Good morning! Light snow developing later, with snow totals ranging from a dusting in western Minnesota to 1-2 inches in the eastern part of the state. Highs near 30. Normally, I use this part of the morning newsletter to point you in the direction of a funny story or a feel-good tale. But today I'm going to direct your attention to these two stories of two missing children in Minnesota -- one of them a 3-year-old girl and another an 11-year-old boy. Please call the police if you have information about their whereabouts. | What's on MPR News today? | Forecast
Payday lenders can charge annual interest rates of several hundred percent, often to customers who are already stretched financially. Now some low-cost alternatives are popping up in Minnesota.
The online fundraising website halted the campaign and refunded the money it had collected, citing "sanctions involving an unsupported country." Now, GoFundMe has restored the money it refunded.
Attorney Johnathan Judd is believed to be the first African-American elected to the office -- something he said he'd never really thought about. | 10 Minnesota political firsts from the midterms
The Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party and the Legal Marijuana Now Party both managed to garner at least 5 percent of the vote in the statewide races on Tuesday.
