What’s happening in Minnesota Today
Good morning, Minnesota. Happy Friday!
Here's the latest news from across the state to start your day. ☕ | |
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⛅ Warmer air is already moving in Friday morning and making for a mild weekend. Light snow showers will move through northern Minnesota.
🌨️ A developing storm system is brewing for early next week. It is likely to bring snow and even some rain showers.
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🔍 Hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare‘s CEO heads into third day as new clues emerge. As the investigation into a masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the largest U.S. health insurers moved into its third day Friday, possible leads emerged about his travel before the shooting.
🧑🏻⚕️ After a shocking shooting, Americans vent feelings about health insurance. The targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Wednesday struck a nerve on social media, triggering an outpouring of negative experiences with the tangled health care system in the U.S.
🖊️ Minnesota U.S. Attorney Andy Luger to step down ahead of Trump transition. Luger is stepping down soon as the top federal law enforcement official in Minnesota. As is custom for political appointees, he’s resigning to make way for a yet-to-be-announced successor chosen by incoming President Donald Trump.
🏫 As Minnesota school absences climb, lawmakers focus on possible policy fixes. Legislators spent months quizzing students, advocates and school leaders on Minnesota’s high rates of absenteeism. They’re eyeing systemic changes to get students back into classrooms.
🏛️ Hennepin County jails meet state deadline to reduce inmate population. The state ordered the jail to reduce the number of inmates to under 600 people by Thursday. The state corrections department issued the order in early November, when the county jail population reached more than 850.
🏙️ Minneapolis City Council pushes back George Floyd Square construction. The city council delayed a plan for street construction at George Floyd Square, the intersection where a Minneapolis police officer murdered Floyd in 2020. Instead, the council opted to consider a pedestrian-only plaza.
🌡️ Photos: For St. Paul’s homeless, 12 hours of emergency warmth at the law enforcement center. The emergency effort highlighted the county’s response to an escalating crisis as frigid temperatures gripped the region. Those arriving were met with essential supplies, including blankets, food and beverages.
🧑🏽🔬 Hennepin County crime lab resumes DNA testing after finding source of contamination. Officials now say a plastic plate supplied by a third-party vendor was the source of an unknown DNA profile that showed up in a control sample at the Hennepin County lab, and was also found in other labs around the country.
❌ Federal Bureau of Prisons plans to ‘deactivate’ facility in Duluth. The move to suspend operations — short of a permanent closure — will affect more than 700 inmates currently housed there. Most of the 89 employees working at the prison camp will be offered positions at the federal prison in Sandstone.
📜 Minneapolis poet laureate Heid E. Erdrich presents official poem to the city. Erdrich is the city of Minneapolis’ inaugural poet laureate — an appointed figure who writes poetry for special occasions, typically for a city, state or organization. Erdrich took on the role in January for a one-year term.
🍎 Colonial Market opens new location in Hi-Lake Shopping Center. The supermarket, which also has an ice cream shop and will include a Stearns Bank, is now located about two miles east of its former location, Nicollet Avenue near West 28th Street. |
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