MPR News PM Update

Nov. 16, 2023

🎁 Happy Give to the Max Day!

We’ll have strong winds across most of of the state with gusts of 40-45 mph at times. High temps will range from 30s in far northwestern Minnesota to 60s in much of central and southern Minnesota. Get the latest on Updraft.

University of Minnesota launches Cannabis Research Center
The University of Minnesota School of Public Health has launched a new Cannabis Research Center to assess the health impacts of the state’s recent legalization of recreational cannabis for adults.
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Nerds of color assemble for ConFluence this weekend
Leslie Barlow, an artist and community educator passionate about science fiction, founded ConFluence, a pop culture convention centered on people of color, in response to the lack of Black and brown representation at traditional sci-fi events.
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📝 Minneapolis City Council signs off on policing alternatives contract with NYU
The contract with New York University School of Law’s Policing Project will allow the city to pursue recommendations from a report released earlier this year by researchers at Harvard.
🦃 Thanksgiving FAQ: 8 tips to have the best holiday meal
The Thanksgiving feast doesn’t get itself on the table. MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests shared turkey tips and suggestions for sides and pies that will leave your guests grateful.
🚓 St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry on one year on the job
Listen: Henry joined MPR News guest host Catharine Richert to talk about unforeseen challenges, depleting staff levels, hiring solutions and how he’s addressing gun violence and school violence.
🌾 Advocates strive to ensure equitable access to Midwest farmland
The price of farmland in Minnesota is rising and the number of landowners is falling, adding barriers to entry for new and emerging farmers.
🚨Rep. Craig's attacker sentenced to 2-plus years in prison
Kendrid Khalil Hamlin, 27, apologized to Minnesota U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and said he wants to get mental health and substance abuse treatment. He pleaded guilty to assaulting Craig in February in the elevator of her Washington apartment.
🏆 Ned Blackhawk and Justin Torres are among the winners of National Book Awards
The nonfiction prize was awarded on Wednesday night to Ned Blackhawk’s “The Rediscovery of America.” Justin Torres’ “Blackouts” has won the National Book Award for fiction. Young people’s literature was won by Dan Santat’s “A First Time for Everything.”
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 
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