Here's the latest news from across the state to start your day.
WEATHER
☀️ It’ll be a comfortable and quiet day Tuesday. We’ll see a mix of clouds and sun south with brighter skies north. There’ll be a few lingering showers in far southern Minnesota. High temperatures will be mostly in the 70s.
🌧️ The next round of significant moisture is heading toward Minnesota Tuesday night into Wednesday already. Muggy air will return, bringing waves of showers and thunderstorms into Thursday.
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After spending most of his life behind bars, Leonard Peltier now lives in a home on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa reservation in North Dakota. He says he has no regrets but still harbors resentment over his imprisonment.
There are areas that still haven’t been cleaned up since the previous flood and some businesses are slowly recovering, while city officials find ways to fund infrastructure projects responding to more frequent storms.
NEWS ROUNDUP
🕯️ Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman, husband Mark to lie in state Friday. The late House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman will lie in state at the Capitol on Friday, along with their golden retriever Gilbert, ahead of memorial services on Saturday.
🪖 Uncertainty hangs over the status of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Israel and Iran said they agreed to a ceasefire on Tuesday. But the future of such a ceasefire came under immediate question as reports persisted Tuesday morning of further airstrikes in Israel.
🥐 From Eiffel Tower to bistro chairs: Paris expos take center stage in new release by Minnesota author. Charles Pappas is a senior editor for the Minneapolis-based Exhibitor Magazine, which covers expos, fairs and trade shows worldwide. His book comes out in the U.S. on July 1.
MUST LISTEN
🎧 The Trump administration’s latest moves on immigration enforcement. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has sparked protests across the country. MPR News host Angela Davis talked with two immigration attorneys about how ICE officials are trying to fulfill Trump’s pledge of mass deportations.
🎧 Amid war, local Iranian group hoping for a 'better future' for Iran. As the war continues, many Iranians in Minnesota have been keeping a close eye on the conflict. Parham Alaei is a co-founder of the Minnesota Committee in Support of a Democratic Iran and joined Minnesota Now to share his perspective.
