Jan. 30, 2020
Light snow may affect tomorrow’s rush hour. A shot at 40s this weekend. Our next big winter thaw will welcome us to the new month. But first, get ready for a little snow and freezing drizzle tonight into Friday. It will be pretty light, but may be enough to slow down rush hour Friday morning. Global emergency over the new coronavirus declared . The virus has been exported to more than a dozen countries, and the WHO declared the outbreak as a global emergency after the number of cases spiked tenfold in a week. First person-to-person coronavirus infection occurred in Midwest. The respiratory virus was spread from a woman who had recently traveled to China and gave it to her husband when she returned to Chicago, according to the CDC. The agency says members of the public do not need to wear masks out of concern for the coronavirus. Got phone-scammed? FTC may get you a refund. People can call 1-877-FTC-HELP or file a complaint on the Federal Trade Commission’s website. The FTC has mailed about $17 million in checks to 78,000 Minnesotans since July 2018. About half the payments involved a company called AMG Services, which ran a payday lending scheme.
Have a question for the governor? On tomorrow’s edition of Politics Friday, Gov. Tim Walz sits down with political editor Mike Mulcahy to talk about his priorities ahead of the 2020 legislative session. What questions would you like us to ask Gov. Walz? Submit them here! — Jiwon Choi and Sara Porter, MPR News | 