MPR News PM Update

July 11, 2023

Statewide highs tomorrow should top out mostly in the 70s (near 80 in the Twin Cities). Thursday should warm up a tad more, closer to seasonal averages. Spotty storms grace some Minnesotans (radar here). Get the latest on Updraft.

Man gets 37 1/2 years for killing girl caught in Minneapolis gunfire
Dpree Shareef Robinson, who earlier admitted to fatally shooting a 9-year-old girl as she played on a trampoline during a friend’s birthday party, was sentenced today. Trinity Ottoson-Smith was caught in the line of fire in May 2021 as Robinson shot a 9 mm handgun from the alley at three people on the back porch.
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Why recent forecasts on northern lights might be spotty
Northern lights seekers, I have bad news (at least for this week). Prospects for seeing the northern lights in Minnesota this week are premature, some experts say — or just wrong. We broke down the science of why these dazzling lights are so hard to predict (and what you can look for instead! Hint: Jupiter).
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💰 Minnesota tax rebate checks are moving forward. Here’s what you need to know
Expect monies (at least $260 if you made less than $75K) to come this fall. You don't need to do anything unless you moved or changed banks since you filed your 2021 taxes.
😷 Appeals court says Minnesota governor had authority to impose mask mandate
Walz declared a peacetime emergency in March 2020 and mandated masking in most indoor public spaces in July 2020. The conservative Upper Midwest Law Center sued, challenging the mask requirement as unconstitutional. Walz lifted the mandate in May 2021, at which point the Court of Appeals declared the case moot.
💊 Iowa Legislature considers 6-week abortion ban during a special session
Protesters gathered in the Iowa Capitol rotunda as the Legislature began a special session today. It focused exclusively on abortion restrictions, where Republican lawmakers will work to push through a new ban on abortion after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.
🍗 Sweet, savory, strange: Minnesota State Fair unveils new foods list for 2023
It's time to log off and go eat dinner. But whatever I'm making could never compete with bacon-wrapped waffle dogs, cheesecake curds or crispy lutefisk steam buns (err, maybe).
- Amy Felegy, MPR News
 
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