Cooler temperatures return for the start of February. Highs in the 30s north and 40s south will still be much warmer than normal. We remain in a race with the warmest winter on record from 1877-78. February will decide if this is the warmest winter on record for the Twin Cities and much of Minnesota. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: Today marks six months since marijuana legalization went into effect in Minnesota. But that doesn’t mean it is widely available. At least not yet. Reporter Jacob Aloi looks at where we are and what lies ahead.
Coming up at 9 a.m.: MPR News host Angela Davis talks with journalist and Minnesota native Michele Norris about her new book “Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity.”
Providing kids the chance to explore the outdoors, listen to the sounds of nature and take a dip in a lake had been a high priority for the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center. It began summer camp programs in 1932. The mission of “the Wheatley,” as many refer to the center, has always been service to the community.
And this year, the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center is turning 100 years old and celebrating a century of its mission.
It is the inaugural exhibition of the George Morrison Center for Indigenous Arts , an “interdepartmental study center to support the creation, presentation and interpretation of Indigenous art in all its forms.”
Rainbow Wardrobe is a simple concept. It’s your classic fashion television show. She is the host curating the look. The customer is the contestant, and at the end they get to keep everything for free.
Supporters say it’s an important need to fill as Minnesota’s status as a trans refuge for health care draws more people to the state. Loch says more than half of Rainbow Wardrobe’s visitors are new residents who moved to Minnesota due to the transgender protections passed last year by the Legislature.
Golfing, skateboarding and pickleball — in January? Minnesotans embrace record warm weather. In late January, Minnesotans are used to hunkering down and doing what it takes to get where they need to be in spite of subzero temps. That’s what we did during the polar vortex of 2019 when temperatures around the state dipped into the negative 50s. But Wednesday was a completely different story.
♨️ Welcome to the MPR Steam Stream! Your soundtrack to warm winter bliss. This year, MPR is bringing the ultimate winter Minnesota moment to the Sauna Village at Malcom Yards duringThe Great Northern Festival from Jan. 19 - Feb. 4! Join us to recharge, rejuvenate and celebrate Minnesota’s bold, creative winters.
