MPR News PM Update

April 30, 2024

⛈️ Severe weather! Thunderstorms and showers are set to rake southern Minnesota into the overnight. Hail and damaging winds are possible. Plus, a tornado watch has been issued for much of western Iowa until 10 p.m. Get the latest on Updraft.

U of M buildings remain closed as anti-war protests continue on campus

A dozen buildings on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus remained closed Tuesday, as a protest encampment continued on Northrop Mall. Monday was the last day of classes at the U. Tuesday and Wednesday are slated as study days and exams are scheduled to start Thursday.
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Renovated Minneapolis American Indian Center reflects urban Indigenous identity

The Minneapolis American Indian Center provides social services to the urban Native community and has served as a central gathering place for nearly 50 years. The redesign reflects a sense of belonging and history and showcases ways the Minneapolis Indigenous community embraces its future.
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🐺 Remote Lake Superior island wolf numbers are stable but moose population declining
Wildlife researchers say the wolf population on a remote Lake Superior island is stable. But they announced the moose population had declined by 14 percent from last year. Scientists have conducted an annual survey of Isle Royale’s wolves and moose since 1958.
🔍 U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug is the agency’s biggest policy change in more than 50 years. The proposal still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget.
🏒 Minnesota picked to host PWHL draft in June
Minnesota will host the Professional Women's Hockey League draft for 2024 in June. The league announced that the six teams will make 42 selections in the “State of Hockey.”
🔋 Report finds Minnesota outpacing the country in carbon-free electricity
For the fourth straight year, Minnesota produced more than half its electricity from carbon-free sources in 2023, helping lead to a 10 percent annual drop in greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector, according to a new report.
🚑 Timberwolves coach Chris Finch to have surgery on knee after sideline collision
Finch was hurt in a sideline collision with Timberwolves point guard Mike Conley. He will have his ruptured right patellar tendon repaired Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the plan.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 

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