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⛅ Wednesday will be on the cool side with a mix of clouds and sun. High temps will range from the upper 20s in northwest Minnesota to low 40s in southwest Minnesota. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: President Joe Biden is in Minnesota today. Ahead of his visit, Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, who just last week announced he is challenging Biden for the 2024 Democratic nomination, joins MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to talk about his run for the White House.
Coming up at 9 a.m.:Alcohol use and misuse among women has been on the rise for years and it’s affecting their health faster than men. In this rebroadcast, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two experts about alcohol use among women.
President Joe Biden is headed for Minnesota Wednesday to put a spotlight on his administration’s efforts to bolster the rural economy.
His scheduled visit to a Northfield farm about an hour south of Minneapolis will serve as the backdrop to launch his “Investing in Rural America” initiative, which will direct more than $5 billion in already approved money toward projects around rural connectivity, renewable energy and land conservation.
With rain, wind and snow in the forecast, a construction crew works against the clock to install the upper half of a giant letter “K” before the nasty weather moves in.
It’s a final step in the logistically challenging refurbishment of one of Rochester’s iconic landmarks. For 50 years, visitors approaching Mayo Clinic have seen the glowing neon red of the Kahler Grand Hotel sign from the highway. Now the iconic beacon is getting a “glow-up.”
What else we're watching:
Election 2023: St. Paul Council candidates. Four out of seven seats on the St. Paul council will be open this November on the 2023 ballot. Of the seven wards, only three have incumbent members running for re-election. Here is a closer look at the races in St. Paul.
Sex offender escapes from southern Minnesota jail. Investigators are asking people in southern Minnesota to review their security camera video for anything suspicious after a man escaped from the Watonwan County Jail in St. James.
Semisonic's Dan Wilson on the 'undemanding hopefulness' behind 'Little Bit of Sun.' If you haven’t heard his name, you’ve definitely heard his music: Minnesota native Dan Wilson is a musician and lead singer in the alternative rock group Semisonic, who hit it big with 1998’s “Closing Time.”
