MPR News PM Update

April 5, 2023

Thursday brings another cold day behind our storm. But then milder air will filter into Minnesota through the weekend and next week. Parts will very likely see our first 60 and 70-degree days of the season in the next few days.   Get the latest on Updraft.

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Cub Foods workers set Friday-Saturday strike at 33 Twin Cities stores
Employees say they're seeking better wages and benefits. The planned walkout, coming just before the Easter holiday, also stems from unfair labor practices. Union leaders allege the company interfered with protected union activity.
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MnDOT lifts no-travel advisories in northern Minnesota
Minnesota authorities have lifted no-travel advisories, but roads across the region remain snow-covered. Use caution and give snowplows plenty of room and keep an eye out on road conditions here.
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⚖️ Winona LaDuke resigns as Honor The Earth leader after sexual harassment case
In an announcement on Facebook Wednesday, LaDuke wrote she failed former employee Margaret (Molly) Campbell by not responding to her reports of sexual harassment by a coworker.
⚠️ Police ask for help finding missing Winona, Minn. woman
Madeline Jane Kingsbury was last seen at her home on the morning of March 31 and has had no contact with friends or family since. She didn’t show up for work or pick her children up from daycare that day, which the family said was very unusual.
🚜 Indigenous farmers and farmers of color want a better deal from new farm bill
The door to successful farming in Minnesota is very difficult to pry open for immigrants, Native Americans and Minnesotans of color, a handful of farmers said at a federal farm bill roundtable today. They want that door to be easier to open.
🎭 When their theater closed, these comedians found an audience in each other
"When I was performing online, I started to figure out ways that I could enjoy it without that immediate feedback from the audience. Like, how much enjoyment can I mine out of the doing of the thing?”
🍺 Celebrate 90 years since repeal of Prohibition with glimpse into StP's dark past
Friday marks 90 years since the repeal of Prohibition, and Saint Paul Brewing is celebrating with drink deals and history tours. The brewery is located at the old Hamm's building that helped keep illicit beer flowing during Prohibition.
- Amy Felegy, MPR News
 
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