A winter storm warning is in effect for northwest Minnesota. A light coating of snow is likely in the Twin Cities metro area and most of southern Minnesota late Tuesday afternoon. Accumulations should be an inch or less. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: The University of Minnesota has a new leader. The Board of Regents named Dr. Rebecca Cunningham the U's next president. MPR News reporter Peter Cox brings us the story. Coming up at 9 a.m.: Workers at some Minnesota nursing homes have planned a one-day strike next Tuesday. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about what it’s like to work in long-term care and why so many nursing homes can’t find enough employees.
Since the 2020 election, photographer Paul Shambroom has mapped and photographed what he calls “purple towns” — communities where votes for presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump were statistically tied. Even though these communities are evenly divided politically, Shambroom says civility is often high.
“I think if people live in a community that is really split down the middle, they’re probably more civil to each other. You know, these people may go to church together, their kids go to school together, they shop in the same stores, and I think they behave differently than people who live in a bubble,” he said.
Temperatures soared into the 60s and even a few 70s across much of southern Minnesota on Monday — a springlike start to what’s shaping up to be a wild weather week across the state.
It was the first day in the 60s in the Twin Cities since mid-November, prompting many people to get out and enjoy the warmth.
The Cowles Center, a key venue for dance and performing arts in the Twin Cities, is set to close on March 31 due to financial difficulties. This decision has deeply affected the local dance community.
“I think that the community is definitely heartbroken at the loss of our dance center,” said Aparna Ramaswamy, executive director of Ragamala Dance Company.
A smuggling arrest is made, 2 years after family froze to death on the Canadian border. A man accused of recruiting the driver in a human smuggling operation has been arrested, more than two years after a family of four from India froze to death trying to enter the U.S. from Canada, authorities said.
Minnesota United finalizes hiring of head coach Eric Ramsay, former Manchester United assistant. Minnesota United finalized the hiring of head coach Eric Ramsay on Monday, one game into the MLS regular season after the unusually drawn-out process of replacing Adrian Heath.
