Good morning! We shouldn't get any snow on the last day of this very snowy month (knock on wood) but it'll be cold. Highs in the teens and low 20s. Tomorrow: The snow returns. We don't know about you, but we can't help but feel a little sorry for this rotund rat, who got stuck in a manhole in Germany. We don't even like rats! You can see his or her rescue here. Don't worry -- the rat is fine. | What's on MPR News today? | Forecast
School lunches in Minnesota and around the country are shifting away from nuggets and fries to fresher, locally-grown foods. More than half the state's school districts now have some kind of farm-to-school program. See what's cooking in Minneapolis schools. | Video: Students try their locally sourced school lunch
Trump blamed the breakdown on North Korea's insistence that all the punishing sanctions the U.S. has imposed on Pyongyang be lifted without the North committing to eliminate its nuclear arsenal.
A day after publicly testifying before the House's oversight committee, Michael Cohen is expected to continue testifying about his work with President Trump and knowledge of the Trump business empire when he appears Thursday before the House intelligence committee, albeit behind closed doors.
Democrats who control the Minnesota House are pressing forward with new gun legislation. Two measures, one on background checks and the other to set up process to take guns from people who are a danger to themselves and others, received hearings.
Minnesota officials are preparing to release an updated economic forecast that will guide the shaping of the state's next two-year budget, and it's expected to show a smaller surplus than they projected in December.
Airport spokesperson Patrick Hogan says the smell was much like burnt plastic, but the source of it has not been identified. He says some people were having trouble breathing.
Lou Bellamy, 75, founded Penumbra Theatre in 1976 to provide a platform for African-American voices. His daughter, Sarah Bellamy, 40, took over as the company's artistic director in 2017. | Black Minnesotans making history
