Wednesday brings high winds across Minnesota. A winter storm dumped heavy snow across much of Wisconsin on Tuesday. Be aware if you are planning any travel east through Wednesday. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: The May 1 deadline Uber and Lyft set to leave Minneapolis is quickly approaching. Next week, the city council may reconsider the driver pay ordinance that pushed the rideshare companies out. Council Member Michael Raineville, who urged his colleagues to reverse course in a recent Star Tribune editorial, joins host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the issue.
Coming up at 9 a.m.: Two researchers join host Angela Davis to help us understand why so many of us feel lonely and why our mental health is so closely tied to serious physical health impacts. And we want to hear from you, too. Do you feel lonely or isolated? Why is it hard for you to form meaningful connections? Or, do you have advice to share about strategies that have helped you in lonely times? Call 651-227-6000 or 800-242-2828 during the 9 a.m. hour.
High levels of phosphorus and nitrogen flow north in the Red River, contributing to increasing algae blooms in Lake Winnipeg. A project in a small northwestern Minnesota town shows the possibilities and challenges of fixing water quality across borders.
The results are a drop in the bucket when you consider Minnesota is responsible for about 482 metric tons of phosphorus flowing north each year, and the target goals call for reducing that by about two-thirds.
Fewer than 3 percent of students with an intellectual disability in Minnesota attend college, according to the Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium. Advocates are working to change those numbers.
Inclusive higher education calls for students with an intellectual disability to have “the same rights, privileges, experiences and outcomes” as nondisabled students.
“I wanted to be able to take classes like other college students,” said Jean Hauff, who has Down syndrome.
But no Minnesota school met her criteria. Only four Minnesota colleges offer higher education options for students with an intellectual disability — but none teach more than basic life and occupational skills.
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St. Cloud mayor calls for more housing, downtown investment. St. Cloud’s longest serving mayor, Dave Kleis, painted a positive picture of the city during the nearly hour-long State of the City address Tuesday, but said it needs more housing and downtown investment.
Minneapolis says all post-riot recommendations after George Floyd’s murder have been implemented. The city paid the Chicago-based consulting firm Hillard Heintze nearly $230,000 to conduct the review. Consultants watched dozens of hours of police body camera footage, read through thousands of documents, and interviewed police and fire department staff.
Mosque arson suspect not getting adequate mental health treatment, attorney says. A federal grand jury indicted Jackie Rahm Little on hate crime and arson charges for allegedly setting fire to Masjid Omar Islamic Center on April 23, 2023 Listen: Nur-D and Minnesota Orchestra collaborating for hip-hop classical crossover. This Friday and Saturday, hip-hop and classical music will collide in a beautiful way at Orchestra Hall. Minnesota hip-hop artist Nur-D will join the Minnesota Orchestra for a unique collaboration.
When and how to watch Monday's solar eclipse in Minnesota, where it’ll be about 75 percent visible. Partial solar eclipses like we will see in Minnesota occur when the moon passes between the sun and earth, but the three aren’t perfectly aligned. It creates a crescent shape with the sun partly covered. These eclipses turn day to dusk and can even trigger streetlights to turn on
