MPR News PM Update

Nov. 15, 2022

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An inch here, a foot there: Day two of snowfall is adding up across Minnesota, though roads are safer than yesterday. We saw over 700 spinouts or crashes, at least two fatal. Expect snow to taper the next few days into a cold weekend. Get the latest on Updraft.
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Fairview, Sanford health care
systems plan to merge next year
Nearly a decade after an unsuccessful 
similar attempt, the South Dakota/Minnesota deal would create a massive system stretching across the rural and urban Upper Midwest.  
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'Opening doors': Minnesota Orchestra's leader on anti-racism efforts
The Minnesota Orchestra's season is in full swing. Behind the scenes the organization says it is addressing diversity with the help of a new leader.
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🤸‍♀️ St. Paul's own 2020 Olympic champ Sunisa Lee, 19, to make a run at Paris 2024
“I know what I have to do to get there." The gymnast announced today she will train at the elite level following the end of her sophomore season at Auburn next spring.  
🦌 DNR: Suspected CWD case found in wild deer in Bemidji area for first time
Bemidji area hunters: Have your deer tested for chronic wasting disease, experts say. While not necessarily surprising, knowing the numbers could mean special season hunting. 
👮 Next St. Paul police chief wants to reduce gun violence, focus on evolution
"I think sometimes the word ‘reform’ gets a bad name, especially from law enforcement, because they take it like we're basically saying, ‘You're bad and we're going to change you.’ Really, the right way to look at it is as evolution."
❄️ Periods of light snow into Thursday, then temps drop
Expect periods of light snow and flurries on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, followed by a cold snap with highs likely in the teens Friday and Saturday. Next week looks milder.
🌎 There are now 8 billion people on Earth, according to a new U.N. report
People around the world are living longer and having fewer children. The United States will be displaced by Nigeria for the third most populous country by 2050.
- Amy Felegy, MPR News
 
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