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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☀️ After a dreary, showery few days, we’re in for lots of sun Friday into Monday. We’ll also see temperatures that will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal.
🌡️ The weekend will bring more warmth with highs into the 80s both days for most. Monday will see readings top out near 90 degrees.
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🛣️ Long stretch of Interstate 494 will be closed this weekend. If you’re driving in the southern Twin Cities metro area this weekend, you may want to allow some extra time to reach your destination. A long stretch of Interstate 494 in Bloomington will be closed in both directions.
👩🏼🌾 She left a career in government auditing to advocate for farmers like her parents. Friendly Vang-Johnson’s parents were some of the first Hmong refugees to farm in Minnesota. She wasn’t planning to follow in her parents’ footsteps, but that changed when she started a delivery program.
⚖️ Crash that killed 5 ‘was an explosion’ says prosecutor as Thompson trial begins. Opening statements began Thursday in Minneapolis in the trial of Derrick Thompson, a man accused of killing five young women in a high-speed crash in 2023.
🔥 Wildfires burning north of Duluth largely contained, but increased fire danger looms. Massive wildfires that have burned more than 40 square miles of forest in northeast Minnesota are now largely contained, but state officials are warning of increased fire danger in the weeks and months ahead.
🚨 Former state trooper re-enters not guilty plea in fatal crash in Rochester. Former trooper Shane Roper appeared in Olmsted County District Court for a hearing Thursday. He pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter and criminal vehicular operation. He had previously entered the same plea.
🎤 MN Shortlist, May 30–June 5: Hitchcock with a live score, an outlaw musical and women muralists. This week’s MN Shortlist highlights a live score performance of Hitchcock’s “The Lodger,” a new musical about Minnesota outlaw Nellie King and a talk on Latin American women muralists.
🏀 Anthony Edwards and the T-wolves again enter the summer focused on the final 2 steps to an NBA title. For all the strides the Minnesota Timberwolves have made since they drafted Anthony Edwards first overall five years ago, a noticeable gap remains between them and an NBA title. |
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| — Sam Stroozas and Anna Haecherl, MPR News |
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