It’s a rare colder-than-normal day Friday. Highs will be mostly in the teens with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures warm back up over the course of the weekend. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: Members of the St. Paul Federation of Educators have voted to authorize a strike, opening the door to a possible walkout if the union and the state’s second largest district can’t reach a deal. MPR News education reporter Elizabeth Shockman brings us the details.
Two revolutionary treatments approved recently by the FDA offer a cure for the crippling disease, which largely affects people of African descent. For Minnesotans who’ve worked for years to improve care, there’s new optimism, mixed with realism.
“I sometimes think we lose sight of that it’s a life shortening, diagnosis, there’s stroke, there’s kidney disease, there are so many complications that go into sickle cell that we need to push this forward, we need to be looking for better cures and better solutions for our patients and families. And we need to bring it to light,” Dr. Stephanie Fritch-Lilla said.
The Minnesota Legislature is back and full swing and with it comes the return of Politics Friday, the weekly radio show and podcast from the politics team at MPR News.
The show, which airs live from noon to 1 p.m. every Friday during the legislative session, will feature guests talking about issues and political dynamics at the Minnesota Capitol as well as others focused more on the election campaign.
Russia's prison service says that imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died. Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison Friday.
Timberwolves jump out to a 30-point lead over Blazers and finish with a 128-91 victory. The Timberwolves built a 30-point lead after the most lopsided first quarter in the NBA this season. The game wrapped up a five-game road trip for the Timberwolves heading into the All-Star break.
Twin Cities internet company plugs email server leak. A major Twin Cities internet provider says it immediately fixed a problem that led to the inadvertent publication of thousands of its own and business clients’ emails. U.S. Internet said that no credit card or Social Security numbers were made public, and customers of the company’s fiber optic internet service were not affected.
Caitlin Clark of Iowa breaks NCAA women's career scoring record with 35-foot 3-pointer. Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA women's career scoring record, making a 3-pointer from about 35 feet in the first quarter. When the ball went through, the fans let loose a huge roar.
Purdue rallies from 10 down to beat Minnesota 84-76. The Gophers showed they can play with one of the best teams in the country, albeit for one half. But when the 3-point shooting cooled off, so did Minnesota. FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company. An FBI informant has been charged with lying to authorities about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
