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Expect a mostly warm, sunny day — but there's a chance for thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs will range from the 80s to lower 90s. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.

🎙️Coming up on Morning Edition: The 150-acre Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield was one of the first of its kind when it was built in 1971. It's now at an important turning point — one that managers say has been a long time coming — and will be getting some much-needed updagrades.

🎧 Coming up at 9 a.m., millions of Americans are trying to figure out what’s next with their student loan debt, and that includes tens of thousands of Minnesotans. Angela Davis will talk with a financial counselor who advises borrowers with college debt about their options and with a public policy researcher who focuses on the impact of debt on Black borrowers.
 
52-year old Richfield nature center adjusts to demand for more environmental education

Just beyond Minneapolis, there’s an oasis of nature that’s well-known to its more than 100,000 visitors each year. But the decades-old Wood Lake Nature Center is now at an important turning point — one that managers say has been a long time coming.

Wood Lake Nature Center manager Paul Smithson said when it was built in 1971, the 150-acre center in Richfield was one of the first of its kind nationwide.

Smithson said the nature center, which is free to visit and accessible to two bus lines, continues to hold a unique position in a Twin Cities inner ring suburb. The Minnesota Legislature agreed, granting Richfield $12 million during the latest session toward a new educational building and trail improvements.

 
‘Like a big family’: Asian women and girls find home in Chinese dance academy

Twin Cities-based Phoenix Chinese Dance Academy, which was founded in 2019, has become a place of self-discovery and community for Asian women and girls who want to become closer to Chinese culture.

 
What else we're watching:
The northern lights are coming to several states this week. On Wednesday and Thursday, the Kp-index, or planetary index, will be at five and six, respectively. The scale goes all the way up to nine, and any occurrence above five is considered a geomagnetic storm.

Rental dispute between north Minneapolis charter school and church results in school eviction. Legacy of Dr. Josie R. Johnson Montessori School, or JJ Legacy School, had been housed in a school building owned by Our Lady of Victory Church and received an eviction notice about two weeks ago.

Drag queen story time at Chaska children's store met with outpouring of community support. The event drew attention after the store's owner posted a video on Tik Tok of an angry customer arguing that it promoted sexual entertainment for children. The video received more than 500,000 likes and thousands of comments supporting Little Roos.

Pilot makes emergency landing on road in Minneapolis suburb. Initially, the pilot planned to divert to the Anoka-Blaine Airport, but instead he landed the Cessna 172 on 125th Avenue Northeast near Legacy Creek Parkway.

Dangerous heat waves will hit the Southwest and Florida over the next week. The National Weather Service has warned people in several cities, including Phoenix and Miami, to avoid the sun over the coming days as temperatures climb to life-threatening numbers.


— Matt Mikus, MPR News
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