MPR News PM Update

Dec. 18, 2023

🥶 More seasonable December day with temps mostly in the 20s. Blustery winds created subzero wind chills north to single digits above zero in southern Minnesota. Temps will warm back up Tuesday. Get more on Updraft.

Court upholds air permit for proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine
The Minnesota Court of Appeals Monday upheld a key air permit for the proposed mine formerly known as PolyMet, but several other key permits have either been revoked or sent back to state agencies for additional work.
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4 things to know ahead of Feeding our Future fraud trial next month
The first trial in an alleged conspiracy to defraud government child nutrition programs is set to begin in a little over a month. Here are 4 things you need to know.
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🏀 Meet Laura Hauge, the Minnesota high school basketball player who just made history
Listen: Laura Hauge, a sharpshooter on St. Croix Lutheran Academy’s Girls Basketball Team in West St. Paul, made state high school sports history last week.
🏭 Storied U.S. Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel
U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation’s industrialization, employs hundreds of people at its taconite operations on the Iron Range, including Minntac in Mountain Iron and Keetac in Keewatin.
🚨 Marshall police fatally shoot man during domestic disturbance call
Update: Marshall police fatally shot a man early Sunday morning after responding to a domestic disturbance where the man was observed actively stabbing a woman at the scene.
⛪ Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if the rituals don't resemble marriage
Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples. The Vatican issued a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 
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