What’s happening in Minnesota Today
Good morning, Minnesota. Happy Thursday!
Here's the latest news from across the state to start your day. ☕ | |
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🥶 Highs Thursday afternoon will hover in the single digits above zero north, to about 10 in the south. More seasonable winter air returns Friday through Sunday with highs mainly back into the 20s.
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🏛️ Trump order halting refugee resettlement disrupting Minnesota agencies’ efforts. Officials with refugee resettlement agencies in Minnesota say that action is disrupting efforts to bring people facing strife in their home countries to the U.S. and to the state.
💸 House Republicans seek to roll back DFL taxes, fees tied to transportation programs. Two recently imposed taxes and fees that feed road construction and other transportation projects are being targeted by House Republicans, who want to drop a retail delivery charge and prevent future automatic increases to the gas tax.
📻 Now 20 years in, The Current is still creating and redefining radio. Over a two-decade history, The Current has impacted culture in Minnesota and beyond with a dialed-in mix of familiar and new.
⛪ Trump demands an apology from former Minnesotan bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy.’ Referencing Trump’s belief that he was saved by God from assassination, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde said, “You have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.”
🔪 11 Minnesota chefs and restaurants named 2025 James Beard Award semifinalists. Eleven Minnesota chefs and restaurants were named James Beard Award semifinalists for 2025. The list includes five Minnesota chefs named as a semifinalist for Best Chef in the Midwest category and one Minneapolis chef, Ann Ahmed, named Outstanding Chef.
🚓 Police group sues state over release of undercover officers’ names. In August, the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training sent independent journalist Tony Webster police licensing information in response to his data request, but the POST Board failed to remove the names of officers who work undercover.
🧑⚖️ Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed against second trooper by family of Ricky Cobb II. Trooper Ryan Londregan fatally shot Ricky Cobb II in 2023 as he fled a traffic stop and knocked Londregan and trooper Brett Seide to the ground. The officers had tried to arrest the 33-year-old for allegedly violating a domestic violence protection order. |
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