Good morning! Breezy and summery again today, with highs around 80. It's going to start getting really humid again heading into the weekend. Minnesota's own Coen brothers are back (well, they never really went away but you know what I mean)! Here's the first trailer for their upcoming Netflix series , all about a "sharp-shooting songster." | What's on MPR News today? | Forecast
A November special election for a single Minnesota Senate seat will decide whether Republicans or Democrats control the Senate, and both parties are campaigning hard. | Election 2018
The National Hurricane Center's best guess was that Florence would blow ashore as early as Friday afternoon around the North Carolina-South Carolina line, then slog its rainy way westward with a potential for catastrophic inland flooding that could swamp homes, businesses and farm fields.
Many people who want to vote face obstacles like past criminal records, voter ID laws and purging of voter rolls. Even if they aren't barred from voting, they may be kept from the polls.
According to U.S. Census figures, the overall median household income of the state rose to $68,400. Black households experienced a bump in income for the third year in a row to $38,100. Black and Latino households each gained about $4,000 in 2017.
The Minneapolis City Council's Housing Policy and Development Committee is directing staff to come up with a plan for emergency temporary housing for a growing number of homeless people camped out near East Franklin and Hiawatha avenues. | Officials pledge action to help encampment residents
The City Council is on track to pass a minimum wage ordinance by the end of the year. Among key details that still need to be worked out -- whether there should be a lower minimum for workers who earn tips.
Attorneys for former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor responded to prosecutors in a new court filing that says the department's psychological evaluation showed bias against minorities. The filing details training records that argue Noor was fit for the job.
Prince's family sued Dr. Michael Schulenberg and various health care providers in Hennepin County last month, saying they provided services to Prince in the weeks before his death but failed to treat his opioid addiction.