Wednesday afternoon will feel like late September or early October. Temperatures will then moderate toward the end of the week for a comfortable weekend. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
🎙️Coming up on Morning Edition: The people who will come up with new designs for a Minnesota flag and official state seal have met for the first time. Opinions on what those should look like are strong on the State Emblems Redesign Commission and among the public at large. The panel recognized off the bat that the job won’t be easy and its tight deadline to finish will only make it harder. MPR News reporter Brian Bakst has more.
🎧 Coming up at 9 a.m.: MPR News host Angela Davis helps you sort out immunizations and talks with an infectious disease doctor and a pediatric nurse about what needs to happen to rebuild widespread trust in vaccines.
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Dozens of family members and civil rights activists continued the Stillwater protest from outside the facility on Monday, with reports some incarcerated people there have fainted from heat without access to air conditioning and cold water.
On Tuesday, the supporters protested at the governor’s temporary residence at the University of Minnesota’s Eastcliff Mansion to press for urgent solutions.
“Until we get this stuff fixed, we cannot just close our eyes and act like these things didn’t happen,” said organizer Marvina Haynes, whose brother is incarcerated in Stillwater.
You’ve likely heard of capable kids who are basically the adults in their family. That's definitely true of Drew, the central character of Minneapolis writer Laura Zimmermann's darkly humorous new young adult novel “Just Do This One Thing For Me.”
Zimmermann will launch “Just Do This One Thing For Me” at the Red Balloon Bookstore in St. Paul at 6.30 p.m. Wednesday. It's free, but people are asked to register in advance. She will also appear locally at the Twin Cities Book Festival on Oct. 14.
What else we're watching:
Why Duluth's 'craft economy' is booming. Duluth is best known for its port, its history as an industrial center, and the aerial lift bridge which anchors Canal Park. Less well-known is its growing “craft economy” scene. Craft beer. Handmade camping gear. And farm-to-table restaurants.
Airports aren't always "dementia friendly." A Minnesota organization is working to change that. Over Labor Day weekend, 14 million people headed to America’s airports. Many of us know the terminals, especially on a holiday weekend, are a high-stress environment that can sometimes be hard to navigate. So imagine what it’s like for travelers with dementia or another cognitive impairment.
This summer was the hottest on record across the Northern Hemisphere, the U.N. says. Last month was not only the hottest August scientists ever recorded by far with modern equipment, it was also the second hottest month measured, behind only July 2023.
