MPR News PM Update

Aug. 30, 2022

An early morning fire Tuesday caused extensive damage to the historic John H. 
Stevens home in Minneapolis. 

Built around 1850 near the Mississippi River and later moved to Minnehaha Park, it's 
one of the oldest residential structures in the city.

Minneapolis Park Board spokesperson Dawn Sommers says the home will need a 
detailed damage assessment. 

"We would want to do whatever we could do that is feasible to save the structure, it's 
got a lot of historical significance, but at this point it's just really too early to determine 
what the next steps will be."

Minneapolis fire officials are investigating what started the blaze. 

Subscribe to our Minnesota Today podcast to get up-to-date news twice daily.
 
'A reflection of what it means to be Minnesotan' at the State Fair's Fine Arts building
The State Fair’s Fine Arts building showcases competitors from a variety of backgrounds, including hobbyists.
 
The tight competition for this year's State Fair top baker award
The best bakers of Minnesota submitted their breads, cakes, cookies and pies and this year there was a tie for Supreme Baker — or so they thought. Chad O'Leary and Kimberly Maize both were named the Supreme Bakers for this year. But then in a twist, competition organizers realized they made a mistake. Cathy Wurzer talks with runner-up Chad O’Leary.
 
Photos: Greenland's melting Arctic ice
These photographs by Kerem Yücel, MPR News' senior visual journalist, were captured during research missions carried out by NASA and Texas University scientists in Greenland.
 
More water in Mississippi leading to loss of floodplain forests
These low-lying forests are a unique habitat for birds and wildlife that also capture sediment and nutrients, reducing pollution downstream. But in recent decades, this important ecosystem has been showing signs of stress from continuous high water.
 
Union Hmong Kitchen becomes State Fair's first Hmong restaurant
Nearly 50 years after the first Hmong refugees arrived in the Twin Cities, the Minnesota State Fair has its first Hmong food vendor. Chef Yia Vang’s Union Hmong Kitchen is attracting big crowds to the fair’s International Bazaar.
 
Russian media: Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91
Russian news agencies are reporting that former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91. The Tass, RIA Novosti and Interfax agencies cited the Central Clinical Hospital.
 
In Focus: The Nature Gap
Going to the State Fair Wednesday? Join Twila Dang and outdoor equity advocates Anthony Taylor and Asha Shoffner at noon on the main MPR stage as they explain the problems and highlight some solutions to making Minnesota’s nature accessible for all.
 
SPONSOR

 
 

Preference Center ❘ Unsubscribe

This email was sent by: Minnesota Public Radio
480 Cedar Street Saint Paul, MN, 55101