☁️ A cold front approaching from the Dakotas will bring clouds and another opportunity for sporadic rain showers on Monday. Highs will be in the low to mid-60s in the southeast and the lower 40s in the northwest.
🥶Expect cooler temperatures for Election Day. It will be mostly cloudy with another chance for rain. Highs will be in the upper 40s.
Democrats and Republicans spent the weekend knocking on doors and rolling out around the state to make their closing arguments ahead of Election Day. More than 1 million people have already voted through early absentee or mail voting, including some at in-person polling stations set up over the weekend across Minnesota.
In northwestern Minnesota, about 70 miles south of the Canadian border, sits the Pennington County seat of Thief River Falls. With a population of just under 9,000, it’s home to industry behemoths Arctic Cat and Digi-Key — two of the area’s largest employers. For election season in this heavily conservative part of the state, national politics are taking a back seat to a local hot-button issue that crosses political divides.
With concerns about election-related violence on the rise, poll workers and election officials in Minnesota have some new legal protections. While there have been only sporadic problems in Minnesota, the measure was prompted by harassment elsewhere.
📺 Harris appears on 'Saturday Night Live' as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming. Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” briefly stepping away from the battleground states where she’s been furiously campaigning. Harris appeared in a mirror opposite Maya Rudolph's impression of her.
🎤 Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn't have left White House in 2020. On the final Sunday of a rollercoaster presidential contest, Republican nominee Donald Trump is asking voters in Pennsylvania again to make him leader of a “failed nation” while also unleashing a profane, conspiracy-laden rant asserting U.S. elections are not legitimate in the first place. 👩👩👧👧 Women sharing personal stories about abortion bans have become a political force. Women who have suffered unnecessarily after being denied abortions are talking about it publicly, and to support candidates. Could these stories have a political impact in the upcoming election?
💥 Israel says it carried out ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen connected to Iran. The Israeli military said Sunday it carried out a ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen involved in Iranian networks. It was the first time in the current war that Israel has announced sending troops into Syria.
🎧 Warmer winters can mean more salt on Minnesota roads. Warmer winters may cause more freeze-thaw cycles and increased road salt use. State maintenance engineer Jed Falgren spoke to MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner about what MnDOT is doing to maximize road safety in a changing climate.
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