MPR News PM Update

Dec. 4, 2023

Mild and cloudy Monday with light snow showers and sprinkles to come later in the day. Temps Monday night will dip into the 20s south and the teens in northwestern Minnesota. Get more on Updraft.

Flag designer living in Lone Star state hopes to win over North Star state panel
As the State Emblems Redesign Commission prepares to meet Tuesday to review finalists for a new state flag and seal, a Minnesotan-turned-Texan shares how he came up with his design.
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Suburban special election offers a testing ground for 2024 campaign themes
Voters in Eagan, Mendota and Mendota Heights are set to elect a new representative Tuesday in a special election. The race has generated interest and input from both major parties.
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🚂 Holiday train to make annual trek across Minnesota, starting Wednesday
It’ll be in the Twin Cities metro area for the weekend before heading northwest. It’s scheduled to make its last Minnesota stop at Elbow Lake on Dec. 15 at 4:15 p.m. before heading to North Dakota.
🎫 Metro Transit starts new fare enforcement program in Twin Cities
As of Monday, riders on the buses and light rail trains in the Twin Cities will start seeing community service officers enforce fares — and issue administrative citations to riders who didn’t purchase a ticket.
🗳️ North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ends 2024 Republican presidential bid
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has ended his 2024 Republican presidential bid. He blamed the Republican National Committee for arbitrary debate qualifications in dropping his campaign before the fourth presidential debate on Wednesday.
🏥 Chauvin leaves hospital, returns to prison custody after stabbing
The condition of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is improving after he was stabbed 22 times last month while in a federal prison in Arizona.
🏆 St. Olaf College men's soccer wins national championship
The St. Olaf College men's soccer team won its first NCAA Division III national championship with a 2-1 overtime win over Amherst College on Sunday afternoon in Virginia.
📖 Oxford University Press has named 'rizz' as its word of the year
Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year to highlight the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe someone’s ability to attract or seduce another person.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 
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