MPR News PM Update

Feb. 6, 2023

Good evening!

Even though we are enjoying milder temperatures, a quick-hitting weather system will drop some slushy snow into Monday evening. We'll get some sloppy driving conditions as well. Be safe. Get the latest on Updraft.
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3 injured at home building site explosion in East Bethel
The three injured men were taken to Hennepin Healthcare, one by helicopter and two by ambulance. Their conditions were unknown as of late morning, the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Winter Play: The anticipation, anguish and magic of ice dipping
As MPR News staff fanned out across the state to experience cold weather activities they had never tried, Regina Medina and Elizabeth Shockman took a transformative plunge in Lake Harriet.
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🎭 Guthrie stages Black joy with 'Blues for an Alabama Sky'
The play follows four African Americans living in Harlem at the tail end of the Harlem Renaissance as they fight to achieve their dreams. “What I love about this play is that we actually see some dreams come true, which is not the norm,” says actor Kimberly Marable.
🦅 10 years later, DNR's nest cam still turning Minnesotans into eagles fans
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is celebrating 10 years of its popular eagle cam, an annual livestream of life and death in a bald eagle nest.
🌍 Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 3,400
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria, killing more than 3,400 people and injuring thousands more.
🚆 Lawmakers discuss proposed passenger rail line between Duluth and Minneapolis
The Northern Lights Express would run between the Twin Cities and the Twin Ports, with stops along the way in Coon Rapids, Cambridge and Hinckley.
- Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 
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