MPR News PM Update
 
Good morning Minnesota, hopefully you made it through last night's storm alright.

Flash freeze! Windy and much colder today. Temps in the 20s. Wind NW 20-40 mph! Get the latest on Updraft.
Rochester firefighters work in an area where storm winds downed a large tree overnight Thursday in Rochester, Minn. The storm caused widespread power outages across the region.
Courtesy Rochester Fire Department
The National Weather Service is sending teams to assess storm damage from Wednesday night's severe weather, after scattered reports of tornadoes and hurricane-force straight-line winds.

“A historic, record-breaking system, for sure,” said Mike Kurz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in La Crosse.

Weather officials said they will be heading to Faribault and to Freeborn County to look at possible tornado damage in the small town of Hartland. Social media postings show major damage to some downtown buildings there, including to a bank. [Continue reading]

 
What else we're watching
In a season of generic Christmas photos, the Price family stands out 📸  
One Rochester family has turned the dreaded Christmas photo shoot into an annual ritual that’s altogether delightful and increasingly elaborate — family photos that spoof famous movies, and leave the matching outfits behind.

Art Hounds: R&B, country and old time radio drama. Art Hounds celebrates live musical and drama performances for every taste this weekend, with shows by country singer Trevor McSpadden, soul and roots performer Annie Mack, and the Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society’s holiday special.

Kimberly Potter's use of deadly force against Daunte Wright was not appropriate, a use-of-force expert testified Wednesday at the former suburban Minneapolis police officer's manslaughter trial, undercutting a defense argument that she would have been justified in shooting Wright even if she didn't mean to. Prosecutors could wrap up their case today. 📺 Watch live.
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