More news - Curtis Flowers is getting married. His fiancé grew up near Winona & started writing to him in prison. Curtis told us today, “I’m living every day to the fullest now ... I don’t know what the future holds, but I’m doing everything I can to make sure it’s a good one.”

Buried deep in yesterday's settlement story, this tidbit: At the end of the month, Curtis Flowers will marry his fiancée, who began a correspondence with him while he was in prison. apmreports.org/story/2021/03/…

For anyone interested in how jury selection works, the live stream of the Chauvin voir dire is fascinating: courttv.com/title/court-tv…

This is absolutely phenomenal news!

Some personal news... I am excited to be named managing editor of @MPRNews and to work with a talented team of journalists in the Twin Cities and beyond. I’m here to serve all the citizens of Minnesota #letsdothis 💥 mpr.org/stories/2021/0…

Chauvin Trial news: A verdict has been reached and will be read in open court between 3:30-4:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 20. We will have it for you live, and reaction thru the afternoon on MPR News.

NEW: Curtis Flowers filed a lawsuit today that alleges District Attorney Doug Evans and three investigators committed misconduct that led to his wrongful imprisonment for more than two decades. apmreports.org/story/2021/09/…

Archie Flowers, the 80-yr-old father of Curtis Flowers, has been missing since yesterday. State authorities have put out an alert to try to find him, and his family is asking for the public’s help. He was last seen driving a blue 2007 Nissan Versa, MTA9948. Please share this.

Good news! He’s been found and is safe.

Cannot recommend strongly enough this new series from Reveal and anayansi diaz-cortes. It's a shocking story, told beautifully, and I can't wait for the next episodes. revealnews.org/podcast/after-…

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Wow -- The New Yorker/Conde acquires "In The Dark" (much as The Times acquired "Serial"). I wrote about the podcast series a few years ago nytimes.com/2019/07/14/bus…

Announcement episode of ⁦In the Dark⁩ out now! Learn more about what this move means for the show - and hear the first (tiny!) bit of audio from Season 3! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-…