MPR News PM Update

Jan. 31, 2024

🌞 Welcome to the warmest Jan. 31 on record for the last 150 years! Wednesday blew past the previous record high of 46 degrees before noon. And a few southwestern Minnesota towns could hit 60 degrees this afternoon. Get more on Updraft.

Warm winter could mean ecological ripple effects on Minnesota forests, wildlife

This year’s wimpy winter has wildlife experts concerned about the potential impact on animals, birds, trees and other vegetation.
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Frey vetoes Minneapolis cease-fire resolution

The Minneapolis mayor says he supports a cease-fire, but called the council’s resolution language “one-sided.”
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🏛️ Minneapolis City Council committee hears update on now-cleared Nenookaasi encampment

It’s unclear where all those who were living in Camp Nenookaasi when the city cleared it have gone, but some were expected to attend a city council committee meeting Wednesday afternoon.

🚨 Juvenile struck, killed by Metro Transit bus in Brooklyn Park
Brooklyn Park police said it appears the juvenile male victim was standing in the roadway when he was hit. He died at the scene.
🎬 Documentary on 'We Are the World' goes deep inside recording session of starry 1985 charity single
Thirty-nine years ago, the biggest music stars in the world crammed into a recording studio in Los Angeles for an all-night session that they hoped might alter music history.
🚒 Circus animals rescued after truck catches fire on Indiana highway
A truck hauling zebras and camels for a series of weekend circus performances caught fire on a northeastern Indiana highway, prompting a police rescue of the animals.
–  Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 
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