & the full council will vote next week.
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Five years ago four unemployed journalists started this company with $4,000 combined dollars—pretty cool, if you ask me!
Racket Racks Up 8 Trophies at the 2026 Local Journalism Awards - Racket
In today's Flyover news roundup? All we're rounding up is Racket's performance at Tuesday's Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists Page One Awards ceremony.
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June 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Five years ago four unemployed journalists started this company with $4,000 combined dollars—pretty cool, if you ask me!
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Congratulations to the newsroom for taking home 26 awards at the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists Page One Awards!! Thank you to our members and readers for supporting local news and public media. ❤️
June 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Congratulations to the newsroom for taking home 26 awards at the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists Page One Awards!! Thank you to our members and readers for supporting local news and public media. ❤️
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Your buds at Racket took home eight awards from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists tonight, including three first-place W’s! Thanks to everyone who read and shared our stories and supported our work over the last year. We just love ya.
June 17, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Your buds at Racket took home eight awards from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists tonight, including three first-place W’s! Thanks to everyone who read and shared our stories and supported our work over the last year. We just love ya.
🧵 The Minneapolis City Council is hosting two public hearings this week as they consider repealing the longstanding adult bathhouse ban. Currently, the ban prohibits any private businesses from allowing “high-risk sexual conduct” on the premises.
Minneapolis City Council to hear public comments on effort to repeal adult bathhouse ban
The council will host two public hearings this week concerning ordinances that would repeal the adult bathhouse ban. They were banned in 1988 during the peak of the AIDS epidemic, but advocates say af...
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June 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
🧵 The Minneapolis City Council is hosting two public hearings this week as they consider repealing the longstanding adult bathhouse ban. Currently, the ban prohibits any private businesses from allowing “high-risk sexual conduct” on the premises.
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The Minnesota State Fair starts in 100 days! MPR loves to cover the fair but we wanted to ask — what do YOU want to see us write about this year? A hidden gem? Your favorite weird exhibit? Comment below or email us at [email protected].
May 18, 2026 at 5:17 PM
The Minnesota State Fair starts in 100 days! MPR loves to cover the fair but we wanted to ask — what do YOU want to see us write about this year? A hidden gem? Your favorite weird exhibit? Comment below or email us at [email protected].
changed my whole life bc i saw an ad on campus for the student newspaper and joined. nine years later the uw la crosse communication studies department honored me with an alumni award! i am so lucky to tell stories for a living. ❤️
May 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
changed my whole life bc i saw an ad on campus for the student newspaper and joined. nine years later the uw la crosse communication studies department honored me with an alumni award! i am so lucky to tell stories for a living. ❤️
an all woman student newsroom?? sign me up. LOVE this story by @jcollins.bsky.social 🫡
The first thing the editor in chief of the Roosevelt school newspaper did when she got home was hug her father. Then she opened her computer and started to type. Her article went viral. Lila Dominguez said running the newspaper during the ICE surge showed her “the power of truth.”
‘The power of truth:’ How high school students reported on the ICE surge in their front yard
Student journalists at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis witnessed federal agents shove staffers and students and deploy pepper spray on school grounds last January. That inspired them to report st...
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May 9, 2026 at 1:20 AM
an all woman student newsroom?? sign me up. LOVE this story by @jcollins.bsky.social 🫡
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Thousands of immigrants were detained in Minnesota this winter. Many detainees left behind families that depended on them, who are now asking themselves whether they can safely stay, or even safely leave. (1) share.google/LU759CxFdYgG...
‘The damage was already done’: Minnesota immigrant families struggle after ICE deportations
The most recent data shows that about half of the 3,700 immigrants detained by federal agents during the ICE surge have been deported. Many detainees left behind families that depended on them, who ar...
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May 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Thousands of immigrants were detained in Minnesota this winter. Many detainees left behind families that depended on them, who are now asking themselves whether they can safely stay, or even safely leave. (1) share.google/LU759CxFdYgG...
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A group of Minnesota lawmakers, law enforcement and former students are banding together to prevent and penalize predatory grooming in K-12 schools. Some, including a key lawmaker, are survivors of abuse by teachers.
‘We all know someone’: At the Capitol, a bipartisan effort to end predatory grooming
A group of Minnesota lawmakers, law enforcement and former students are banding together to prevent and penalize predatory grooming in K-12 schools. Some, including a key lawmaker, are survivors of ab...
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April 24, 2026 at 7:41 PM
A group of Minnesota lawmakers, law enforcement and former students are banding together to prevent and penalize predatory grooming in K-12 schools. Some, including a key lawmaker, are survivors of abuse by teachers.
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“I would always try to play football with my friends, but when I was younger, it used to be considered a man’s sport, so I could never play, so now playing flag football, I feel like I’m a role model for younger girls who have the same aspirations.” varsity.startribune.com/minnesota-vi...
Video: Girls flag football players, Vikings advocate for fast-growing sport
At Content Capture Day hosted by the Vikings at TCO Performance Center, high school athletes across the Twin Cities gathered to create content to promote the upcoming season.
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April 15, 2026 at 2:25 PM
“I would always try to play football with my friends, but when I was younger, it used to be considered a man’s sport, so I could never play, so now playing flag football, I feel like I’m a role model for younger girls who have the same aspirations.” varsity.startribune.com/minnesota-vi...
🧵 Everyone’s talking about the bathhouse ban in Minneapolis right now — but why did they actually close? Sources say bc increased police surveillance, a fear of AIDS and gentrification. In this deep dive I talk to all the key players about how closing them likely did more harm than good.
Adult bathhouses were a part of Minneapolis nightlife. Then police and panic pushed them out
Forty years after the adult bathhouse ban was passed, the city council is considering reversing it. A myriad of components led to the ban, but for several decades, public sexual spaces in Minneapolis ...
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April 15, 2026 at 1:17 PM
🧵 Everyone’s talking about the bathhouse ban in Minneapolis right now — but why did they actually close? Sources say bc increased police surveillance, a fear of AIDS and gentrification. In this deep dive I talk to all the key players about how closing them likely did more harm than good.