Light snow is on the way for southern Minnesota, developing southwest this morning and spreading east into the afternoon and overnight. Temperatures will still be pretty chilly, mostly in the single digits Thursday across the state. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: The U.S. Pond Hockey Championships are set to kick off with events Thursday night, and games start Friday on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. It was a little a little up in the air whether the tournament would be held on lake ice — until this most recent cold spell. Peter Cox reports.
Coming up at 9 a.m. Electric vehicles can save money on gas and reduce greenhouse emissions. What are the challenges to getting more on the road? MPR News correspondents Dan Kraker and Kirsti Marohn guest host the third and final show in their series focused on the climate crisis and Minnesota’s energy future.
Animal agriculture is the largest source of the climate-warming gas methane in Minnesota. Researchers are looking for ways to reduce methane at the source — a cow’s stomach. The science is promising, but a quick solution is unlikely.
Methane is a by-product of fermentation as cows digest their food. Methane is also released from liquid manure stored on farms, but cow burps are the largest source.
Experts believe making reductions now in methane could slow global warming and buy time for longer-term strategies to limit carbon dioxide emissions.
The 19th annual U.S. Pond Hockey Championships are set to kick off with events Thursday and games starting Friday.
Up until the cold snap of last week, it was up in the air whether the tournament would be held on lake ice. This year’s tournament, which is split into two weekends, will bring in close to 300 teams and 30,000 to 40,000 spectators.
“We’ve been fielding phone calls for the past month, obviously — what is it, about two weeks ago? We could have gone swimming out there,” said Jesse Delorit, the event manager for the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships. “Lake Nokomis is a lake that really grows ice quickly. So we’re just blessed with this lake. It creates the best ice in the Twin Cities without a doubt.”
What else we're watching:
Department of Education investigates U antisemitism allegations. The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into the University of Minnesota this week over allegations of antisemitism on the Twin Cities campus. The department lists the U among dozens of educational institutions that are “under investigation for discrimination involving shared ancestry.”
Art Hounds: Ableism and art, African diaspora music and Gordon Parks. A hands-on art show "Towards a Warm Embrace" explores ableism and disability while creating cozy spaces at Perlman Teaching Museum at Carleton College in Northfield. MIA’s “American Gothic: Gordon Parks and Ella Watson” brings Parks’ photojournalism to Minneapolis. Abinnet Berhanu’s Ahndenet brings together East and West African music at Icehouse this Friday.
Hemp-insulated homes offer promise of affordable housing and jobs for Lower Sioux Community. On reservations where housing affordability and quality are persistent problems, temperatures at or below zero or always a concern. Earl Pendleton, a former tribal council member with the Lower Sioux Community, is turning to hemp to help solve those problems as well as create economic opportunities for tribal members.
