Dec. 2, 2019 Delightful December days continue. Surprise surprise, Minnesota’s winter is not all about the snow and storms! We’re going to have sunny and relatively warmer days this week. Highs tomorrow and Wednesday in the lower 30s in the metro area and near 30s elsewhere. Northeastern Minnesota may see flurries and light snow Tuesday night into Wednesday. The cause of the Minneapolis high-rise fire remains unknown. Fire officials wrapped the investigation into the fire on Monday, saying they weren’t able to determine the exact cause of the fire. The building is 50 years old and wasn’t required to have sprinklers due to its age. A quartz countertop factory in Minnesota manages to protect its workers from dust-related lung disease. If businesses fail to follow the protection rules, manufacturing the countertops may expose workers to silica dust that can cause severe lung disease. "There's no good dust. Zero," says Marty Davis, CEO of the Cambria factory in Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz launches a new collaborative effort on Minnesota’s climate change goals. Walz said he’ll look to the Climate Change Subcabinet with multiple state agencies to get the state back on track with its emission goals -- a 30 percent reduction by 2025 and an 80 percent reduction by 2050. Attention MPR News with Angela Davis listeners! Do you have a big question or an idea that you think we should cover on our program? Submit your ideas here and it might be used in a future show! — Jiwon Choi, MPR News |