June 29, 2023

🫁 Minnesota air improves. Readings in the good to moderate category and similar air quality is expected on Friday. There is an evening thunderstorm chance. Get the latest on Updraft.

Minneapolis Park Board plans overnight closures of Stone Arch Bridge

Closure is planned this weekend through the Fourth of July holiday — though it’s revising those plans in response to pushback from some local residents.

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Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions

The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices.

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🚰 DNR report: Blaine city wells drained residential water supplies

Earlier this week the DNR concluded the City of Blaine, Minn.’s water supply wells had interfered with 47 domestic wells.

🗳️ Minnesota felon voting law attracts lawsuit

A conservative voters group says the Legislature lacked authority to give people with felony records their voting rights back before they completed their full sentences.

Body found inside submerged vehicle in Rochester

Authorities in Rochester say dry weather revealed a vehicle sunk in a drainage pond and police found a body inside.

🏑 Wild pick a Minnesota native in first round of NHL Draft

The Minnesota Wild picked a Minnesota native in the first round of the NHL Draft on Wednesday night — and another Minnesotan was selected by Chicago.

😷 A big swath of the U.S. is under red and purple air quality alerts from Canada's smoke

In Madison, Wis., the air quality was measured at 242 Thursday morning — a “very unhealthy“ purple alert rating that many other communities shared, particularly in the Midwest.

🏠 Smoky air keeping you indoors? Try these 20 fun, low-budget Minnesota ideas

Updated list: We asked MPR News readers about their favorite indoor things to do and they responded with some great tips. Don’t worry, all of these are either free or budget-friendly.

- Nicole Johnson, MPR News

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