Temperatures will start to warm back up quickly Wednesday after a chilly start early on. Highs will be back into the 30s across southern Minnesota with some low 40s southwest. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: The State Emblems Redesign Commission still has more work to do after further slimming the field of new Minnesota flag options to three finalists. MPR News Political reporter Dana Ferguson tracked a meeting that went late last night and was at times quite tense. She'll bring us the latest in the state's flag redesign process.
Coming up at 9 a.m.:Did you slip and slide on the ice in the last few days? MPR News host Angela Davis talks about why climate warming is making Minnesota winters icier and what we can do to prevent those falls and broken bones.
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The panel picking a new Minnesota flag on Tuesday shrunk the field of finalists from six to three, advancing designs with prominent stars but far different concepts.
The State Emblems Redesign Commission resumed its debate after the slimdown but could meet again Friday, with hopes of reaching a final selection soon. The panel has a hard deadline at the end of the year to pick.
Parishioners at the Church of Assumption were eager to get a seat for the musical event to celebrate the feast day for Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico.
The annual feast day began to be celebrated by the church around the time the Latino community experienced robust growth in Richfield. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Latino residents have grown from 1 percent of the city’s population in 1990 to nearly 19 percent.
