MPR News PM Update

Aug. 15, 2022

Fifteen thousand nurses are voting Monday on a potential strike that could affect a range of health service providers across the Twin Cities and the Twin Ports.

The Minnesota Nurses Association says nurses are working without a contract, following five months of labor negotiations with hospital systems in the region. Nurses staged informational picketing at more than a dozen hospitals in June. Tune in and check back on MPRNews.org for potential updates.

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From its start one year ago, Greenwood Fire changed landscape of northeast Minnesota
The Greenwood Fire was first spotted one year ago. By the time it was extinguished months later it had burned thousands of acres and destroyed more than a dozen homes and cabins — part of a fire season that prompted a closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
 
Cooler temperatures, more clouds and some showers this week
The weather maps this week over Minnesota look cooler and wetter than the past several weeks. A series of weak but wetter weather systems are pushing more moisture into our region. That means more clouds through Tuesday, and eventually more scattered rains later this week.
 
Wave of young, diverse Minnesota politicians see path to power after primary wins
“Minnesota is being very clear right now that we are ready for young people and people of color to lead the state,” said Zaynab Mohamed, 25, part of a new generation of young, diverse politicians who won their August primaries and are expected to take power in January.
 
Thao, Kueng reject plea deals, will go to trial
Prosecutors had offered Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng sentences of 36 months for pleading guilty to aiding and abetting manslaughter, according to prosecutor Matthew Frank.
 
County attorney candidates have similar goals, different ways to achieve them
Although both Mary Moriarty and Martha Holton Dimick say they want the same results — public safety and police accountability — they disagree on how to get there. 
 
Mall of America wedding bells will soon fall silent as Chapel of Love goes dark
For nearly 30 years brides have been walking the aisles at the Mall of America, and not just in stores. Since 1994, couples exchanged vows at the Chapel of Love, the wedding venue and a staple of mall culture. 
 
This group's wiped out $6.7 billion in medical debt, and it's just getting started
Nonprofit RIP Medical Debt buys up unpaid hospital bills plaguing low-income patients and frees them from having to pay.
 
Checking honeybee health by testing honey DNA
Commercial and hobby beekeepers lose many bee colonies to disease every year. A Fargo researcher is developing a way to provide an early warning of disease by testing DNA in honey.
 
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