July 20, 2023

Extreme drought🌵 70 percent of the state is in drought now. We' will see mostly cloudy skies early in the evening then clearing. Excessive heat builds for next week. Get the latest on Updraft.

Minneapolis safety commissioner Cedric Alexander leaving the job Sept. 1

Alexander organized and heads the new office that combines five departments, including Minneapolis police, fire and 911 as well as neighborhood safety.

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Hennepin County treatment court graduates commit to long-term recovery at first ceremony since COVID

Since 1996, state treatment courts have provided an alternative to incarceration for some who enter the criminal justice system.

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⛈️ Thousands remain without power after storms bring large hail, damaging wind to Minnesota

Xcel Energy and other utilities reported more than 3,000 customers remained without power Thursday afternoon across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

🚑 More Minnesota kids hospitalized due to opioid exposure

Since January of 2022, the Minnesota Poison Control System said it’s been contacted about 66 children under age 3 requiring medical care due to exposure to opioids, including fentanyl.

🚨 State Rep. Wolgamott apologizes for DWI arrest

Following an arrest earlier this month for suspected drunk driving, Rep. Dan Wolgamott, DFL-St. Cloud, apologized Thursday and said he “takes full responsibility” for his actions.

📝 Ex-officer Derek Chauvin to ask U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction in murder of George Floyd

An attorney for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin says they'll ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his second-degree murder conviction in George Floyd's killing.

- Nicole Johnson, MPR News

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