Good morning! Another gray day with occasional rain. Highs in the 50s. We can't help but wonder: Is this how the zombie apocalypse begins? The brains of dead pigs have been somewhat revived by scientists hours after the animals were killed in a slaughterhouse. The Yale University research team was careful to say that none of the brains regained the kind of organized electrical activity associated with consciousness or awareness. But hey, the same could be said about zombies, right? | What's on MPR News today? | Forecast
The Justice Department on Thursday is expected to release a redacted version of the special counsel's report on Russian election interference and the Trump campaign, opening up months, if not years, of fights over what the document means in a deeply divided country. | Live coverage at 8:30 a.m.
The Minneapolis police officers who responded to the fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk have been facing some tough questions in the trial of the former police officer who pulled the trigger. | Full coverage
The number of global climate refugees is expected to increase in the next few decades as some areas become too hot and drought or rain events grow more extreme and frequent. Duluth is considered among the most "climate-proof" cities in the U.S.
A San Francisco man wanted in several states for financial fraud swindled the Minnesota Vikings, writing bad checks to rent luxury suites for two games last fall at U.S. Bank Stadium, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said Wednesday.
