MPR News AM Update
 
Monday brings relief from all that smoky, hazy air we saw over the weekend. Expect mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid-70s, northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.

🎙️Coming up on Morning Edition: Prices are stabilizing for hopeful home buyers, but high interest rates remain an unwelcome neighbor. What should buyers and sellers know about the current housing market? We'll have that story and more.

🎧 Coming up at 9 a.m., MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the second generation of family business Estes Enterprises, Inc. How do they juggle family and workplace relationships? Or decide whether to stay in the family business or leave? Join the conversation: 651-227-6000.

 
Killing of Fargo police officer leaves questions about motive

The Fargo police department is reeling from what the police chief called one of the most horrific days the in the department's history after three Fargo police officers were shot late Friday afternoon on a busy street. The suspected gunman also was shot and killed by a fourth officer.

 
Rising interest rates challenge Minnesota home buyers, sellers

Rising interest rates have reshaped the housing market in Minnesota. There are still many more buyers than sellers, but bidding wars are rarer and prices are more stable.  

Higher interest rates have made buying a home more expensive. The interest rate on an average 30-year-mortgage currently stands at nearly seven percent, according to federal government statistics. It has not been below three percent since the fall of 2021.
 
What else we're watching:
'He lived a life of service': Colleagues, community remember Fargo officer killed on duty. Fargo officer Jake Wallin was just three months into his tenure as a police officer when he was fatally shot during a routine investigation of a car crash in Fargo.

Written driver’s tests for new Minnesota residents going away. Starting Aug. 1, people moving to Minnesota will no longer have to take a written test to get a Minnesota driver’s license if they have a valid license from another state.

Duluth's Chester Bowl builds new bridge, aims for new chalet next. The club that manages the Chester Bowl ski hill in Duluth is trying to raise $1.3 million to build a new chalet at the iconic park, where generations of Olympic ski jumpers practiced in the mid-1900s.

5 tips to keep your pet safe — and comfortable — in extreme heat. If it's hot outside for you, it's most likely even hotter for your pet. Here's how to protect your pet outdoors, keep them engaged inside and respond to signs of heat stroke.

Minneapolis high-rise fire put out by sprinklers, one woman suffered burns. A fire in a Minneapolis public housing high-rise early Sunday morning left one woman seriously burned.

— Matt Mikus, MPR News
SPONSOR

 
 
Connect With Us




Did someone forward you this email? Subscribe today.
MPR News

Preference Center ❘ Unsubscribe

You received this email because you subscribed or it was sent to you by a friend.

This email was sent by: Minnesota Public Radio
480 Cedar Street Saint Paul, MN, 55101