MPR News PM Update

Feb. 27, 2023

Good evening,

In summary, ice and snow: Winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings remain in effect for much of central and northern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. There was also a spectacular sky show across the northern United States and Canada last night. But you had to be in one of the few clear spots to enjoy it. Take a peek outside tonight into tomorrow morning and you might have luck! Get the latest on Updraft.
Sunset over a crowd at the fairgrounds
Grandstand guru takes over as Minnesota State Fair CEO
Is it too early to think about the State Fair? 
Incoming CEO Renee Alexander — now-deputy GM and soon the first woman to head the Great Minnesota Get Together — doesn't think so (neither do we.) She's known for booking the Grandstand shows.
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Person walks through wintry woods
Future of Us: The pandemic brought Americans outside, but racial barriers remain
Remember sold-out bikes and snowshoes? Patios in the dead of winter? What Duluth nature photographer and author Dudley Edmondson remembers most from those days is who was getting outside.
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🧊 Freezing rain means icy routes, school delays across much of Minnesota
Temperatures hovered around 32 degrees in the Twin Cities before sunrise Monday, allowing rain to freeze when it hit the ground in many areas. The State Patrol said it responded to nearly 200 crashes and spinouts on Minnesota highways between 6 and 11 a.m.
🏆 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' dominates at SAG Awards
The unlikely awards season juggernaut “Everything Everywhere All at Once” marched on at the Screen Actors Guild Awards this weekend. The clearest result of the SAG Awards, often an Oscar preview, was the overwhelming success of the multiverse tale, which has now used its hotdog fingers to snag top honors from the acting, directing and producing guilds.
- Amy Felegy, MPR News
 
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