☀️ Wednesday will be our warmest day of the week with highs in the 80s in southern Minnesota and upper 70s north. Thunder is possible late and into Wednesday night ahead of cool air for the end of the week. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.

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🪖 All of Ukraine is under an air alert a day after more than 50 people were killed and more than 270 were injured by Russian airstrikes on a military academy and a hospital. It’s one of the deadliest attacks of the two-and-a-half-year war. In between air raid sirens, NPR's Joanna Kakissis reports from Kyiv.

🏒 Minnesota's Professional Women's Hockey team may not have a name yet, but it does have a new general manager. On Tuesday, the team announced Melissa Caruso would take the position that's been vacant since the team dropped its previous GM one week after winning the league's inaugural championship. While she has plenty of business experience, Caruso has never played hockey, scouted or helped to build a roster. Ian Kennedy, writer with The Hockey News, joins us with more.

🌿 Minnesota has more than 300 rare native plant species, but some of them haven't been seen for decades. A new program leverages volunteers to help search for the rare plants and collect seeds to preserve genetic material. MPR News' Dan Gunderson has the story.

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👪 MPR News host Angela Davis talks about why stress has increased for parents and what can be done by individuals and through policies to better support families. And we want to hear from you, too.

☎️ Are you a parent of children under 18? Has the stress in your life become overwhelming? What are your top worries and struggles? What has helped you cope? Call 651-227-6000 or 800-242-2828 during the 9 a.m. hour.

Volunteers help save rare plants across Minnesota

Minnesota has more than 300 rare native plant species. In many locations, plants were last documented decades ago. A new program is using volunteers to help search for the plants, and collect seeds to preserve genetic material.

PlantWatch is a partnership of the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and the Minnesota DNR. Collaborators include the Bell Museum of Natural History, the Minnesota Native Plant Society and the Minnesota Master Naturalist program.

Man accused of driving car into outdoor patio in St. Louis Park faces 11 criminal charges

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office filed 11 criminal charges Tuesday against the man they say killed two people and injured nine others at a St. Louis Park restaurant Sunday night. According to the charges, Steven Frane Bailey, 56, drove his car into the outdoor patio at the Park Tavern.

Kristina Folkerts, a server at Park Tavern, and Gabe Harvey, a patron on the patio, were killed. Both were 30 years old, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner.

Bailey is charged with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and nine counts of criminal vehicular operation.

What else we're watching:

👨‍⚖️ Virtual hearings transform housing courts around Minnesota. While the COVID pandemic threw life into disarray, one good thing to come out of it was housing-improved court proceedings for people facing eviction. All sides agree, putting hearings on Zoom has made them much more accessible.

🏫 Tell us: Are you going to college for free with Minnesota’s new North Star Promise program? MPR News wants to hear your stories. Let us know if the North Star Promise Scholarship Program was a game changer for you — or someone you know — in the decision to attend college or trade school this fall.

🎞️ Video: “Star Wars” dubbed in Ojibwe hits theaters . For the first time, "Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV)" has been dubbed in Ojibwe. The newly dubbed film is a collaboration between LucasFilm, the University of Manitoba and the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council in Manitoba

🔎 Despite evidence, Trump calls Arlington Cemetery incident a ‘made up story.’ Former President Donald Trump denied Tuesday there was a conflict or “fighting,” during his visit to Arlington National Cemetery last week, calling it a “made up story,” though Army officials said one of their employees “was abruptly pushed aside” by Trump campaign officials.

— Sam Stroozas and Anna Haecherl, MPR News