Temperatures will still be above normal Friday — but change is coming. Gusty winds will blow in colder air Friday into Saturday with below-normal temperatures by Sunday and Monday. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: Uber and Lyft say they will stop operations in the Twin Cities after the Minneapolis City Council overrode a mayoral veto on an ordinance boosting pay and protections for rideshare drivers. Uber and Lyft have only pulled out of one city — Austin, Texas, in 2016 — only to return one year later. To explain what happened and the lessons Minneapolis can learn from Austin, Sergio Avedian, a writer with the website "The Rideshare Guy," will join MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.
Coming up at 11 a.m.:Why is music so evocative? Why do some memories stick and others fade? How important is slow-wave sleep to the way memory works? One of the country’s leading neuroscientists joins MPR News host Kerri Miller on Big Books and Bold Ideas this week to talk about why memory isn’t so much who we were as who we are.
Feds charge alleged gun buyer tied to killing of 3 Burnsville first responders
A federal grand jury has indicted the girlfriend of Shannon Gooden — the man who fatally shot three first responders in Burnsville last month before killing himself.
Prosecutors allege that Ashley Anne Dyrdahl, 35, purchased five guns as a straw buyer for Gooden, who was prohibited from buying firearms because of a 2008 felony assault conviction.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger told reporters Thursday morning that Dyrdahl acted on Gooden’s orders on what weapons to buy, including semiautomatic pistols and rifles, knowing that he was prohibited from buying them.
Dyrdahl “repeatedly obtained dangerous firearms and put them in the hands of a violent, convicted felon,” Luger said.
The state has run an assessment of how many Minnesota flags and seals at Capitol-area buildings that will eventually make way for new emblems.
Minnesota Department of Administration officials say they counted about 120 state flags and 71 seals placed across the 23 buildings within the Capitol complex.
Now, they’ll have to consult with the Minnesota Historical Society to determine which can stay and which will go.
What else we're watching:
Marc-Andre Fleury posts his 75th career shutout as the Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0. Fleury is 11th on the NHL shutouts list, one behind Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito. The 39-year-old goaltender got plenty of help from his teammates, who were credited with 16 blocked shots.
South Dakota legislator calls for inquiry into Gov. Noem’s Texas dental trip and promo video. A Democratic legislator is calling for an inquiry into South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s trip to Texas for dental work and a promotional video in which she praises the dental office.
American Library Association report says book challenges soared in 2023. Overall, the number of individual titles challenged in both school and public libraries spiked by 65 percent — the highest level ever recorded by the ALA.
Listen: News deserts affect Minnesota suburbs the most. Here’s how Woodbury is fighting back. Suburbs around the country have seen some of the most dramatic losses of newspapers in recent years. Even when there’s at least one local outlet, a closure can leave a gaping hole in a community.
