Dec. 15, 2023

☔ Let it rain! Scattered showers will develop and move through our state into early Saturday. Rain will turn to snow for northern Minnesota Friday night. Get more on Updraft.

🎁 The holidays are coming up — and so is a contentious election year. What are your tips for navigating challenging conversations with family members on the opposite end of the political spectrum? Tell us at talk@mprnews.org

Here’s the final design for the new Minnesota state flag – but tweaks are expected

The State Emblems Redesign Commission selected a new design to replace the state’s current flag in May, barring a veto from the Legislature. The pick came after months of deliberation and narrowing down the field of more than 2,000 submissions.

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Inside the joyous dreidel-spinning competition at a Minneapolis Jewish day school

As part of Hanukkah celebrations, Heilicher Jewish Day School hosted a week-long dreidel-spinning competition for its K-8 students.

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🏘️ State announces more than $348 million for new and renovated affordable housing

In total, the state will put more than $348 million toward new or renovated apartments, single and multi-family homes, and manufactured homes.

🎭 Four holiday events for the adventurous

For those looking for holiday events that are a little off the beaten path, we offer a selection of four delightful shows.

🏭 Xcel Energy fined $14,000 after radioactive tritium leak at Monticello plant

The relatively small fine was not for the leaks themselves, but because Xcel started pumping contaminated groundwater into a temporary storage tank before it had the necessary permit in place, which it later obtained.

🏥 Diminished hospital capacity while RSV, flu and COVID-19 continue to rise

In Minnesota, a surge in RSV, flu and COVID-19 cases is pushing health care to its limits. Hospital bed availability is critically low, with a significant loss of nearly 1,000 beds since 2020, including a sharp decline in pediatric care facilities.

Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza

The army’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, says Israeli troops found the hostages Friday and erroneously identified them as a threat.

🏒 Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 3-2 after overtime, shootout

Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout to lift the Minnesota Wild over the Calgary Flames 3-2.

– Nicole Johnson, MPR News

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