After a brief shot of cold air, we’re warming back up on this last day of February and meteorological winter. Temperatures will be nearly 15 degrees above normal. Look for sun south and a mix of clouds and sun north. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: Urban deer: Some people love them, some people hate them. But how much do we really know about deer life in towns and cities? A new study by Bemidji State University is gathering data to find out. MPR News reporter Mathew Holding Eagle III brings us the story. Coming up at 9 a.m.: Why are more people sleeping outdoors, in the skyways and on buses and trains? MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests will talk about the rise in homelessness and what it would take to get people into shelter.
Family members of first responders tearfully watched Wednesday’s memorial to Burnsville police officers Matthew Ruge and Paul Elmstrand and firefighter-paramedic Adam Finseth. Many thought about their own loved ones and reflected on the dread they feel every day.
“I cannot imagine that happening to one of my kids,” said Keith Haveck, a father to two firefighters in Shakopee and Red Wing, and a St. Paul police officer. “Their life has changed forever for such a silly, silly reason. Something that shouldn’t have happened."
Clark walked into Williams Arena 50 points shy of tying the all-time NCAA scoring record for men and women — and she left the court 18 points from breaking it. But as of Wednesday night, Clark has scored more points than any other woman in history playing for a major college.
That record was held by Kansas’s Lynette Woodard with 3,649 points from 1977-81. At that time, women’s basketball was under the purveyance of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women.
A Bar of Their Own is set to open Friday in Minneapolis with TVs tuned to women’s sports. Observers see the launch as a reflection of the growing economic muscle of women’s sports. The bar’s owner hopes that tapping into that momentum will sustain it.
“As a woman, it’s so rare to be in a social space and see yourself overtly centered in a way that is not misogynistic,” Cheryl Cooky said. “That’s what these bars are doing. They are saying we see you. We recognize you. We value you and this is going to be a safe space”
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Bemidji State University study seeks to discover the secrets of urban deer life. Minnesota’s rural-urban divide doesn’t just affect people. Take deer for example, they are now a fixture in many Minnesota communities. While some people love them, others see them as pests, and dangerous when mixed with traffic.
