Highs Tuesday reach the 60s once again across much of southern Minnesota.The near-record warm and dry weather brings high fire danger. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: A discussion on the St. Paul Cease-Fire initiative, Mayor Carter's State of the City address, a lQ&A regarding Kirk Cousins leaving the Vikings, and weather updates from Sven Sundgaard.
Coming up at 9 a.m.:Light rail trains and most buses in the Twin Cities have fewer riders than before the pandemic and crime is still a challenge. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two Metro Transit leaders about how they’re trying to turn things around.
Late last month, the St. Paul City Council was at an impasse over a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. But then last week, they passed one unanimously, calling for a quote “immediate and permanent mutual cease-fire.”
MPR News Correspondent Catharine Richert sat down with council members Cheniqua Johnson and Rebecca Noecker to find out how the council found common ground.
Attorneys for a Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot a man during a July 2023 traffic stop allege in court filings that an expert whom the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office hired told prosecutors that the officer’s use of deadly force was justified. Trooper Ryan Londregan, 27, is charged with murder, manslaughter and assault in the death of Ricky Cobb II.
In September, Moriarty said she’d found an independent use of force expert to consult on the case. But at the January news conference, Moriarty said that she made the charging decision based on evidence from investigators and did not rely on outside help.
