Inflammatory syndrome found in 13 MN children

Drier Thursday. After days of rain and storms, we’re finally welcoming dry weather tomorrow. Thursday will be mostly sunny and hot -- with highs in the mid-80s to the mid-90s across the state. Don’t forget to put on some sunscreen if you’re planning to enjoy the outdoors!

Minnesota’s new affordable insulin law kicks off today; Big Pharma sues to strike it down. Under the Alec Smith Insulin Affordability Act , Minnesotans with diabetes who can’t afford the essential medicine will be able to get 30-day supplies with no more than a $35 copay. A day before the law took effect, drug manufacturers filed a lawsuit that seeks to declare the measure unconstitutional and prevent officials from enforcing it. The move could entangle the law in the courts for months or years. The industry, Gov. Tim Walz says, is now “more hated than COVID-19.”

Columbus statue taken down in Columbus, Ohio. Following many other cities where Christopher Columbus statues were toppled or pulled down, a massive Columbus statue outside the City Hall of Columbus, Ohio, was removed by a construction crew Wednesday. It’s one of the most dramatic cases yet of a city reshaping how its monuments reflect its sense of history and community identity.

At the center of racial justice protests in Rochester, two teenagers leading the force. Muntaas Farah and Yezi Gugsa, both children of immigrants from Africa, say they’ve experienced overt racism in Rochester, a largely white city, and that background, they say, has driven them to organize rallies in the city in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. The two teenagers say just because they're young doesn't mean they're unmotivated or inexperienced. Her youth, Gugsa said, just means she has more time to work toward making Rochester welcoming and equitable for people like her.

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— Jiwon Choi, MPR News | @ChoiGEE1