Oct. 29, 2019

Halloween chill ahead: High temperatures continue to struggle to reach the 30s to low 40s across most of Minnesota this week. The Twin Cities metro area will see highs in the mid-30s tomorrow and upper 30s on Halloween.

Speaking of Halloween, a 4-year-old boy loves ships and shipwrecks so much that he asked his grandma to transform him into the Edmund Fitzgerald. The result?: a Halloween masterpiece.

Have you ever gone all-out for a Halloween costume? Maybe your parents helped you make your dream costume as a kid, or you’ve helped your own children make something you just can’t find in a store.

We want to hear the story of your favorite home-made Halloween costume. Share your stories and photos with us here and we might include it in a special feature this Thursday. ~ MPR News digital team | Updraft blog | Forecast

Innocence Lost: From inside and outside CTC, friends gather to support abuse survivors

A group called Standing with CTC Survivors organized in response to the theater’s treatment of former students who were abused in decades past.

Innocence Lost: A culture of abuse
More: Children's Theatre Company responds to questions
Thursday: Former CTC teacher, found liable in rape, reported back in U.S.

Read: House Democrats release draft resolution on impeachment inquiry

The resolution, which formalizes the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, outlines rules and procedures for the inquiry moving forward.

Monday: WH official won't testify in impeachment probe without order
More: House will vote to formalize impeachment procedures in ongoing inquiry
CIA whistleblower complaint: How the relationship between Trump and his spy chiefs soured

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Idled Water Gremlin workers push to reopen plant

Employees prodded state officials to reopen the Water Gremlin plant in White Bear Township, a day after the state shut down operations because of high lead levels in the children of some workers.

Monday: Minnesota shuts Water Gremlin over lead poisoning threat
More: Water Gremlin to pay $7 million settlement for air pollution
In Aug: Minnesota agency asks Water Gremlin to halt some work after new contamination discovered

Audit: ‘Troubling dysfunction’ at DHS led to overpayments to tribes

Mistakes made by the Department of Human Services over the last decade resulted in $29 million in improper payments and “serious financial and legal problems for the state,” according to a report released Tuesday by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.

Emails to tribes: DHS previously advised billing rates it now calls ‘overpayments’
August: Auditor to probe Human Services’ $25 million in overpayments to Minnesota tribes

Chronic wasting fears rise as deer disposal plan unravels

The contractor in charge of emptying special dumpsters in areas where the disease has been found is backing out. State officials worry more hunters will leave bones in the woods where the disease can spread to other deer.

Peregrine falcons outlive the power plants that once saved them

Nesting boxes on power plants and skyscrapers have helped bring peregrine falcons back to Minnesota. But some of these urban homes are now coming down as part of a transition toward cleaner energy sources.

Tettegouche State Park:Once-threatened peregrines flying high across Minnesota
In Becker: Little shock over news of coal plant's early demise
In Monticello: A city at the center of the nuclear energy debate

DNR sees lots to like after first statewide youth deer hunt

After a decade of declining deer hunter numbers, this year’s youth hunt gave DNR wildlife managers a glimmer of hope. Nearly 30,000 kids took to the woods to hunt deer over MEA weekend — a huge increase over last year.

The Current: Prince's memoir 'The Beautiful Ones'

Who are 'the beautiful ones' in the title of Prince's unfinished memoir? It could be very literal, the beautiful people. It could be about his parents, or his family more generally. It could encompass creative visionaries, or the African-American community, or everyone Prince was making music for, which is to say the whole human race. The most likely answer might be: yes, all of the above.

Today on MPR News with Angela Davis: What’s on your ballot? Getting ready to vote next Tuesday

Election day is coming up fast. From city council and school board races to school referendums and the debate over trash collection in St. Paul it should be an interesting Nov. 5.

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