Here's the latest news from across the state to start your day.
WEATHER
🌬️ In the wake of Tuesday’s cool front, temperatures will be cooler across the state Wednesday and Thursday. Highs will range from the low 70s south to the 60s north with cooler readings near Lake Superior.
😎 We’re back in summerlike warmth this weekend with highs returning to the low 80s in central and southern Minnesota Friday. We could be in for a May heat wave with temperatures of 80 degrees or higher starting Sunday through next week.
The man charged with killing two people and injuring many more on a St. Louis Park patio last year is expected to enter a guilty plea Wednesday morning in Hennepin County District Court as part of a plea deal.
A major figure in American Art Deco, St. Paul-born sculptor Paul Manship is celebrated at the Minnesota Museum of American Art with zodiac medallions and other works that trace his celestial obsessions and lasting legacy.
Kao Thao remembers the beauty of nature in Laos before he and his family fled. In Minnesota, he has spent his career teaching fishing, birding and canoeing for the Department of Natural Resources.
NEWS ROUNDUP
🎓 Minnesota graduation rates reach historic high after pandemic slide. Just over 84 percent of Minnesota’s high school seniors graduated last year — the highest rate the state has ever recorded — with schools making significant gains after losing ground during the COVID-19 pandemic.
🪪 Don’t have a Real ID yet? That could cause you travel headaches starting Wednesday. If you still need to get a Real ID, wonder why you even need one in the first place or are curious about what happens if you don’t have one, here are some things to know.
🌿 Date set for lottery to determine Minnesota cannabis business licenses. The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management has announced the date for the first lottery to decide who will get cannabis business licenses from the state.
🕯️14-year-old dies in shooting in downtown Minneapolis. A 14-year-old boy died in a shooting Monday night in downtown Minneapolis. Police said it appears that “a physical altercation among teenage boys escalated, ending when one of the teens fired a gun.”
⚖️ Charges: Minneapolis woman intentionally struck pedestrians, killing one. A Minneapolis driver faces charges including second-degree murder after allegedly intentionally running down pedestrians in two crosswalks a half-mile apart. One person was killed and three others were injured.
🏀 Warriors take Game 1 from cold-shooting Wolves 99-88 despite Curry’s departure with hamstring strain. The Timberwolves went cold for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday leading to the Warriors clinching a 99-88 win. Game 2 is Thursday at Target Center in Minneapolis.
👨🏻🚒 Wildfires burn thousands of acres on tribal lands in North Dakota. Crews have been fighting at least 16 wildfires throughout North Dakota in the last several days, including several large fires still burning Tuesday across wooded areas and grasslands on the Turtle Mountain Reservation near the Canadian border.
MUST LISTEN
🎧 From inside, out: Rebuilding a life after incarceration. More than 4,000 people are released from Minnesota prisons each year . What happens next? MPR News senior editor Brandt Williams co-hosts a special Sahan Community and North Star Journey Live conversation about how to rebuild a life after incarceration.
🎧 MPR News Meteorologist Paul Huttner remembers living through the worst tornado outbreak in Minnesota history. May 6, 2025, marked 60 years since the biggest tornado outbreak in Twin Cities history. Sixty years ago, civil defense sirens blared for the first time during severe weather in Minnesota as a tornado swarm bearing six twisters tore across the west metro.
