Plus, we're keeping tally on who and where is requiring vaccines and masks.
It's Friday. I don't know about you, but I was elated to hear some thunder and see lightning last night — and it wasn't even very much. Growing up in Minnesota, storms feel like a quintessential part of summertime here. Not to mention that we desperately need rain.
Sunny today with highs in the 70s and 80s. We can expect occasional rain and thunder over the weekend. An air quality alert remains in effect for much of northern Minnesota through this evening.
Here's what's happening around the state:
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| Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee waves to supporters after landing at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Thursday | Tim Evans, MPR News |
It's hard to imagine: returning from the Tokyo Olympics to the MSP Airport and being greeted immediately by 200 fans. That's what yesterday was like for Grace McCallum and Sunisa Lee, the Minnesota gymnasts who are now Olympic champions.
Lee, from St. Paul, returns with a gold in the women's gymnastics all-around, a silver in the team all-around and a bronze in the uneven bars. And McCallum, from Isanti, Minn., was also part of the Team USA all around that took silver.
Reporter Peter Cox was at the airport yesterday when the two arrived, and he spoke with several adoring fans who look up to Lee and McCallum. Here's the story, with glorious photos.
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Just when we thought we were on the right track, a new wave of increasing COVID cases. Without a peacetime emergency declared, the state can't make sweeping mandates like we've seen previously, but cities, counties, colleges, businesses and workplaces can all make those calls independently.
Here's our (growing) list of where masks and vaccines are required in Minnesota. We'll be keeping it updated. Let us know about others.
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It's believed to be the first case brought in a U.S. tribal court on behalf of the rights of nature: The White Earth Nation of Ojibwe is suing the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in tribal court, saying that letting Enbridge Energy pump up to 5 billion gallons of groundwater during Line 3 construction puts wild rice at risk and violates treaty rights.
The movement to protect the rights of nature and ecosystems in this way is gaining momentum globally. Kirsti Marohn has the story.
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