What’s happening in Minnesota Today
Good morning, Minnesota. Happy New Year's Eve! 🎉
Here's the latest news from across the state to start your day. ☕ | |
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🧊 After a nine-day streak of above-average temperatures, colder air will finally make its way back into the region. Tuesday will see highs below freezing in the metro area — around 30 degrees.
⛄ New Year's Eve looks cold, breezy and quiet. Northwest Minnesota will experience chilly single-digit highs while other areas will see highs in the teens. At midnight, the wind chill will make it feel below zero in northwest Minnesota.
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🏛️ 5 ways Jimmy Carter’s presidency touched Minnesota. From his vice presidential pick, to protecting the Boundary Waters and more, much of President Jimmy Carter’s legacy passes through Minnesota.
📺 4 ways news media fuel polarization, and some ways to stop it. We live in politically polarized times and media coverage can be part of the problem, says Diana Mutz, an author and professor who wants American news organizations to rethink how they present political news.
📊 Poll: American institutions? 1 in 5 say ‘let them burn.’ New findings from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Mood of the Nation Poll show that 1 in 5 Americans agree with a statement indicating that the nation’s political and social institutions should be allowed to burn.
📚 These were the most-borrowed books from U.S. public libraries in 2024. Many of the most-borrowed books in 2024, including ‘romantasy’ titles and memoirs, also appeared on public library lists in 2023.
🥾 Fresh air and snowy sights to kick off the New Year. In Minnesota, guided hikes will be held at Afton, Blue Mounds, Fort Snelling, Jay Cooke, Lake Bemidji, Maplewood, Minneopa, Nerstrand-Big Woods, Tettegouche, Sibley, Whitewater and Wild River state parks.
🚌 What to know about Minnesota’s public transportation schedules and fares on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Metro Valley Transit Authority will be offering free rides on New Year’s Eve after 6 p.m. on fixed bus routes. Metro Transit will not be providing free rides.
🌌 Northern lights could be visible in Minnesota on New Year's Eve. There's a chance solar storms may bring northern lights to several northern U.S states just in time for the new year.
🕯️ Child dies after accidentally shooting himself in Otter Tail County. The 3 1/2-year-old boy was taken to a hospital in Wadena, where he later died. Authorities on Monday did not offer further details on how the child got hold of the gun, or who else was there at the time of the shooting. |
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