Aug. 25, 2023

Warm and muggy! Southern Minnesota with highs well into the 80s while northern Minnesota will be cooler. We’ll enjoy pleasant late-summer weather this weekend. Temps Saturday will drop into the 70s statewide. Yay! Check our latest Updraft.

Sober State Fair: Non-alcoholic options at the Minnesota State Fair

Looking for a non-alcoholic drink to quench your thirst at the Minnesota State Fair? There are more NA options than just the all-you-can-drink milk booth.

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Stifling heat lifts spirits for Minnesota whiskey makers

Excessive heat has made life uncomfortable this week for many Minnesotans, but the conditions were ideal for whiskey makers: the sweltering temperatures help with an important process in flavoring their whiskey.

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🚨 State shuts down South Minneapolis’ ‘Wall of Forgotten Natives’ encampment

State officials forced about 100 people from a homeless encampment in Minneapolis’ East Phillips neighborhood Thursday.

🏂🏽 U.S. Forest Service rejects expansion plans of premier Midwest ski area Lutsen Mountains

The U.S. Forest Service has rejected the expansion plans of Lutsen Mountains, one of the premier skiing destinations in the Midwest.

State Patrol: SUV with Gustavus hockey players failed to stop at intersection

Jori Lynn Jones, 19, was riding in an SUV Sunday in western Minnesota when it collided with a minivan at a four-way stop, killing her. The Minnesota State Patrol said the SUV failed to stop at a four-way stop intersection.

🗎 St. Paul conservative legal scholar says Constitution bars Trump from being president

A University of St. Thomas law professor co-authored an article in this month’s University of Pennsylvania Law Review that argues the Constitution bars former President Donald Trump from serving a second term in office, and that whether he convicted doesn’t change that.

🎭 Art Hounds: A Dark & Stormy play, Native book publishers and paintings about Mexican immigration

This week’s Art Hounds recommend a stage play, an event for art fans to meet local artists and a mixed media exhibition.

🗳️ Gov. Burgum stresses states' power, energy costs and education in 1st GOP presidential primary debate

Reporter Jacob Fulton of The Bismarck Tribune was a guest on Morning Edition to talk about Burgum’s performance in the first Republican presidential primary debate.

- Nicole Johnson, MPR News

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