Good afternoon! Rescue efforts have turned to recovery efforts in the tragic bridge collapse at Florida International University. Sen. Marco Rubio, who serves as an adjunct professor at the university, tweeted that the cables were being tightened. The engineering company that designed the collapsed bridge also designed the new Interstate 35W bridge in Minnesota after it collapsed more than 10 years ago. | Forecast | Updraft | NewsCut
We don’t get as much snow in the winter, and the air coming into Minnesota and the Dakotas from the Arctic isn’t near as cold as it used to be. In short: we’re losing our reputation. You don’t even need to be hardy to survive Midwest winters anymore. Bob Collins has more.
The Minnesota Department of Health is warning that some supplies of a plant sometimes used to reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal have been contaminated with salmonella bacteria.
Gov. Mark Dayton set up a push-and-pull on Minnesota taxes Friday, laying out a proposal offering lower- and middle-income taxpayers a break but only if some businesses and tobacco sellers pay more.
A fast-tracked bill to keep slower drivers out of Minnesota’s left freeway lanes has made its way to the state Senate floor. A final committee cleared the bill on Friday after some modifications to take the legal sting out of slowpoke violations.
Federal officials announced a tentative plan Friday to relocate 20-30 gray wolves to Isle Royale National Park in Michigan over three years to replenish a population that has nearly died out because of inbreeding and disease.
Minnesota needs to upgrade its aging computerized voter registration system and take steps to better help county election officials identify people who aren't eligible to vote, the legislative auditor's office recommended Friday.
After a rough start last winter, St. Paul says it has put its recycling problems behind it and is ready to tackle its next challenge: organized garbage collection. City officials say the program is working much better a year in.
The gulf between Russia and Britain widened on Friday as they cranked up pressure over a nerve agent attack and a suspected murder in Britain that have deepened Western worries about alleged Russian meddling abroad. Britain's foreign secretary accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of personally ordering the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, describing it as the most brazen such move since World War II.
