MPR News PM Update

Dec. 27, 2023

☁️ Cloudy Wednesday! The out-of-season Christmas rainstorm is almost over and all winter weather warnings and advisories have expired. High temps remain in the 30s statewide. Get more on Updraft.

Minnesota students struggle to access food over the holiday amid high demand at food shelves
Food insecurity is on the rise in Minnesota. Over winter break, when students can’t access school meals, many may go hungry, Twin Cities shelf operators say.
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Tom Smothers, one half of TV comedy legends the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement that Smothers died Tuesday at home in Santa Rosa, Calif., following a cancer battle.
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📈 Holiday spending is up. Shoppers are confident, but not giddy
Consumer spending from Nov. 1 through Christmas Eve rose 3.1 percent year over year, new data show, a figure in line with the decade leading up to the pandemic and another positive sign for the economy.
🏈 Vikings' injuries continue to mount with Hockenson, Wonnum out for the season
Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell says tight end T.J. Hockenson and linebacker D.J. Wonnum will miss the rest of the season with injuries.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 
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