Oct. 8, 2019

Wait, what? Snow is coming? Forecast models have begun to cluster around the notion of heavy snow with driving winds across eastern North Dakota and the Red River Valley by Friday. At least until tomorrow, we'll enjoy highs in the 70s in southern Minnesota and 60s up north.

After threats of legal action and a full day of back-and-forth on social media, President Trump’s campaign rally at the Target Center this Thursday is going ahead as planned. In a statement posted to Twitter, Trump's campaign manager said they didn’t agree to pay any additional funds and they have clearance to use the venue.

This Sunday, two Bemidji State University graduates will pitch their business on ABC's show "Shark Tank," the Bemidji Pioneer reports. Circadian Optics, owned by Amber Leong and her husband, Kin Mun Chew, is scheduled to receive $750,000 in exchange for a 20 percent stake from two of the show’s celebrity panelists, Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner.

The National Book Foundation today unveiled the finalists for the National Book Awards, listing five books each in five categories. You can check out the finalists here, along with links to previous coverage.
~ Jiwon Choi, MPR News | Updraft blog | Forecast

After day of legal threats, Trump campaign says Target Center rally is ‘fully approved’

President Trump’s campaign manager said Tuesday afternoon that the president’s rally at Target Center would go on as planned, and that the campaign would not pay more than $500,000 Minneapolis officials had demanded.

More: Who should cover the cost of President Trump's Minneapolis campaign rally?
Vice President:Mike Pence joins Trump in Minnesota Thursday
Related : Minneapolis police union sells 'Cops for Trump' T-shirts

Minnesota officials burn, bury, worry as chronic wasting spreads

There is no perfect, affordable way to dispose of deer carcasses potentially infected with chronic wasting disease. Crow Wing County offers a look at the stark challenges some Minnesota communities face as they try to keep the disease in check and control the environmental contamination.

Minnesota's new CWD measures:Will they work?
Experts worry: CWD could threaten MN's $1B deer-hunting industry

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Trump administration says it 'cannot participate' in impeachment inquiry

The Trump White House says they will not participate in Congress's ongoing impeachment inquiry, heightening a political and legal standoff between the two branches of government.

Key witness in Ukraine scandal: Trump administration blocks ambassador's testimony
Watch: What does it take to impeach a president?

MSP airport wants $80 million emergency operations center

The project would consolidate police, firefighters and others in a new emergency operations center.

Parent of Toys R Us teams up with Target to power online biz

Minneapolis-based Target announced a partnership with TRU Kids brands, saying shoppers who visit the new Toys-R-Us website will be directed to Target.com to complete their toy purchases.

Minn. gymnast Sunisa Lee caps emotional 2 months with gold

The 16-year-old from St. Paul is at her first world championships after placing second behind only Simone Biles at U.S. nationals in August. She won national gold on the uneven bars, the only athlete other than Biles to win an individual event.

September: Minnesota gymnasts Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum head to World Championships
Related: Sunisa Lee reflects on recent success, while looking ahead to possible Olympic run

Twins' bright season dashed in playoff sweep

The Yankees, yet again, bested the Twins in the MLB playoffs, sweeping them in the first round.

More: Torres leads Yankees to 5-1 win

‘Anticlimactic’: A Minnesota grad’s feeling upon becoming debt-free

A University of St. Thomas graduate has worked for over a decade to pay off nearly $90,000 in student debt.

Bemidji State grads make a deal on 'Shark Tank'

A business owned by two Bemidji State University graduates will get a boost from high-profile investors after Sunday night’s ABC-TV broadcast of “Shark Tank.”

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