What’s happening in Minnesota Today
Good morning, Minnesota. Happy Wednesday!
Here's the latest news from across the state to start your day. | |
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😎 Seasonable temperatures and dry weather continue Wednesday and most of Thursday for eastern Minnesota. Afternoon highs will be in the mid-80s for southern Minnesota to upper 70s northeast. Thursday's highs will be a few degrees warmer.
⛈️ Widespread thunder chances increase Thursday night into Friday. The system looks to move out Friday night, making way for a lovely Saturday and Sunday with dry weather for most and a drop again in dew points.
Get the latest weather news on Updraft. | |
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| | Minnesota State Fair announces new foods, vendors for 2025 | | A cheeseburger served between two deep-fried peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches. Dill pickle iced tea. Falafel served from a waffle iron. This year’s list of new food offerings at the Minnesota State Fair features food combinations you never imagined — and flavor mash-ups you never knew you’d want to try. | |
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🏛️ Minnesota lawmakers add new fraud defenses, leaving others for future consideration. Minnesota lawmakers held the first hearing since the June 14 shooting of two lawmakers and their spouses. The hearing focused on Medicaid and efforts to stop fraud.
🏫 Trump administration withholds millions in funding from Minnesota schools. The money had been mandated by Congress for spending on the most vulnerable students as well as teacher professional development.
🔍 50th anniversary of Morris Minnesota earthquake. Fifty years after the 1975 Morris earthquake, scientists and those who lived through it are still trying to figure out how Morris ended up as the epicenter of such a rare experience.
🧑⚖️ Minneapolis City Council pulls back on consent decree proposal, vows to keep trying. The Minneapolis City Council backed off a plan to merge parts of a federal police reform agreement into a state settlement but said they still intend to push for making the federal reforms enforceable by law.
🪧 Duluth-area nurses strike, citing stalled contract negotiations. About 300 nurses and other medical staff at six Duluth-area Essentia Health facilities went on strike Tuesday. The workers are negotiating their first union contract and say bargaining is going too slow.
🎸 Twin Cities band Second Hand Dan looks forward to a summer of making music. As the indie folk rock band gears up for a summer of live shows, they continue to celebrate their collaborative, creative process rooted in a unique language and bond between each other.
☕ Café & Bar Lurcat in Minneapolis will close in September. The pending closure comes as the lease for Café & Bar Lurcat is set to expire. The last day of public service will be Sept. 5, after nearly a quarter-century as a local favorite.
🏅 Minnesota sends delegation of students to Braille Challenge for first time. In February, Minnesota held its first regional Braille Challenge where students competed in various literacy tests. It led to four student finalists who went to an international competition in Los Angeles in late June.
🛟 Minnesota organization donates 10,000 life jackets to support child water safety. Nearly 20 years after 6-year-old Abbey Taylor died in a tragic pool accident, her parents' foundation, Abbey’s Hope, marked a milestone Tuesday by giving away its 10,000th life jacket at a kids' safety camp in White Bear Lake. |
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🎧 UCare drops Medcaid coverage for thousands of Minnesotans. Tens of thousands of Minnesotans will need to find new health insurance by September. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer learns what this means for patients and families.
🎧 Inspiring young readers: Kids’ authors on books that connect. MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about what makes a great children’s book, the challenges of writing for kids and the joy of telling stories that stick.
🎧 The Aging Mind. On Minnesota Now this week, we’re airing Call to Mind, the MPR News initiative fostering new conversations about mental health. Studies show that 1 in 4 older adults live with a mental illness such as depression, anxiety and substance use disorders. |
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| — Nicole Johnson and Anna Haecherl, MPR News |
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