| Good afternoon! Last evening, Eric Saathoff, a teacher who lives in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood, demonstrated what he calls "the pedestrian experience" on St. Paul's Maryland Avenue. It's an attempt to test a solution to problems including one that's been discussed on MPR's news blog numerous times: when a car stops (well, we can dream, can't we?), the driver in the other lane doesn't and hits the crossing pedestrian. | NewsCut | Forecast |
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| Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says if the Republican effort to repeal much of the Obama health care law fails, a more limited bill will be needed to buttress health insurance marketplaces around the country. |
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| A former prosecutor and police officer discuss how communities of color see and experience the criminal justice system. |
| The Borrower Defense Rule was created to protect students from the fallout from abuses and failures by for-profit colleges. A new court filing says that the Education Department's delay of the rule is unlawful. |
| Shaub, who has had many battles with the Trump administration, says he is quitting to become a legal activist. He says the "current situation" shows tougher ethics action is needed. |
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| Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday marked the first anniversary of the death of Philando Castile by recommending the state's Peace Officer Standards and Training Board name a new $12 million training fund after Castile. | Family, friends to mark one year since Castile shooting |
| The earthquake was the strongest to hit western Montana in years; it was followed by at least 10 measurable temblors with magnitudes of up to 4.9. |
| A contract dispute with the state's biggest health insurer has left Children's an out-of-network provider. Parents whose children get care at the hospital and clinic system say they are caught in the middle. |
| Two authors sat down with Katie Couric to discuss the reason some millennials are struggling in the current job market and what they're doing to change workplace cultures. | MPR News Presents |
