What’s happening in Minnesota Today
Good morning, Minnesota. Happy Friday!
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☀️ Friday will bring more sunshine and temperatures mainly in the 30s again.
⛅ The weekend brings warmer temperatures and still plenty of sunshine. Highs by Sunday will push into the 60s in western Minnesota and 50s in the Twin Cities.
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| | A downbeat Minnesota budget forecast initiates lawmaker blame game |
Minnesota lawmakers received an economic budget forecast that shows less wiggle room as they write a new budget and an even larger looming deficit in the future. Gov. Tim Walz and DFL leaders blamed President Donald Trump while Republican leaders said Democrats need to look in the mirror. | |
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✈️ Sun Country flight from Twin Cities to Mexico diverted due to threatening handwritten note. A Sun Country Airlines flight from the Twin Cities to Mazatlán, Mexico, was diverted to El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon after a threatening handwritten note reading “You Are All Going to Die, Help Me” was found on the plane.
🚓 Protesters denounce ICE arrests at St. Louis Park manufacturing facility. Employees said the company recently audited the staff’s immigration documents. Employees received a notice two weeks before the raid of an I-9 audit, which they shared with advocates and reporters. The note told employees to prepare residency documents, like a driver’s license, a green card or a valid visa.
🚨 Minnesota radio station owner among three skiers buried in Alaska avalanche. “I will remember Dave Linder as an amazing as an amazing family man, one of the smartest people I’ve ever known, and someone who lived life to the fullest,” Radio Mankato managing partner Matt Ketelsen said in a statement.
🥚Egg inflation: Keys Cafe and Bakery has introduced a temporary 50-cent surcharge per egg at its nine Twin Cities locations, citing supply shortages and rising costs. The St. Paul-based restaurant chain says the extra charge will fluctuate based on egg prices and will be removed once costs stabilize.
❄️ St. Paul carefully plowing Tuesday’s ‘concrete’ snow. Tuesday’s snowstorm left the Twin Cities blanketed in almost 10 inches of wet, heavy snow. It covered southern and eastern parts of the state, shutting down highways including Interstate 90 between Luverne and Albert Lea for much of Wednesday. Many school districts canceled in-person classes.
💰 ‘Peoples’ livelihoods are on the line’ due to tariffs, Thunder Bay business leader says. Reactions from Minnesota’s neighbors to the north are mixed, ranging from frustration to disbelief to anger. Gov. Tim Walz met with Ontario Premier Doug Ford earlier this week, because Canada is a major trade partner for Minnesota.
🤧 Is it too soon for seasonal allergies? We asked an expert. Dr. Niladri Aichbhaumik, from St. Paul Allergy and Asthma, told MPR News host Cathy Wurzer that in the last month or so, he’s had an uptick in patients asking whether it’s seasonal allergies or an infection upsetting their body. |
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| — Sam Stroozas and Anna Haecherl, MPR News |
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