Oct. 17, 2023

Cool Tuesday! Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s look likely around the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota as we look ahead into next week. Right now the forecast models don't suggest any significant snow in the next 10 days. Get the latest on Updraft.

Minnesota set to start spending $316M to boost child care wages

Payments from the Great Start Compensation Support Program will help increase wages for child care providers, state officials said. Providers have until Oct. 25 to apply for the first round of funds.

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Patty Wetterling shares her story in new memoir 'Dear Jacob'

For the past 34 years, Patty Wetterling has been the face of the tragedy, the search and the hope through it all. Now, she is sharing her story in a new book.

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🌱 State agency OKs $10M loan to build cannabis operation in Grand Rapids

The loan approved Tuesday by Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation will aid a Missouri-based company’s effort to build a $68 million cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility on the site of a long-abandoned lumber mill.

🚀 Minnesota panel sees crush of ideas for new flag, seal

Members of the panel said they’d received more than 775 designs within just over two weeks of opening the application process. The deadline to submit entries is Oct. 30.

Hundreds killed in explosion at a crowded Gaza hospital

Palestinian health officials say hundreds of people have been killed in an explosion at a crowded Gaza hospital. The cause of the explosion has not yet been confirmed.

✈️ Sun Country launching new routes from Twin Cities, including to Montreal and Toronto

Sun Country Airlines announced Tuesday it’s adding new nonstop service next year from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Montreal and Toronto, along with eight more cities in the U.S.

🏒 Twin Cities queer hockey group worries new NHL guideline is shortsighted

Over the summer, the National Hockey League announced that special Jerseys worn during warmups on theme nights — like Pride night — would no longer be allowed. After a handful of players refused to wear them last season, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said it had become a distraction.

🛤️ NTSB: Broken rail triggered fiery March derailment in western Minnesota

Nearly two dozen rail cars, including 10 containing ethanol, derailed just outside the town of Raymond last March. Several caught fire, prompting the evacuation of about 800 residents.

🕯️ Former St. Paul teacher killed in attacks in Israel

An Israeli schoolteacher who spent six years teaching in St. Paul is being remembered for his devotion and connection to his students after he was killed in Israel during the recent Hamas attacks.

Sheriff: 2-year-old child accidentally shot by 4-year-old in southern Minnesota

A 2-year-old child was airlifted to a hospital on Sunday after being accidentally shot by a 4-year-old who found a loaded firearm in southern Minnesota, authorities said.

🏛️ Man faces misdemeanor charge for twice bringing guns to Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see governor

Joshua Pleasnick reportedly told a police officer he had no intention of using the weapon but wanted to speak to Gov. Tony Evers about men who have been abused by women but aren’t getting any help from authorities.

— Nicole Johnson, MPR News

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