What’s happening in Minnesota Today
Good morning, Minnesota. Happy Wednesday!
Here's the latest news from across the state to start your day. | |
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☀️ High pressure is bringing back sunshine and cleaner air, but an air quality alert remains for much of the state through midday Wednesday.
🌧️ There will be some isolated or spotty showers in northern Minnesota Wednesday and Thursday.
🌡️ Temperatures will remain seasonable, mostly in the 70s for highs for the rest of the week into the weekend.
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🚓 Federal law enforcement presence draws protests in south Minneapolis. Officials from the FBI, ATF and Department of Homeland Security gathered with tactical vehicles. Agents carried out a simultaneous search at the restaurant’s location on 78th Street in Bloomington.
💨 Smoke storm: Highest smoke level ever recorded for Minnesota. The air quality index in Grand Portage at the state’s northeastern tip hit 800 at 2 a.m. Tuesday. That breaks the previous smoke-induced record of 692 in St. Cloud on July 29, 2021.
🚨 Man fatally shot during attempted arrest in central Minnesota; BCA investigating. The man who was being arrested, following a reported domestic assault in Paynesville, died in the shooting. A woman who was able to leave the home said she had been assaulted by a man — reportedly armed — who remained inside.
🏒 Minnesota Frost's Pannek and Zumwinkle up for grabs for PWHL league draft. The Frost announced Tuesday which players it will protect in an upcoming expansion draft. Kendall Coyne Schofield, Taylor Heise and Lee Stecklein will stay with the Frost as part of the team's protected player list.
💜 Vikings’ Purple People Eater Jim Marshall, the ‘all-time iron man,’ dies at 87. The Vikings announced Marshall’s death on behalf of his wife, Susan. The native of Kentucky, who played at Ohio State and was drafted in 1960 by the Cleveland Browns, played 19 of his 20 seasons in the NFL with Minnesota.
😷 Wildfire smoke in Minnesota: How to best protect your health and your home. Canada’s wildfire season is back, and another air quality alert is in effect for Minnesota. Here’s what to know as smoky skies become more of a pattern than a novelty.
💵 Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting. President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with major cultural institutions, formally asking Congress to take back $1.1 billion for all public broadcasters for the next two years. |
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| — Sam Stroozas and Anna Haecherl, MPR News |
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