MPR News PM Update

Nov. 8, 2023

We’ll see lingering rain and snow showers for the North Shore and portions of northern Minnesota Wednesday. High temps will be relatively mild south with low 50s while northern Minnesota will be in the upper 30s to low 40s. Get the latest on Updraft.

🖼️ What disaster creates: A Palestinian American artist investigates conflict
In Minneapolis, Palestinian American artist Lamia Abukhadra’s new light installation, “Not the Sunrise,” at the Hair + Nails gallery, juxtaposes images of the sun with the stark reality of the 2021 bombings in Gaza, challenging perceptions of conflict and media through art.
Minnesota Supreme Court rejects bid to bar Trump from primary ballot
The court on Wednesday said that the primary is a party-run process. It didn’t rule out revisiting the issue later of whether former President Donald Trump can appear on Minnesota general election ballots in 2024 if he wins the Republican nomination.
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EPA says 'further actions' needed to protect human health from nitrate in southeast Minnesota
Environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying nitrate in the groundwater in southeast Minnesota’s karst region — largely from fertilizer and manure applied to crop land — poses an imminent danger to human health.
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🖌️ Unfurled! Minnesota state flag public submissions revealed
Minnesotans hoping to influence the look of their new state flag like their stars and their loons — lots and lots of loons. There are loony ideas, too, including a pitch with a hot dish at the fore.
📊 Here's where Minneapolis and St. Paul elections stand with ranked choice voting
Several key city council races in St. Paul and Minneapolis are still too close to call as of the morning after election night.
🏛️ Judge finds mosque arson suspect mentally incompetent
A federal magistrate judge on Wednesday ruled that a man accused of setting fires inside two Minneapolis mosques earlier this year is not mentally competent to stand trial. Jackie Rahm Little, 36, of Plymouth, Minn., is facing arson and hate crime charges.
🗳️ Minneapolis City Council President Jenkins survives strong election challenge
Minneapolis City Council President Andrea Jenkins narrowly defeated challenger and political newcomer Soren Stevenson to retain her 8th Ward seat. Jenkins unofficial victory is also a rare come from behind win.
🚨New court documents detail case against former Mayo doctor charged with murdering wife
New court documents suggest Connor Bowman, a former Mayo Clinic resident now charged with fatally poisoning his wife, was previously investigated for mistreatment of a patient.
🌌 Shimmering galaxies revealed in new photos by European space telescope
Scientists have unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space telescope Euclid. The photos were revealed by the European Space Agency on Tuesday, four months after the telescope launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 
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