Feb. 19, 2020
One more brrrrr day to go until a warmup. Clear skies tonight will help Thursday’s low temps plummet. Wind chill temps tomorrow morning will range from minus 15 to minus 30 across Minnesota. At least, we’ll get plenty of sunshine Thursday, and a thaw is coming Friday through the weekend, with a shot at the 40s on Saturday. As Minneapolis’ Upper Harbor project moves forward, some north-siders are worried, skeptical. Although the $200 million project promises jobs and economic growth in the north side, some residents aren’t sure if it will benefit their communities or end up pushing them out of their neighborhoods. For many north-siders, who for decades have heard economic promises made and broken, the question now is: Will this time be different? Can something be built that centers current residents culturally and creates wealth for them? Six Democrats debate in Nevada tonight. Who will get momentum this time? Three days before the Nevada caucuses, six Democratic candidates will face off in a debate Wednesday night in Las Vegas. Check out when and where to watch the debate and who’ll appear on the stage tonight here. The Secret Service paid $650 per night to stay at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. How much money has the government spent so far at Trump’s properties? ProPublica cited a Washington Post story published earlier this month that revealed numbers of the government’s spending at Trump’s properties adding up to $471,000. “He’s paying our money to himself,” the Post’s David Fahrenthold said in ProPublica’s “Trump, Inc.”
Honeycrisp apples vs. Minnesota state parks: The winner is… Tune in to All Things Considered this evening to find out! You can also check out the winners and future rounds of the Minnesota Made Matchup here and cast your vote in round two while you’re at it! Round 2 is: Which one of these two bodies of water do you like more? The Mississippi River vs. The North Shore. — Jiwon Choi, MPR News | 
