Good morning, Minnesota. Happy Tuesday!

Here's the latest news from across the state to start your day. ☕

WEATHER

🌬️ After a very mild Monday, a cold front is switching our wind direction and ushering in cooler air for Tuesday. Lows overnight will be subfreezing across the state.

☀️ The warmer air returns Wednesday along with more sun. Expect highs in the 50s to even near 60 for southern Minnesota.

⛈️ A powerful spring storm system will deliver our first potential thunderstorms late Friday. That rain will turn to snow Saturday, especially in northern and western Minnesota.

Get the latest weather news on Updraft.

Hospitality industry wants fewer regulations from Minnesota Legislature this session

Minnesota’s $392 billion hospitality industry still hasn’t recovered from the pandemic, according to a report released by Hospitality Minnesota. Minnesota tourism surged in the summer of 2021 as people vacationed outdoors during the pandemic, but numbers have declined since then. Hotel bed occupancy is down 7 percent since 2019.

NEWS ROUNDUP

⚖️ Act to repeal harmful law may not go far enough for Dakota people. The act to repeal the banishment of Dakota people from their homeland doesn’t include language offering an apology or any reparations. 

📋 Drive to delay paid family and medical leave program stalls in Minnesota House for now. The bill to put off the implementation was brought up in the House but then quickly set aside for now. Passage would have required at least 68 votes, which Republican backers did not have.

⚡ Ontario slaps 25% increase on electricity exports to U.S. in response to Trump's trade war. Effective Monday, Ontario is charging 25 percent more for electricity to 1.5 million American homes and businesses. Ontario provides electricity to Minnesota, New York and Michigan.

🏈 QB Sam Darnold agrees on a 3-year, $110.5 million deal with Seahawks. Darnold had his best season with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024, leading them to 14 wins. He replaces Geno Smith, who was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders last week.

🕯️ Funeral service with full police honors for former St. Paul officer Felicia Reilly. The St. Paul Police Department honored Reilly with a medal of valor. Chief Axel Henry said she was a dedicated officer during her 17 years with the department. He said she was always willing to work tougher shifts.

🏛️ Former state Sen. López Franzen announces U.S. Senate run in Minnesota. She is the second major DFL candidate to enter the 2026 race for an open seat after the retirement of U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, a fellow Democrat. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan started her campaign weeks ago, with others still mulling jumping in.

🚨 Former jail nurse charged in death of Hardel Sherrell while in custody in Beltrami County. Attorney General Keith Ellison filed charges in Beltrami County on Friday against Michelle Skroch. At the time of Sherrell’s death, Skroch was the director of nursing for the former healthcare provider at the jail.

🎣 Minnesota DNR cuts Mille Lacs Lake perch limit for 2025 fishing season. Anglers on Lake Mille Lacs will have to drastically curb their perch fishing for the rest of 2025. The new daily limit is five, down from 20

MUST LISTEN

🎧 Trump’s tariffs: Understanding how they could affect Minnesotans. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Chris Farrell, senior economics contributor for MPR News and Marketplace, about how President Trump’s approach to tariffs could affect Minnesota businesses and consumers.

🎧 Shopper loyalty will be put to the test with Target boycott. The boycott comes after Target announced that it would phase out a handful of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The company followed several other corporations who made similar moves.

🎧 Parting Thoughts: ‘42nd mom’ adopted Vietnam soldiers and their dogs. We remember Jackie McIntyre, who boosted the morale of the 101st Airborne 42nd Infantry Platoon Scout Dog Unit by sending letters, dog treats, hot chocolate, magazines and a whole lot more to soldiers and their dogs stationed in Vietnam.

🎧 Listen to today's headlines on our Minnesota Today podcast.