Thursday will remain a little cool but close to normal with highs mostly in the 20s. Friday will be warmer ahead of a system bringing weekend snow showers. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: Beltrami County Sheriff Jason Riggs has had a busy few weeks coordinating ice rescues on Upper Red Lake — including one to evacuate 122 people stranded on an ice floe last Friday. On Wednesday, officials announced that an order banning vehicles on Upper Red Lake will remain in effect amid ongoing concerns about ice conditions. Riggs joins MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about our warm winter.
Minnesota’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League team won its debut game on Wednesday night, beating host Boston 3-2.
Fans at a watch party in Minneapolis were excited to see women playing the sport on the professional level, including Carolyn Ross, who coaches women’s club hockey at the University of Minnesota.
“When I was growing up, there were Olympians that we could look up to, but there was no professional future for women’s sports,” Ross said. “It's crazy, I watch these people on TV. They’re my heroes, even though they’re younger than me, and so it’s just really cool to be part of this.”
The well-being of young children and their caregivers is closely connected, and children struggle when adults struggle. For Black Minnesota kids and their families, poverty and racism compound those problems. Charting a path forward includes preparing kids for a “harsh world,” one expert says.
While children may not fully understand the racism or depression their parents are experiencing, Garrett said, they do internalize those feelings and that shows up in different ways.
“Some children won’t say 'I’m unhappy,' or 'I’m sad,' they might cry more,” said Willie Garrett, former president of the Minnesota Psychological Association. “They might stay alone more. Children don’t know to say, ‘I’m depressed.’ It’s up to a parent.”
A northern Minnesota trapper recently took the unusual step of giving CPR to an animal caught in a trap. A Department of Natural Resources conservation officer helped release the revived and “very angry” pine marten.
“He described to me in great detail how he actually put his lips on the nose of the pine marten and blew air into it," said conservation officer Nicholas Prachar. “It scampered off into the woods and lived to tell the story to its friends."
Art Hounds: Revisiting roots. The “Rooted Legacy” photo exhibit from Urban Roots, by and of Hmong-American youth, is on view at Indigenous Roots in St. Paul. Bold Choice Theatre presents the original country western musical “Sundown at the Jasper Jewel” at the Duluth Playhouse and “Off Book” opens Saturday at HUGE Improv Theater.
