Skies will be sunny and winds will be calmer Wednesday. Thursday will be warmer and windy ahead of a storm system that will bring significant rainfall Friday into the weekend. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: The American Lung Association released its 25th annual State of the Air report Wednesday morning. How did Minnesota do? Pat McKone, director of advocacy for the American Lung Association in Minnesota, joins us with the answer.
Coming up at 9 a.m. The number of adults who identify as being on the autism spectrum is growing along with awareness. MPR News host Angela Davis hosts a second April autism awareness month conversation about living as an adult with autism.
And we want to hear from you, too. Are you an adult on the autism spectrum or think you could be? Or are you the parent of an autistic teenager or young adult? What do you struggle with and what do you wish other people understood about autism? Call 651-227-6000 or 800-242-2828 during the 9 a.m. hour.
Serious criminal charges against a DFL state lawmaker after her arrest this week have put the power dynamic and prospects in question for the last four weeks of the legislative session.
Sen. Nicole Mitchell was arrested early Monday for allegedly breaking into the Detroit Lakes home of her stepmother. Police at the scene said the Woodbury legislator told them she wanted to retrieve her late father’s ashes, photos, a flannel shirt and other items of sentimental value from the home but her stepmother wouldn’t speak with her, according to a criminal complaint.
Following the release of the complaint, Senate leaders split over the path forward and whether Mitchell, the 34th Senate DFL vote in a one-seat majority, should keep her seat.
Eight months after a fatal mass shooting outside a Minneapolis punk show, two teen suspects have been identified by police and one has been charged.
August Golden, was one of seven shooting victims at the popular music venue inside of an inconspicuous south Minneapolis house, and the one who lost his life.
Dominic James Burris, 18, of Hinckley, is facing one charge of aiding and abetting second-degree murder related to Golden’s death, and six counts of first- and second-degree assault related to the surviving shooting victims. Burris has pleaded not guilty.
Timberwolves take 2-0 lead on Suns. Jaden McDaniels scored 25 points for a career best in the playoffs and spearheaded another stifling defensive performance by the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 105-93 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
Buxton, Kirilloff help Twins rally past White Sox 6-5. Alex Kirilloff hit a two-out, game-ending single after Byron Buxton led off the ninth inning with a tying homer. The Twins have won three of four after a five-game skid.
Remnants of the bird flu virus have been found in pasteurized milk, the FDA says. The agency stressed that the material is inactivated and that the findings "do not represent actual virus that may be a risk to consumers." Officials added that they're continuing to study the issue.
