MPR News PM Update

March 24, 2023

Phew, Happy Friday!

If you missed last night's Northern Lights, fear not: You miiight have a chance tonight if you live in northernmost Minnesota. But clouds increase from west to east into the evening. Expect 40s Saturday and 20s to 40s Sunday. Get the latest on Updraft.

Boat on icy water
On Madeline Island, residents aim to preserve their ferry lifeline
A warming climate, and the gradual loss of the “Ice Road” on Lake Superior, has made the Madeline Island Ferry an even more essential lifeline for residents and tourists. Now the town of La Pointe, Wis. is trying to buy the service to ensure it runs well into the future.
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Northern lights
Aurora Borealis casts spell across much of Minnesota Thursday night into Friday
Did you catch the stunning display of the Northern Lights last night? Here are some photos taken by our colleagues in the newsroom if you missed it. If you go out tonight in search of nature's show, be sure to send us any great photos!
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🏞 Bayport riverside residents prepare for possible flooding
There’s a nearly 1 in 3 chance flooding along the St. Croix this year will be worse than it was in 2001. About 50 Bayport, Minn. homes could be directly flooded by the river, but city officials say there’s not much it can do beyond sandbags and advice.
😷 Three years after Minnesota’s initial COVID-19 shutdown, impacts persist
Three years ago Saturday, Governor Walz issued Minnesota’s initial COVID-19 shelter in place order, telling Minnesotans to stay at home for two weeks. Here’s a look back — and forward. Miss yesterday's hopeful Minnesota Now chat on this? Listen here.
🏫 Legislators consider bill requiring ethnic studies in Minnesota high schools
If passed in its current form, the bill would require all Minnesota district and charter high schools to offer an ethnic studies course by the 2026-2027 school year. Credits would be eligible as social studies graduation requirements.
🎨 Art briefs: Advocates rally for creative jobs lost during pandemic
What's going on in the Minnesota arts world? Our arts team has updates on awards, the upcoming Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival and calls for legal action at the Capitol.
🏒 NCAA: Minnesota beats Canisius 9-2, to challenge St. Cloud for Frozen Four spot
I put on my best sports reporter cap and headed to the big game last night in Fargo. The sold-out game topping 5,000 filled seats at Scheels Arena was electric — goal after goal after goal. After a bit of a rocky start, the Gophers scored six times in the third period (plus a hat trick!)
- Amy Felegy, MPR News
 
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