What’s happening in Minnesota Today
Good morning, Minnesota. Happy Monday!
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☀️ After several days of stormy weather, we’re finally entering a much-needed stretch of quieter conditions. A pleasant start to the Fourth of July week with sunshine and slightly cooler temperatures. Highs will reach the 70s to around 80 degrees.
🌡️ Temperatures will gradually warm through the week, reaching the 80s statewide by Wednesday and Thursday. Heat and humidity will build back in for the Fourth of July holiday, with dew points in the 70s and temperatures nearing 90.
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🪧 Unions representing thousands of Minnesota state workers reach tentative contract agreements. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 5, and the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, say the agreements came after marathon negotiations.
📸 Photos: Thousands attend Twin Cities Pride Parade in downtown Minneapolis. Thousands descended on Minneapolis on Sunday for the annual Twin Cities Pride Parade. Gov. Tim Walz served as the grand marshal for the parade, sporting friendship bracelets and a campaign shirt for Rep. Melissa Hortman.
🕯️ Hoffman and family say they suffered ‘emotional trauma’ after shooting and are recovering. In a statement released Sunday, the Hoffmans say they are in stable condition, but “face a long road ahead” as they continue to recover from “physical injuries and emotional trauma.”
💵 After Trump campaign bill goes unpaid, St. Cloud changes policy for charging event fees. The city billed the Trump campaign almost $209,000 for police, fire and information technology services and for changing a road construction project during the July 27 rally at St. Cloud State University.
🎸 Closure of longtime Minneapolis punk house Disgraceland leaves behind a legacy. An era ended when the owner announced plans to sell. The last punks moved out on April 30. Disgraceland has hosted live music, sheltered touring bands and housed countless individuals within the DIY and punk communities.
🧑🏻⚕️ A doctor challenged the opinion of a powerful child abuse specialist. Then he lost his job. A Minneapolis pediatrician said he felt pressured to “fall in line” with child abuse specialist Dr. Nancy Harper and her team. Then he was given a choice: resign or be fired.
⛏️ Archaeologists unearth remnants of historic tram at Split Rock Lighthouse. The discovery was made during restoration work at the lighthouse that make improvements to pathways and walkways and create new scenic viewpoints of the lighthouse and the rugged Lake Superior coastline.
🗑️ Tribally owned and operated compost facility opens southwest of the metro. Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Dakota Prairie Composting will help the state reach its target of recycling 75 percent of metro area waste by 2030.
👷🏻♀️ Sewer grates are turning up in St. Paul storm basins, puzzling city officials. A vandal — or a group of people — has been lifting heavy, iron storm sewer grates in St. Paul and tossing them into catch basins . City officials are puzzled and worried.
🧑🏻⚖️ "I’m not suicidal," says suspected Hortman assassin as court hearing is delayed. The man accused of killing former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark appeared briefly in court Friday morning where his attorney said that she asked jailers to remove her client from suicide watch.
🔎 Feds unveil new investigation over Minnesota’s transgender athlete policy. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it will examine whether the state’s policy allowing transgender athletes to play on women’s and girls sports teams constitutes sex discrimination.
🚨 Suspect charged in deadly shooting at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis. A 23-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis earlier this month. Zyere Porter of Minneapolis was charged with second-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder.
🏀 Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier chosen as captains of WNBA All-Star Game by fan vote. Clark received 1,293,526 votes from fans while Minnesota's Collier had about 100,000 fewer. Collier leads the league in scoring at a career-best 24.5 points and is fourth in rebounding at 8.4 a game. |
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| 🎧 "Behind the Red Velvet Curtain." Joy Womack made history when she became the first American to join Russia’s famed Bolshoi Ballet Theater. Her new memoir, written with MPR News journalist Elizabeth Shockman, is an intimate retelling of what happened when Womack moved to Moscow at age 15 to train under Russian greats and immersed herself in ruthless competition. |
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| — Anna Haecherl, MPR News |
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