| Good afternoon! Whenever inhumanity defines a day on the planet, Mr. Rogers makes a reappearance to a new generation, reminding us to "look for the helpers - because if you look for the helpers, then you'll know there's hope." Today is, again, one of those days, writes MPR News blogger Bob Collins. | NewsCut | Forecast |
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| The Minnesota Department of Health is lowering its recommended levels for the industrial chemicals PFOA and PFOS found in the groundwater in the east Twin Cities metro and in Bemidji. |
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| Over the last five years, median CEO pay in the survey has jumped by 19.6 percent, not accounting for inflation. That's nearly double the 10.9 percent rise in the typical weekly paycheck for full-time employees across the country. |
| The suicide attack killed 22 people and injured 59. Police announced that a 23-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the bombing. | The victims |
| The Minnesota Pet Breeders Association says its members need secrecy to protect themselves from aggressive activists who may overreact to inspection results. |
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| Don Gudmundson will fill the vacant sheriff position previously held by Sheriff John Sanner who retired in April. |
| President Donald Trump on Tuesday sent Congress a $4.1 trillion federal spending plan that promises faster economic growth and steep cuts to programs for the poor in a bid to balance the government's books over the next decade. | Trump budget slashes money of clean air and water programs |
| The agreement involving 47 states and the District of Columbia is the largest multistate data breach settlement to date. |
| Former CIA Director John Brennan said Tuesday he personally warned Russia last summer against interfering in the U.S. presidential campaign, telling the Russians that continued meddling would backfire and prevent and warming of relations after the election. Anil Uskanli, 25, of Turkey, is charged with interfering with a flight crew and was ordered Monday by a federal judge in Honolulu to undergo a competency evaluation. Less than 1 percent of Minnesota's 26 million acres of farmland are under the agriculture water-quality certification program, but officials say that amount is growing. |
