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The Northern LOWER Brass Quartet visited IPR ahead of their upcoming concert. They played two selections and chatted about their program.

Scientists are working on a pill that will replicate the benefits of hard physical exertion without you having to break a sweat

Fatal stop brings fresh scrutiny to Brooklyn Center police By Kim Hyatt, Jeff Hargarten, Kim Hyatt and Jeff Hargarten and Star Tribune staff writers April 17, 2021 — 4:59pm Text size Copy shortlink: The 47 officers who make up the Brooklyn Center Police Department have little in common with the nearly 31,000 people they serve. Most officers are white, while most residents are people of color. Nearly all officers are male, while the city is mostly female. And, according to Mayor Mike Elliott — who in 2019 b...

Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott faces biggest test yet A Liberian immigrant who moved to Minnesota at age 11, Elliott has used his pulpit to speak in support of racial equity reforms on several fronts.  April 15, 2021 — 7:41pm Text size Copy shortlink: Mike Elliott was elected Brooklyn Center's first Black mayor in 2018, swept into office as a charismatic change candidate who intimately understood one of Minnesota's most diverse cities and could transform it, as his campaign literature said, from "stagnant status quo to a vibr...

MINNEAPOLIS — The shooting of Daunte Wright could lead to criminal charges against former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kimberly Potter as soon as Wednesday, according to the county attorney handling the case. Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said Tuesday that he's spent hours reviewing video and other evidence of the shooting and expects to file something — he didn't clarify what the charges would be — by Wednesday. "We've already done a great deal of research," Orput said, adding that prosecutor Imran Ali has been working on the case as well. It would be just the second...