Feb. 3, 2020
If you’ve been longing for the typical Minnesota winter, it’s back here for you. Northern parts of the state will see below-zero lows tomorrow, and the entire state will stay below average for Tuesday highs, ranging from the single digits to low 20s. No snow in sight, but we’ll have our sunshine back tomorrow and Wednesday. Stay informed: It’s Iowa caucus day. Get the live results and check out special coverage here. MPR News is carrying live coverage of the Iowa caucuses tonight -- from a Minnesota perspective. Check the latest caucus news and results Monday night on our live blog. What question do you have for our reporters that are following candidates around the state? Tweet #AskMPRnews or send us an email. Macalester welcomes its first Latina president this summer. Suzanne Rivera will become the first woman and first Latina to lead the nationally known St. Paul liberal arts school. “I think we need to create immigration policies that allow U.S. universities to attract talent from all over the world,” Rivera said in an interview. Rivera will be Macalester’s 17th president, replacing retiring president Brian Rosenberg. Amy Klobuchar says she’s not aware of questionable evidence in a black teen case. Klobuchar was the lead prosecutor of the 2002 case of Myon Burrell, who was sentenced to life in the killing of an 11-year-old girl. A recent investigation indicates much of what the AP found in Burrell’s case would’ve been available to her office at the time. "I didn't know about this new evidence until I saw the report," Klobuchar told Fox News when asked about allegations the teen may have been wrongfully convicted. — Jiwon Choi, MPR News |