MPR News5.0.38 - App Store

MPR News provides up-to-the-minute, in-depth coverage of important developments in Minnesota, including stories, photos and videos on politics, education, health, local weather, the environment and much more.

Version History This update makes it easier to find and follow the stories that matter to you. MPR News now includes search for stories, audio, and reporting by specific reporters, along with a new Election 2026 experience that brings election coverage, voter resources, video, and live results together in the app. Live blogs and ongoing story updates have also been improved, along with general performance and reliability improvements. 5.0.38 Sep 23 This update improves live coverage, article media, and podcast readability in MPR News. Live blogs now display the correct stories in the intended order, with better support for longer live updates. Articles can also display video in the story header when available, and Call to Mind show notes are easier to read with improved paragraph formatting. This release also includes performance improvements and bug fixes. 5.0.34 Aug 25 This update brings several improvements to content, podcasts, notifications, and the Weather experience. Articles can now display photo galleries, Quick Reads, subtitles, and more appropriately sized headlines. We’ve added a dedicated notifications screen, improved the Call to Mind podcast experience and episode feed, and updated the Weather screen with access to the newest contributor profile. This release also includes performance and reliability improvements. 5.0.31 Jul 23 This update improves deep linking, notifications, and navigation in MPR News. Push notifications that point to the live stream now open more reliably to the correct destination, donation links can open directly in the app, and topic pills on the homepage now open the full collection or topic results instead of only filtering the visible Top Stories. We’ve also improved in-app web page behavior to reduce unwanted pop-ups. 5.0.30 Jun 17 Fixed minor issues and made routine improvements to keep the app running smoothly and reliably. 5.0.28 May 28 This update includes improvements to readability, accessibility, article pages, and the donation experience. MPR News now better supports larger device text sizes across the app, including Home, article, program, podcast, and other screens. We’ve also improved article timestamps, fixed YouTube video embeds, removed extra description text from article detail pages, improved shared article links, and refreshed the donation experience. 5.0.27 May 14 Audio and streams improvements 5.0.21 Apr 14 • Deep-link sharing for news, episodes & streams
Share news stories, podcast/program episodes, and MPR News streams with one tap. Friends who tap your link go straight to that story, episode, or stream in the app—or to the matching page on mprnews.org if they’re not on the app yet.

• Improved MPR News home experience
We refreshed the home screen layout, restored the Top Stories label at the top of the feed, and updated the “load more” button to More Top News so it’s clearer what you’re browsing.

• Top Story now updates on pull-to-refresh
Pull-to-refresh on the home screen now updates the hero story and the Top Stories list so you always see the latest lead story.

• More ways to listen on the Listen screen
The Listen page now includes additional streams like MPR News 2, The Current, YourClassical, Radio Heartland, and Carbon Sound, with the right artwork and metadata. 5.0.20 Apr 8 The latest version of the app includes an improved listening and reading experience, expanded weather and support for CarPlay and Android Auto. 5.0.18 Mar 25 Improved article and audio streaming experience. 4.16.3 08/07/2025 Added AirPlay support. Improved article browsing experience. 4.15.7 07/25/2025 Your favorite news and audio with a new look! 4.14.17 07/16/2025 Fixed article reader bug with iOS 18 update. 3.6.11 09/24/2024 Bug fixes to date handling. 3.6.10 08/18/2023 This version changes the launcher icon as well as fixes some UI color issues. 3.6.9 09/20/2022 Bug fixes for push notification 3.6.8 06/01/2022 Updated push notifications with rich media articles! 3.6.7 02/12/2022 New article links allow for more diverse embedded media! 3.6.6 02/10/2022 New feature to personalize the push notifications you receive! And minor bug fixes. 3.6.5 12/21/2021 New content loader and minor bug fixes. 3.6.4 11/19/2021 This version has a speedier fetch of the article lists as well as new categories from the news room! 3.6.3 09/07/2021 Fixes and enhancements to the push notifications, and minor bug fixes. 3.6.2 07/16/2021 minor bug fixes and enhancements. 3.6.1 04/23/2021 This version is a redesign of the news reader with the addition of Updraft weather blog and audio player! 3.6.0 04/14/2021 Updated weather page! Link to "Updraft" weather blog, and preview of top article. 3.5.2 10/13/2020