Solar eclipse + social equity in cannabis sales
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Skies will be mostly cloudy across the state for the partial eclipse. Look for more scattered rain showers Monday with highs around 50. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: Sven Sungaard will be traveling to Indiana to be in the path of totality for the solar eclipse. Catch live coverage of this unique celestial event all day on the radio and at MPRnews.org.
Coming up at 9 a.m.: The Minnesota Legislature is considering a proposal to change how medical debt is handled. Listen back to a conversation with MPR News host Angela Davis about the burden of medical debt and what can be done about it.
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| | Skywatchers across Minnesota gear up to view the solar eclipse |
A total solar eclipse will be visible across a swath of the U.S. on Monday afternoon. Minnesota is not in the path of totality, which is the line of locations where the moon will line up perfectly to block the sun completely. However, a roughly 75 percent partial eclipse will be visible in Minnesota, so people here will still be able to witness the spectacle — if the weather and clouds cooperate.
The eclipse will start around 1 p.m., peak around 2 p.m. and end by 3:10 to 3:15 p.m. Follow along here and on the radio for live updates on the solar eclipse. | |
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| | Marijuana law modifications are on tap before legal sales take root |
State lawmakers are working through a number of modifications to the law Gov. Tim Walz signed last year legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. There are dozens of mostly technical changes in the works at the Capitol. But there’s a hardy debate over the process for giving social equity applicants a leg up in getting cannabis business licenses. | |
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Just three months after launch, sales of Minnesota blackout plates near 50,000. DVS officials said they expect to sell about 160,000 of the plates this year, which would make it the state’s most-popular specialty license plate.
Samantha the owl dies after 32 years at the U of M Raptor Center. A popular great horned owl died last month after three decades of representing The Raptor Center. Samantha was an ambassador bird who ventured into the community with human handlers to educate the public about the species.
South Carolina finishes off perfect season with NCAA championship. Coach Dawn Staley and the South Carolina women's basketball completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark’s historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship game Sunday.
Fans pack sports bar for Iowa vs. South Carolina championship thriller. At Gabe’s By the Park in St. Paul — a known Hawkeye-friendly bar — Iowa fans donning black and yellow gathered to watch the NCAA championship game.
Kaprizov scores twice, rookie Wallstedt has 24 saves for 1st shutout as Wild blank Blackhawks 4-0. The victory keeps Minnesota’s slim playoff hopes alive. Vegas and Nashville, the top two wild-card teams in the Western Conference, entered Sunday with 92 points. Minnesota has 83 points with five games remaining.
Timberwolves jump on Lakers 127-117 in the absence of LeBron James, Anthony Davis. Minnesota blew open a tight game without Davis patrolling the middle, putting up a 46-point second quarter. Minnesota has an opportunity to be the No. 1 seed in the West for only the second time in franchise history.
Guardians-Twins series finale postponed by rain. The game will become part of a split doubleheader at 1:10 p.m. on Aug. 9 before the originally scheduled 7:10 p.m. game. That will now be a four-game series.
— Matt Mikus, MPR News
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