Jan. 22, 2024

🌡️ Wintermission! Temps may hover near 32 degrees on Tuesday and then they will rise above the thawing point for at least 10 days. Could this be the longest January thaws on record for the Twin Cities? Find out on Updraft.

Large hanging art installation coming to MSP’s Terminal 1 in 2025

The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) unveiled the design concept for the new sculpture on Monday in Concourse G of Terminal 1, where it will hang from the rotunda and span about 40 feet.

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Abortion opponents rally, emphasize growing number of abortions in Minnesota since legal landscape shifted

Both abortion opponents and access advocates said abortion would again be a key issue at the Capitol and on the campaign trail this year.

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💸 Minneapolis construction projects top $1.5 billion in 2023

Mayor Jacob Frey said it’s the 13th straight year that the city has exceeded $1 billion in construction projects.

🤝🏼 Mahtomedi teen's idea of cleaning and companionship services for elderly wins $1k

Listen: 15-year-old Jaylen Jones was one of the winners of the YouthSparks Ideas Competition. He pitched an idea for a business called “Jones Cleaning and Companionship,” which was inspired by his time helping his grandmother.

❌ North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he won't seek a third term as governor

North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum says he will not seek a third term as governor. Monday's announcement comes more than a month after he ended his bid for the GOP presidential nomination.

📲 AI-generated robocall impersonates Biden in an apparent attempt to suppress votes in New Hampshire

The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says it is investigating reports of an apparent robocall that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice and discourage voters in the state from participating in Tuesday’s primary election.

🕯️ Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62

The King Center in Atlanta says the 62-year-old son of the civil rights leader died in his sleep on Monday at his home in Malibu, Calif.

🤔 10 questions about the New Hampshire primary, including, 'Can anyone beat Trump?'

The state could be the last stand for Republicans who don't want Donald Trump to be their nominee again. There likely won't be another opportunity with such a moderate Republican electorate.

– Nicole Johnson, MPR News

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