Road salt reduction + hockey neck guards
Highs across southern Minnesota will reach into the 50s Wednesday afternoon. It could get close to 60 degrees on Wednesday along the Buffalo Ridge in southwestern Minnesota. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: This winter's warm and dry weather has some potential consequences for trees in Minnesota. Lee Frelich, director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology, joins host Cathy Wurzer to talk about it.
Coming up at 9 a.m.: This Wellness Wednesday we’re talking about narcissism. Two therapists will be in the studio with MPR News host Angela Davis and giving practical advice for co-existing with the narcissists in your lives.
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| | How rethinking design could reduce the need for road salt |
The biggest source of chloride pollution is road salt used to melt ice on streets, sidewalks and parking lots. There’s a movement to rethink how those places are built to reduce the need for so much salt.
Eden Prairie is one of several Minnesota cities testing low-salt design. The concept is to plan streets and buildings so ice and melted snow don’t accumulate in places where people walk and drive. Other pilot cities are Bloomington, Minnetonka, Hopkins and Richfield. | |
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| | USA Hockey will now require neck protectors for its youth leagues in wake of Adam Johnson’s death |
USA Hockey, which oversees hundreds of youth hockey leagues across the country, will require neck protectors for all of its players starting in August.
The decision, which was announced Monday, comes after the death of Adam Johnson. Johnson, a Minnesota native, died after an on-ice collision during a hockey game in Sheffield, England in late October. Johnson was cut by a skate blade on his neck and later died from his injuries. | |
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Minnesota’s weirdly warm winter made one of the world’s toughest races even tougher, two top finishers say. Soft snow and general lack thereof led to a bumpier ride and caused many racers at the front of the marathon to effectively dig out a path for others at the Arrowhead Ultra 135.
Minneapolis Uber, Lyft drivers gather to push for higher pay. Minnesota Uber/Lyft Drivers Association President Eid Ali says compensation should meet or exceed Minneapolis’s large employer minimum wage of $15.57.
Police evict people from relocated Camp Nenookaasi, residents say they had little notice. Minneapolis Operations Director Margaret Anderson Kelliher said the city will not permit another large encampment from forming. She said it will cite anyone who returns to the site for trespassing and is working with community partners to find shelter and housing placements for residents.
Federal judge sentences Twin Cities man who bought machine gun parts, spoke of mass killings. A confidential source working for the FBI engaged with River William Smith on social media. In conversations, Smith allegedly revealed that he was preparing for a violent exchange with police, sympathized with the Parkland, Fla. school shooter and said he was “pro mass shooting in general.”
Barbie's Dream Plow: MnDOT's 'Name a Snowplow' contest winners announced. Taylor Drift, Clark W. Blizzwald, Dolly Plowton and Waipahiƞte (Dakota word for “snowplow”) are among the eight new snowplow names announced as winners of MnDOT's 2024 "Name a Snowplow" contest.
Paddle planning: BWCA permit reservations open Wednesday. Anyone planning an overnight trip into the BWCA between May 1 and Sept. 30 —whether it’s in a canoe, motorboat or on foot along hiking trails — is required to obtain a quota permit.
Listen: ‘True Detective’ star Isabella Star LaBlanc on Indigenous representation and acting in the Twin Cities. The hit show "True Detective" is back with a new season — and a new Minnesotan. “True Detective: Night Country” is currently airing on HBO and stars Isabella Star LaBlanc as Leah, the step daughter of Chief Liz Danvers, played by Jodie Foster.
— Sam Stroozas, MPR News
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