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Highs Friday will warm into the 80s again across most of western and northern Minnesota except near the North Shore. Get the latest on Updraft.

🎙️Coming up on Morning Edition: Minnesota has joined the increasing number of states and cities to pass e-bike rebate program s. Dan Kraker tells us about the new program with a maximum rebate of $1,500, up to 75 percent of the value of a new e-bike, scaled based on a buyer's income.

🎧At noon: Join us for Politics Friday where Mike Mulcahy talks to Gov. Tim Walz about his take on the session and gets his response to criticism from Republicans and others who say the Democrats went too fast, and too far this year.
 
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Therapy at school? In these Minneapolis high schools, students get care on their own terms

At all nine of Minneapolis’ big public high schools, students can have weekly talk therapy appointments, get an IUD or any other form of birth control, test for STIs, get a physical, immunized and more — all within the walls of their school.

“I wanted to use the clinic because I could take control over my own health and have autonomy over what I’m doing to my body,” said Elise Legler, a senior at Roosevelt High School. “It’s also just a really easy resource to go to.”
 
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Minnesota's new rebate powers up 'Year of the e-bike.' Bike retailers around Minnesota say e-bike sales have surged in recent years. And they expect further growth now that Minnesota has joined the increasing number of states and cities to pass e-bike rebate programs.

Carbon Sound: How the murder of George Floyd changed 4 Minneapolis musician's paths. “I wasn’t as into making music as I am now, but during that time I really wanted to connect with community,” SunFlower said. “There was a lot of destruction but how do we get together and heal?”

Shepard/Warner Road, Fort Snelling State Park set to reopen after spring flood closures. Two of the last remaining significant road and park closures due to spring flooding in Minnesota are set to end in the next couple of days.

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