Emergency medical services might get their own state agency. The DFL proposal passed the House, and supporters say it will address problems with rural EMS response. However, fifty representatives voted no, including a volunteer EMT.

We’ll get the Mother’s Day forecast from our chief meteorologist and an update on tornado season.

After being abused in Catholic school, she became a nun. 70 years later, she shared her wisdom with senior contributor Chris Farrell.

And you might have heard about the young Twins fan whose signed ball was stolen from him at a game. We’ll hear the happy ending in this week’s Thank You, Stranger.

Sam Cleveland and his son Camden are big Twins fans. They moved to Maryland awhile ago, but they still catch Twins games as often as they can.

The pair were at a game a couple of weeks ago when Byron Buxton signed a ball for Camden. But before he could even have it, someone grabbed it from the usher and ran away. His story went viral, and the Twins came back and gave Camden much more than a signed baseball.

Thank You, Stranger is our series about unexpected kindness in our lives.

We've had some back-and-forth between rain and shine these past few days, but at least the flowers are blooming. Lots of Minnesotans will be hoping the weekend will stay dry for the fishing opener and for Mother’s Day.

MPR Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to tell us what we can expect for the rest of the week.