MPR News PM Update

July 29, 2024

Happy Monday! The day will remain warm with highs in the 80s and dew points in the upper 60s to around 70. Southern Minnesota should expect lingering showers late Monday night into Tuesday morning. Get the latest on Updraft.
Lakeville’s Regan Smith cruises to Olympic 100M backstroke finals as hometown fans cheer

Minnesota’s Regan Smith began her quest Monday for another Olympic medal in the 100 meter backstroke. She’s the world record holder in that event and won a bronze medal in Tokyo in 2020.
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Texas firm bills taxpayers $578k for Moriarty’s ill-fated trooper prosecution

The outside lawyers concluded that the stop was “horribly executed,” but that they were unlikely to overcome defense arguments that the shooting was justified. The firm’s attorneys billed the county $850 per hour.
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🌠 Geomagnetic storms could spark northern lights over Minnesota
Night owls may want to check the northern sky as a strong geomagnetic storm may spark northern lights over the next two nights.
🏭 Smith Foundry announces shutdown
Over a year after federal regulators launched an investigation into Smith Foundry, the facility announced it’s shutting down in August. The Minneapolis iron foundry said environmental regulations will make it impossible to get a new permit.
🏗️ St. Paul’s Kellogg Boulevard bridge closes for 3-year construction project
The project is expected to last three years with a cost of roughly $91 million dollars. Funding for the project comes from a federal grant, state bonding and transportation legislation, municipal state aid and the city’s local capital investment program.
🗳️ In 7th District, a conservative Republican faces a primary challenge — from the right
U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach faces significant name ID and fundraising advantages over political newcomer Steve Boyd in Minnesota’s Republican 7th Congressional District primary. Still, Boyd is campaigning regularly in the district hoping for an upset in the Aug. 13 contest.
🍄 Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms
The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers. At the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, calls from April through July more than tripled over the same period last year.
🚨 Minneapolis police investigate string of violent crimes in recent days
Minneapolis police are investigating a string of violent incidents that have taken place since last Thursday, including three homicides over the weekend. The department is increasing patrols in high-crime areas in response.
⚽ Canadian government halts funding for 3 people tied to Olympic soccer drone spying
The women's soccer coach of Team Canada, Bev Priestman, and two other staffers were suspended by FIFA for a year related to the use of drones to spy on an Olympics opponent.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 

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