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Our two-day long cold strike is finally coming to an end soon. After another below-zero morning,it'll get much warmer this afternoon, with highs in the 20s (above zero!) west to teens east. Find the latest on Updraft. | |
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| Forest Service slashes BWCA permits to protect wilderness. Some say the cuts go too far | Later this morning canoeists eager to take a summer trip into the Boundary Waters can start making reservations. But competition for those permits could be more intense this year.
For years, many visitors to the Boundary Waters have complained about how tough it can be to find an available campsite, especially near entry points to the wilderness. But longtime canoeist David Knudsen says he's also seen plenty of other ways in which increased visitation has taken a toll such as "cut vegetation, trash left behind, equipment left behind ... the latrines full of trash, illegal camping, illegal fires."
So in response, the U.S. Forest Service has slashed the number of slots available to enter the BWCA, now issuing 248 permits each day between May 1 and Sept. 30. That means about 23,000 fewer people can be expected to paddle into the Boundary Waters for overnight camping trips this year. While many paddlers, and some area businesses, support the move, the permit reduction has rankled many outfitters in the area.
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50 years ago this week, one of the nation's worst sports brawls happened — during a Gophers game.In the game against Ohio State on Jan. 25, 1972, Gophers' Corky Taylor approached Ohio center Luke Witte as Witte went for a layup and was knocked to the floor. Taylor held out a hand to pull Witte up, then kneed Witte in the groin, knocking him to the floor again. "And then when everybody started fighting after that, it was just, wow," one spectator remembers.
In his spending plan, Walz wants to expand funding for free school meals, affordable child care and more. The bulk of the $5.1 billion proposal revolves around the youngest Minnesotans. The governor is also reviving his push for a paid family and medical leave system and guaranteed time off for sickness.
More bystanders to George Floyd’s killing are expected to testify today. Prosecutors have already called Christopher Martin, the young cashier who took a $20 counterfeit bill from Floyd and called 911 as well as Charles McMillian who witnessed most of the incident. McMillian said he begged the officers to “leave him breathe,” because a friend of his died in the back of a squad car, “and I didn’t want that to happen to George Floyd.” | |
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