☔ Expect spotty pop-up showers and thunder both Monday and Tuesday afternoons. The rest of the week will be mostly dry and warmer. We could finally see our first 90-degree day in the Twin Cities by the weekend. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
📻 Morning Edition:Minneapolis park workers planned pickets throughout the weekend. We look at the impact of the strike, how the walkout is going and updates on negotiations. And more Minnesota legislators joined calls for President Biden to take himself off the 2024 ticket over the weekend. Where does Biden stand with leading Democrats after a flurry of events aimed at reassuring them he's still got what it takes to run again?
🎙️MPR News with Angela Davis: Putting food on the table takes a significant chunk of our paychecks these days. Monday at 9 a.m., MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about why groceries are still so expensive — and why buying them still feels so painful.
It will be weeks until the full extent of damage is known and months until cleanup is complete in Cook and other parts of the state affected by high water. Residents are now in recovery mode and trying to get ahead of possible health effects from soaked structures.
Between volunteering with the Plymouth Fire Department, playing baseball and learning guitar, 21-year-old Andrew Start has been training to advocate for himself and others with Down Syndrome.
What else we're watching:
🗣️ Amid growing calls for Biden to pull out, congressional Democrats remain split. Worries mounted after reports from Biden’s meeting with governors last week that he may not do events past 8 p.m. Democrats don’t have much time for Biden to leave if he ultimately choses to do so but time is running out for a graceful exit.
⚖️ How the Supreme Court's immunity decision affects Trump's legal cases. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court found presidents have absolute immunity for exercising their core constitutional powers and are entitled to a presumption of immunity for other official acts. The team at NPR's Trump's Trials podcast broke down what this decision means and how it may affect Trump’s legal cases.
🕯️Vikings player Khyree Jackson, 24, killed in Maryland crash.Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson, 24, was one of three men killed in a car crash that involved multiple vehicles in Prince George’s County, Maryland early Saturday morning.
🗳️ U.K. Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win. French voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly.
