What’s happening in Minnesota Today
Happy Thursday Minnesota!
Here's the latest news from across the state to start your day. ☕ | |
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🌧️ A low-pressure wave will bring rain to west-central Minnesota Thursday morning. Showers and a few possible thunderstorms will grow as they move eastward across the state in the afternoon and evening.
☀️ Temperatures will cool Friday and into the weekend. But highs in the 70s will return to southern Minnesota by Monday.
Get the latest weather news on Updraft. | |
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| | Two city council members vie to succeed St. Cloud’s departing mayor |
This fall marks the first time in more than two decades that Mayor Dave Kleis’ name hasn't appeared on the ballot. St. Cloud’s longest serving mayor decided not to run for reelection after 19 years in the office. The mayoral race is highlighting some of St. Cloud’s most pressing challenges, including a housing crunch, a struggle to revive its downtown and a perception that the city is less safe. | |
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🌲 Renew it or lose it: Lawmaker asks voters not to skip ballot question on lottery amendment. Rep. Athena Hollins, DFL-St. Paul, sponsored the 2023 bill to reauthorize the earmark and told MPR News that the change would help ensure money doesn’t just go to large organizations.
🎨 Art Hounds: Cadex Herrera’s murals of White Bear Lake immigration. Art Hounds look at a mural by Cadex Herrera, Day of the Dead events in Worthington and Native artists in St. Paul.
🏢 New public housing building coming to northeast Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority said it's the largest redevelopment project in the agency’s history. The $65 million project will preserve 221 units as well as the construction of a new four-story building.
🚓 Victim identified, charges pending in fatal crime spree that spanned several counties. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Wednesday that Jerome Skluzacek, 55, of New London was killed when the 25-year-old man tried to carjack him.
🪖 U.S. says North Korea has sent troops to Russia for training. The U.S. said Wednesday that 3,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia and are training at several locations, calling the move very serious and warning that those forces will be “fair game” if they go into combat in Ukraine.
🗳️ With dueling rallies this week, Georgia is on the mind for Trump and Harris. President Joe Biden won Georgia by just 12,000 votes in 2020. It's a state that was ground zero for both false claims of election fraud and the political fallout afterwards, and it's home to the key demographic groups that will help decide the next president. |
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