MPR News PM Update

Dec. 9, 2022

We made it to Friday!

Three things to expect across the state tonight into Saturday: Clouds, drizzle and light snow (time to bust out those holiday movies?) Most of Minnesotans will see highs in the 30s tomorrow. Get the latest on Updraft.
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Ex-cop Kueng gets 3 1/2 years prison for his role in George Floyd's killing
Under the terms of his October plea deal, former Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty to state charges of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. The proposed sentence of 3 1/2 years. That’s what he received today.
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Lion cubs from Ukraine are 'fearless' in face of their first Minnesota winter
The four arrived at the Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minn. last week. They were bred in captivity, destined for the illegal pet market at just a few weeks old. They were surrendered in Ukraine in a zipped duffle bag. Our digital producer Sam Stroozas has the story.
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💸 Minnesotans to avoid inflation-driven tax sting with huge bracket tweak
In response to the highest inflation in decades, Minnesota's bracket adjustments are large — more than 7 percent compared with bumps of 1 percent to 3 percent in recent years. 
🏺 Heirlooms and communal ancestry: The ceramics of Chotsani Elaine Dean
“Very overwhelming, but in a very quiet way." Our journalists met with Minneapolis artist Chotsani Elaine Dean, who uses ceramics to reimagine domestic objects to probe histories of slavery, abolition and labor.
🏠 New Twin Cities home helps women heal after domestic violence
"I really healed inside that home." Comfort Dondo, who was once homeless herself, turned her Plymouth house into not just a home but a resource and safe haven for women battling domestic violence.
- Amy Felegy, MPR News
 
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