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Thursday looks like a pleasant day with a return of low dew points. The Twin Cities should have a high in the low 80s. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.

🎙️Coming up on Morning Edition: Essentia Health is gearing up to open its new $900 million hospital in downtown Duluth later this month. It's the largest building and private investment in the city's history.

🎧 Coming up at 9 a.m., SCOTUS recently ruled in favor of a wedding website designer who refused to work with same-sex couples. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a law expert about the significance of this case and a marketing consultant with expertise in marketing to LGBTQ+ customers about what businesses stand to gain or lose if they choose or refuse to advertise to LGBTQ+ people.

We want to hear from you, too. Do you identify as LGBTQ+? What do you take into consideration when you shop? Do you have questions for our law expert about the legal implications of this ruling? Call 651-227-6000 or 800-242-2828 during the 9 a.m. hour.
 
'Refugees in the USA': Transgender care bans cause families to pull up stakes

In a year that saw polarized policymaking around gender care access, MPR News and KUER teamed up to tell the story of how gender-affirming care bans and care shields are affecting access in Minnesota and Utah.

This story comes to you in partnership with KUER’s reporter Saige Miller . The following story discusses suicide and youth mental health that some readers may find triggering. If you or someone you know is in crisis or thinking about suicide, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
 
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Essentia's new $900 million hospital in Duluth features amazing views, thoughtful planning. After three and a half years of construction and two years of concept and design work, Essentia Health in Duluth celebrates the grand opening of its new $900 million hospital Thursday.

Local brass band transforms George Floyd Square with music. In the wake of the police murder of George Floyd in May 2020, Butchy Austin was looking for a way to grieve and connect to his south Minneapolis community. He dusted off his trumpet and walked from his home to the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. And he played.

Southern Minnesota musicians and fans gather for workshops, concerts in second annual festival. The Minnesota Original Music Festival kicks off Wednesday and runs through Sunday, bringing together musicians in southern Minnesota for live performances and educational opportunities.

Prosecutors say police shooting of man in St. Paul last year was justified. A new report from the Ramsey County attorney’s office says video evidence shows 24-year-old Howard Johnson fired at police as many as three times before a St. Paul police sergeant returned fire and killed him in a shootout on the East Side on Dec. 5.

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