MPR News AM Update
 
March is determined to go out with a lion-like roar. We’ll see a mix of high winds, rain, ice, snow, and thunder in our inbound storm, with even a few severe storms possible in southeastern Minnesota. Get the latest on Updraft.

🎧 Coming up at noon Friday, MPR News host Mike Mulcahy talks to Rep. Kelly Moller, DFL-Shoreview, and Rep. Paul Novotny, R-Elk River, about the public safety budget bill released earlier this week. The bill, HF2890, also includes a host of policy provisions, including a “red flag” measure designed to reduce gun violence.  
 
Dark tanker cars lie crumpled on top of snow
Cleanup continues at scene of train derailment in Raymond

Cleanup will continue Friday at the scene of Thursday’s train derailment and fire in the western Minnesota community of Raymond.

The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office said late Thursday that crews started moving some of the 22 derailed cars to better access the handful still burning.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency responded to Raymond to monitor the air for “particulate matter and volatile organic compounds.” As of Thursday afternoon, the EPA said it had not found any particulate matter levels of concern “and so far, low levels below health concerns of VOCs have been detected only immediately downwind of the cars in a non-populated area.”

More: What to know about what spilled, burned in the Raymond train derailment
 
What else we're watching:
As lawmakers dole out record surplus, many say they need more. With a historic budget surplus and a longer-than-usual stretch before the legislative deadline to adjourn, groups that feel short-changed by DFL budget targets are asking for more. 

The new place to live in Minnesota? Wright County. The population of central Minnesota’s Wright County has grown by more than 4 percent since 2020, making it the state’s fastest growing county according to new estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday.

A Park Rapids Treaty Rights and Anishinaabe Culture Museum will open this summer. Winona LaDuke, an activist and member of the Mississippi Band Anishinaabe, is leading a team to open Giiwedinong: The Museum and Cultural Center of the North.

Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime. Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing and has repeatedly attacked the investigation, called the indictment “political persecution” and predicted it would damage Democrats in 2024.


— Sam Stroozas, MPR News
SPONSOR

 
Brief update! 

MPR News brings you headlines and analysis each morning so you can dive into your day. Donate to power news and information for all.
DONATE TODAY
 
Connect With Us




Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe today.
MPR News

Preference Center ❘ Unsubscribe

You received this email because you subscribed or it was sent to you by a friend.

This email was sent by: Minnesota Public Radio
480 Cedar Street Saint Paul, MN, 55101