What’s happening in Minnesota Today
Good morning, Minnesota. Happy Monday!
Here's the latest news from across the state to start your day. ☕ | |
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🌞 Enjoy a quiet, dry day with sunshine Monday ahead of the next storm system. Afternoon highs will be near 40 for most of central and southern Minnesota with 30s north. Winds should be relatively light.
🌨️ Tuesday is April 1 and it’s no joke — winter isn’t done with Minnesota quite yet. The next storm system will come in with a mix of rain and snow Tuesday morning in western Minnesota and expand east and northeast through the day into Wednesday.
Get the latest weather news on Updraft. | |
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| | Session crossroads: Deadlines loom, budget decisions near, sports stadium requests simmer |
Crunch time has arrived at the Minnesota Capitol as the Legislature puts thousands of bills through a funnel, including budget requests and some proposals seeking a state lift for sports stadium renovations. Sports teams have been pitching state legislators for stadium upgrades, but with tight spending constraints, anything nonessential could strike out. | |
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🚨 Small plane crashes in Brooklyn Park, U.S. Bank exec believed to be killed. The bank issued a statement Sunday responding to reports that the plane was registered to its vice chair and chief administration officer, Terry Dolan. It says company officials believe Dolan was aboard the aircraft.
📢 Students, unions speak out after ICE detains University of Minnesota graduate student. University leaders on Friday shared only that the student was at an off-campus residence when ICE removed them. No information has come out publicly about why the student was taken into custody.
🚚 Minnesota food shelves worried as USDA cancels truckloads of food. Last week, the USDA canceled almost half of food shelf orders from Minnesota farmers under the federal Commodity Credit Corporation. It will significantly reduce the amount of food coming into its Minnesota programs.
🪧 Minnesota union employees demand Walz halt half-time in office policy. The governor says having more employees spend at least half their time at their workplaces will improve communication and collaboration. State employee unions oppose the policy, saying it will require many people to reorder their lives.
🥩 Meat packing plant workers worried over USDA allowing faster line speeds. Workers at Minnesota meat processing plants are worried about increased production line speeds causing injuries and food safety issues. Several of Minnesota’s trade organization leaders approve the USDA's move.
🙋♂️ Richard Carlbom ascends to top role at Minnesota DFL Party as its first new chair in 14 years. Minnesota's DFL Party will be led by a longtime political strategist. He replaces Ken Martin, who is leaving after being chosen this year for the Democratic National Committee's top post.
🖼️ Smoke and memory: A Civil War painting endures in Minnesota’s Capitol. If the Minnesota State Capitol were on fire, historic site manager Brian Pease says he’d save one painting first: The Battle of Nashville by Howard Pyle. It shows a Civil War battle from December 1864 involving hundreds of Minnesota soldiers.
🏀 Minnesota's Paige Bueckers has career-high 40 points to lead one-woman March Madness rout for UConn over Oklahoma. She single-handedly turned a tight game against Oklahoma into an 82-59 rout on Saturday that sent the Huskies to the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA Tournament.
🏒 Trump tariff tumult has ripples for sporting goods, puts costly hockey gear in price-hike crosshair. The prospect of 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports set to start Wednesday has caused headaches if not havoc throughout the commercial ecosystem. The sports equipment industry is no exception.
✈️ Potential collision averted at DC airport after MSP-bound flight, military jet told to divert to avoid collision. The Airbus A319 with 131 passengers, two pilots and three flight attendants was embarking on a regularly scheduled flight between Reagan and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
🗳️ The Wisconsin Supreme Court vote is getting national attention and millions from Musk. Many of the country's most contested issues and hottest partisan politics are playing out in a race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The election is Tuesday. |
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| — Matt Mikus and Anna Haecherl, MPR News |
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