Good morning, Minnesota. Happy Wednesday!

Here's the latest news from across the state to start your day. ☕

WEATHER

🥶 The highest temperatures Wednesday will be in the morning and midday before cold air drops temperatures into the evening and overnight Wednesday night. Low temperatures will be in the single digits in eastern Minnesota and subzero west.

⛄ Several inches of snow are possible in the Arrowhead region with totals dropping off quickly to the south.

Get the latest weather news on Updraft.

Minnesota economic forecast will set fiscal tone at newly configured state Capitol

The Department of Minnesota Management and Budget releases its updated economic forecast Wednesday. The details will give lawmakers an idea of what they’re working with when they return to St. Paul in January.

Cargill to lay off about 475 employees in Minnesota, 8,000 worldwide

The Minnesota-based agricultural trading giant told employees Monday that it would be eliminating almost 8,000 positions globally, including Minnesota staff, in an effort to realign their talent and resources with their strategy.

NEWS ROUNDUP

🚓 MN investigators obtain video from Winson Smith’s phone of fatal police shooting. Deputies involved in a federal SWAT operation fatally shot Winston Smith in a Minneapolis parking garage in 2021. State investigators say they have now obtained cell phone video of the shooting after trying more than 780,000 password combinations.

🏛️Minnesota House panel votes to absorb legal fees of DFLer in employment dispute. The decision covers about $10,400 in attorney fees for Rep. Bianca Virnig. The first-term Eagan legislator alleged that her former employer, a nonprofit school cooperative known as BrightWorks, reduced her pay and hours following her first session of service in the Legislature.

🗳️ St. Cloud appoints first Somali American to city council. On a unanimous vote Monday night, city councilors appointed Hudda Ibrahim to fill a Ward 3 vacancy on the seven-member panel. She replaces Jake Anderson, who was elected St. Cloud mayor last month.

🧊 Experts urge caution around thin ice after death, several rescues. A Duluth man was found dead Monday after falling through ice in Superior, Wis., and three people were also rescued from lakes in Woodbury. Ice safety experts say lots of ice around the state is still too thin to walk on, even as temperatures drop quickly.

🏋🏻‍♀️ Transgender powerlifter asks Minnesota Supreme Court to let her compete in women's events. JayCee Cooper’s attorney, Christy Hall, said USA Powerlifting’s policy discriminates against all transgender women, regardless of their individual physical capabilities, and urged the justices to reverse the Court of Appeals decision.

MUST LISTEN

🎧 North Star Journey Live: Lessons on belonging from the international student potluck. MPR News senior reporter Sarah Thamer traveled to Concordia College for the international student potluck to talk with people who are dedicated to making the Fargo-Moorhead area welcoming.

🎧 Listen to today's headlines on our Minnesota Today podcast.

Support the News You Need

Gifts from individuals keep MPR News accessible to all - free of paywalls and barriers.

Donate Today