MPR News PM Update

Jan. 11, 2024

❄️ Ongoing lingering snow will continue along the North Shore Thursday. A cold front sweeps across Minnesota with temps dipping to subzero readings. Get more on Updraft.

Winter storm warnings and watches: Potential for significant snowfall followed by cold

The season’s first major winter storm is on the way Friday for most of Minnesota. Winds will then increase and temperatures will fall making it frigid all this weekend. Watch for blizzard and tough travel conditions.


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‘Like a chain reaction’: UW-River Falls grappling with fourth student death in 2 months

The university is treating the four deaths as a suicide cluster and working to support its community and prevent further deaths ahead of its roughly 5,000 students returning for classes on Jan. 22.

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