| Good afternoon. Todd Waters, a "hobo" who proudly noted in 2012 that he's been arrested about 70 times jumping railroad cars out of St. Paul, has died. Or, as hoboes say, "he caught the Westbound." | NewsCut | Forecast |
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| World Refugee Day recognizes the accomplishments of people like Mai Neng Moua, an attorney whose parents fled Laos under gunfire. |
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| A special MPR 50th anniversary broadcast live from Ely with Minnesota Public Radio News host Tom Weber. | MPR turns 50 |
| Trump, standing alongside Macron at a news conference, said the two nations have "occasional disagreements" but that would not disrupt a friendship that dates back to the American Revolution. |
| Several Minnesota residents are facing charges of defrauding the state of millions of dollars in health care money as part of a national crackdown. |
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| U.S. bees are in trouble, and one of the major threats is a deadly parasite called varroa mite. So researchers are importing sperm from European bees resistant to mites to toughen up America's stock. |
| In need of more votes, Senate leaders have produced a new bill that offers billions more in opioid epidemic assistance but it keeps proposed cuts to Medicaid spending. | Cass Co., a Trump stronghold, bridles at talk of Medicaid cuts |
| Henry David Thoreau, author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, was born 200 years ago in 1817. Biographer Kevin Dann says the philosopher's ideas about individual sovereignty remain relevant today. | The Thread |
| Jennifer Romolini joins MPR News host Kerri Miller to discuss her career guide for people who don't follow the usual career paths, "Weird in a World That's Not." |
