An air quality alert is in place through Friday morning for all but the northeastern tip of the state. The smoke plume will gradually dissipate later Thursday into Friday as cleaner air blows in across the Great Lakes from the northeast. Get the latest on Updraft.
🎙️Coming up on Morning Edition: MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talks with Rep. Mike Freiberg, DFL-Golden Valley, about Minnesota's upcoming state flag redesign.
Twin Cities community leaders are calling for a collaborative system of early intervention to prevent juvenile crime — particularly car thefts by teens and preteens.
In Minneapolis, thefts of unattended vehicles have nearly doubled, to more than 4,100 so far in 2023, according to the city’s crime dashboard.
Man convicted in shootout at St. Paul bar that killed 1, injured 15. Terry Lorenzo Brown was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder, four counts of attempted second-degree murder and illegally possessing a firearm.
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