MPR News Update

Good morning! We hope you had a great Labor Day. Here's a look at what we have coming up on MPR News this  cloudy Tuesday:
At 9 a.m., political scientist Wendy Schiller joins guest host Tiffany Hanssen for a conversation about the gun debate and the shrinking field of presidential hopefuls. Then at 9:30 a.m., Tiffany turns her attention to the recent U.S. labor shortages.
At 10 a.m., 1A will be talking with former BP CEO John Browne on how engineering impacted our past and will shape our future.
Then tune in at 11 a.m. to hear host Angela Davis talk with two researchers about what sleep means to a developing brain and how school districts and parents juggle that with the need for early start times. Have a question or comment to share on this topic? Let Angela know on Twitter here!
You can tune in either at noon or 9 p.m. today to hear a new debate from the Intelligence Squared series. The motion up for debate is: "The Recent U.S. Policy Towards China is Productive."

Red Lake Nation confronts a new invader: zebra mussels
John Enger | MPR News
Zebra mussels found earlier this year in Upper Red Lake are likely to spread to Lower Red Lake, threatening the reservation’s economic and spiritual core — and its massive walleye fishery. That’s left tribal leaders frustrated and angry.
Three people shot, woman struck by car as Minnesota State Fair closes
Tim Nelson | MPR News
In a chaotic closing to the Minnesota State Fair, three people were struck by gunfire and a 19-year-old woman is fighting for her life after being hit by a passing car. Police are investigating what happened.
As refugee admissions hit record low, one Minneapolis school fights to adapt
Ibrahim Hirsi | MPR News
For nearly two decades now, Wellstone International High School  has served as a training ground for hundreds of young refugee and immigrant students, many of whom grew up to be economists, health professionals and engineers — even as its population has fluctuated with each stroke of a presidential pen that expanded or reduced refugee admissions to the United States.
U.S. Women’s Soccer brings victory tour to St. Paul
Peter Cox | MPR News
Coach Jill Ellis, who plans to retire in early October, said the tour gives her a sense of the support the team had in the U.S. when it won the 2019 World Cup in France.
Bicyclist struck, killed by Blue Line train in Minneapolis
A bicyclist was struck and killed by a Blue Line train late Monday night in Minneapolis. The incident comes just days after a woman was struck and killed by a Green Line train in St. Paul. 
Michelle Fischbach announces congressional challenge to Collin Peterson
U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson is one of the few Democrats in Congress who represents an overwhelmingly Republican-leaning District, but on Monday he got a new potential challenger who could bring national attention and fundraising chops to bear against him should he seek reelection to a 16th term
And then there was one: Minneapolis Kmart will be last in Minnesota after latest store closures
Kmart will soon have just one store left in Minnesota.TransformCo, which owns the struggling retail chain, said it will close Kmart stores in St. Paul and International Falls by the end of the year.
MN education officials: New immigration rules could strip funding from schools, students
Elizabeth Shockman | MPR News
Minnesota's top education officials are concerned that recently announced changes to immigration rules will take funding and support away from Minnesota students and schools. The Trump administration last month announced new rules that would penalize legal immigrants who rely on public benefits.
St. Paul police investigate fatal shooting
No one has been arrested, but police say they do not believe the shooting was random. The death is the city's fifteenth homicide this year.
As rising heat bakes U.S. cities, the poor often feel it most
Hotter neighborhoods tend to be poorer in dozens of major U.S. cities. That extra heat can have serious health effects for those living there.
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