Is the snow... done? We think it could be! Wednesday brings a chilly breeze, but more sunshine will emerge through Thursday. Highs Wednesday will hover in the 20s across Minnesota. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up at 9 a.m.: MPR News with Angela Davis is focusing on the benefits of low-impact fitness classes, sometimes called “functional fitness,” and how they can fit into your routine.
And we want to hear from you, too. What questions do you have about barre, yoga, Pilates or other low-impact exercise? Have you made this kind of movement part of your exercise routine, and what do you like about it? Call 651-227-6000 or 800-242-2828 during the 9 a.m. hour.
Gov. Tim Walz took center stage in a southern Minnesota high school auditorium Tuesday night to highlight what he viewed as policy wins from the DFL trifecta — universal school meals, guaranteed access to reproductive care and new regulations on firearms — and ask for a few more before a “window of opportunity” closes.
“I don’t know how long this window of opportunity we’re in will stay open,” Walz said. “But I commit to you that we’ll do everything we can to improve the lives of Minnesotans and leave our state better than we found it.”
As the four year anniversary of George Floyd’s killing by a Minneapolis police officer approaches, the pace of change in the city’s public safety system can seem glacially slow.
But the city’s behavioral crisis program has been quietly growing, putting Minneapolis at the forefront of a nationwide experiment in making emergency mental health response a core public safety service.
”If we need police to help, they always come and help us, and police can tell when our approach is better and they request us to come out frequently,” Responder Alex Anderson said. “It seems to be good having both of us around.”
To explore why Shakespeare is still such a dependably popular author, MPR News spoke with Shakespeare experts about his cultural significance.
Joseph Haj is the artistic director at the Guthrie. The Minneapolis theater will open a set of Shakespeare plays — “Richard II,” “Henry IV” and “Henry V” — to be performed in rotating repertory in mid-April.
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Snow day, Part 3: School and college cancellations, delays across Minnesota for Wednesday. Icy roads left in the wake of this week’s winter storm are prompting some school districts across Minnesota to cancel classes, move to online learning or start classes two hours late on Wednesday.
