What’s happening in Minnesota Today
Good morning, Minnesota. Happy Thursday!
Here's the latest news from across the state to start your day. ☕ | |
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🥶 It's another frigid one with widespread readings in the 20s below zero in northern Minnesota and subzero temperatures across the state early Thursday. Cold weather advisories persist statewide through the morning Thursday.
☁️ It won't be as cold Thursday night, but it'll still be pretty chilly with subzero readings for much of the state. Increasing cloud cover will put a stop to temperatures dropping as much as previous nights.
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| | Mobile pharmacy brings meds to Winthrop customers after losing brick and mortar store |
Some Minnesota pharmacies are closing their doors because of lower reimbursement rates for prescription drugs and dwindling profit margins — especially for pharmacies with a large customer base on public insurance. This lack of access creates problems, but some small towns are finding possible solutions by working together to get medications delivered right to their doorstep. | |
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📜 Minnesota lawmaker wants statewide ban on new billboard signs. Sen. John Marty, DFL-Roseville, said the signs detract from the state's natural scenic beauty, and pose a safety concern for motorists. He authored a bill that would impose a statewide moratorium on new billboards.
🏛️ Republicans advance anti-abortion legislation during control of Minnesota House. House Republicans advanced a pair of anti-abortion bills Wednesday through a committee, underscoring their intention to press ahead with measures now that could languish if power shifts to shared control next month.
🏥 Ramsey County benefits recipients struggle amid application backlog. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, applications for public assistance have gone up in Minnesota. In Ramsey County, that's led to a backlog, leaving clients with questions and without coverage while they try to find help.
🍲 How this Minneapolis street grew from immigrant neighborhood to culinary hotspot. A northeast Minneapolis neighborhood is home to four recent semifinalists, finalists or winners of prestigious James Beard Awards. Three are on the same street corner.
🏀 Feds to probe Minnesota State High School League over transgender athlete policy. The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will investigate the Minnesota State High School League's intention to let students continue to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity.
💸 Feeding Our Future by the numbers: 4.4M documents, 90M meal claims and 1,200 subpoenas. Jurors in the Feeding Our Future trial learned Wednesday about the enormous scope of the investigation and the scale of the alleged fraud.
❌ Merger with the U and Essentia? Fairview says 'no.' The U of M and Essentia back a plan that would create a nonprofit entity and had invited Fairview to be part of the discussion. Fairview owns health care facilities on the U campus, including the teaching hospital for the university's medical school.
❄️ Anthony Sledwards, Plowabunga! among winners in MnDOT's Name a Snowplow contest. While Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards drives the lane against NBA opponents , "Anthony Sledwards" will soon be clearing driving lanes for Minnesota motorists.
⚖️ 'My life was destroyed': Marvin Haynes sues city of Minneapolis for wrongful incarceration. The lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses officers of fabricating a case against Haynes — ignoring obvious evidence of his innocence and coercing teenage witnesses into giving false statements that implicated Haynes.
🔎 Hennepin County authorities investigating after drug-laced paperwork found in jail. During a planned search at the jail on Dec. 31, a K-9 trained in detecting narcotics alerted to a bin containing several documents in an inmate's cell. Some of those documents tested positive for cocaine and fentanyl. |
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🎧 Out to Lunch: Minneapolis musician Laamar doesn't want to be pigeonholed. Geoffrey Lamar Wilson's project Laamar quickly rose to fame in the Twin Cities music scene after writing songs about racial and social justice. His first full-length album, coming out in 2025, will be an expansion in both content and music.
🎧 Art Hounds offer Valentine's recommendations: A murderous plant, a rom com and math art. Art Hounds recommend "Little Shop of Horrors," "String" in Duluth and the mathematical art of "From Order to Chaos."
🎧 Listen to today's headlines on our Minnesota Today podcast . |
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| — Sam Stroozas and Anna Haecherl, MPR News |
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