April 27, 2023

The temperature topped out at 62 degrees Thursday afternoon at MSP Airport. That’s the warmest day in nearly 2 weeks since we hit 83 degrees on April 14. Get the latest on Updraft.

FBI kills man in Minneapolis following standoff

The FBI said in a statement that the subject of the warrant barricaded himself inside a house then later emerged armed. An FBI agent shot and killed the man, who has not yet been identified. A woman who was in the house was transported to the hospital.

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Walz signs bills to ban conversion therapy, protect abortion and gender-affirming care

Surrounded by advocates and supporters of LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights, Gov. Tim Walz signed three bills into law Thursday. They are meant to make Minnesota a refuge for those seeking gender-affirming care and abortions, and to ban conversion therapy.

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🌿 Minnesota Senate to vote on legal marijuana bill Friday

The Senate bill has already been discussed in more than a dozen committees. Unlike past years when a Republican majority blocked consideration of a legalization bill, DFLers control the Senate along with the House and governor’s office.

💰 Questions swirl around corporate tax in Minnesota House, Senate budgets

Senate Taxes Committee Chair Ann Rest, DFL-New Hope, said Wednesday the proposal was designed to raise revenue to cover other costs without raising taxes that would touch most Minnesotans.

⛏️ North Dakota hopes to cash in on rare earth elements

The 1,700 samples tested so far represent only a small fraction of the estimated 25 billion tons of lignite in North Dakota.

Two guns found at Minneapolis elementary school

Minneapolis police recovered two guns from the city’s Loring Elementary School on Wednesday, apparently brought to the school by a staff member.

- Sam Stroozas, MPR News

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