🌧️ Expect more showers and thunderstorms later Friday with heavy rainfall potential for southern Minnesota. Storms are possible again Sunday and some could be strong. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
🏀 The Minnesota Timberwolves' playoff run is over. Minnesota lost to the Dallas Mavericks 124-103 Thursday night. Reporter Peter Cox brings us fan reactions and notes from the game.
🏆 And there's a big celebration planned at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul to honor Minnesota's Professional Women's Hockey team. Goaltender Nicole Hensley joins us to talk about winning the PWHL's inaugural championship.
📢 Programming note: Marketplace Morning Report is moving! Starting next week, you'll get your first look at business news at 5:51, 6:51 and 7:51 a.m. Then, tune in during the 8 o'clock hour for more local news, in-depth analysis and thoughtful conversation about what's happening today in Minnesota and beyond.
Coming up at 11a.m.
📖 In her work as a death doula, Alua Arthur has been present for thousands of deaths. Her new book, “Briefly Perfectly Human,” says facing your mortality is the best way to live a purposeful and joyful life.
Arthur herself thinks about dying a lot. As she tells Kerri Miller on this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas, she has detailed plans for what she’d like her deathbed to be like. But more importantly, she says living with an awareness of mortality helps her live with intention.
A Minneapolis police officer, a suspected shooter and a civilian are dead after a shooting in the Whittier neighborhood on Thursday. Several others are injured.
Officer Jamal Mitchell died in the shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in an evening news conference.
“He was a hero, a son, a father, a fiancé, and an officer who was so deeply committed to protecting and serving,” Frey said. “Just a year ago Officer Jamal Mitchell was recognized for a heroic act in saving a number of people, an elderly couple, and that is just the kind of person that he was.”
In addition to the dead, a man is injured, a bystander is in critical condition, and an officer and a firefighter were shot but their injuries are not considered life-threatening, officials said.
Minnesota’s historic playoff run has come to an end. The Timberwolves forced Game 5 in the best-of-seven series after a surprise Game 4 win on Tuesday in Dallas, but Minnesota couldn’t keep the momentum going on its home court in Minneapolis Thursday night to keep them in the running for the finals.
🗳️ ‘Uncommitted’ voters see how far they can push Democrats or if it’s even worth trying. Democratic voters who opted for “uncommitted” on their primary ballots grapple with whether they have more leverage pushing the party on the Middle East from inside or as a stand-their-ground movement outside.
🏒 Where to celebrate Minnesota’s PWHL championship win this weekend. Minnesota is the state of hockey, and the ladies on Minnesota’s PWHL team now have the hardware to prove it. Here's a rundown of events celebrating the win.
