MPR News PM Update

July 30, 2024

🌡️ Steamy Tuesday! Welcome to the dog days of summer featuring warm days, nights and higher dew points. Temps this afternoon and evening remain in the 80s in southern Minnesota. Get the latest on Updraft.
St. Paul’s Suni Lee, Team USA takes gold in women’s gymnastics

Suni Lee jumped up and down after her turn on the balance beam — and so did her sisters. Evionn and Sheyenne Lee leaped to their feet in the grandstands as her sister scored a 14.600 — matching the best of the night — to keep the Americans on track for gold.
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Eligible Minnesotans can now request federal funding for flood damage

Federal and state officials announced that Minnesotans in 19 counties can now request individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help recover from losses they suffered during June’s flooding.
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🚚 Semi driver gets lost, then gets stuck under bridge in Cottage Grove
The top of the semi’s cab was sheared off and the full-size trailer broke and got stuck beneath the bridge, according to photos shared by Cottage Grove police. Authorities said the driver was not injured.
🏒 Former Minnesota NHL all-star inks 1-day deal with Hurricanes to retire after 18 seasons
The Carolina Hurricanes originally drafted Eric Staal No. 2 overall in 2003 and won a Stanley Cup with him three years later. Staal had a 100-point season in Carolina's 2006 Cup run and had 455 goals and 608 assists in a career that included stints with the New York Rangers, Minnesota, Buffalo, Montreal and Florida.
🗳️ What to know about the 2024 Minnesota primary election
Minnesotans will vote in the 2024 primary election on Aug. 13 to weigh in on which candidates they’d like to advance to November’s general election. Here’s what to know about Minnesota’s primary election.
🚨 3-year-old boy attacked by dogs earlier this month dies
The Brooklyn Park toddler who was severely injured in a dog attack recently has died.  According to the family's fundraising site, 3-year-old Covil Allen died Monday.
🏐 Ex-Timberwolves player Chase Budinger wins 2024 Olympic beach volleyball debut in Paris
Chase Budinger used his NBA experience to prepare for his Olympic beach volleyball debut. The former Arizona and professional basketball player and his partner, Miles Evans, beat host France in straight sets on Monday to coast through their opening match of the Paris beach volleyball tournament.
📝 Project 2025 director leaves Heritage Foundation after Democratic attacks and Trump criticism
Paul Dans’ exit comes after the project “completed exactly what it set out to do: bringing together over 110 leading conservative organizations to create a unified conservative vision, motivated to devolve power from the unelected administrative state, and returning it to the people,” Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said in a statement. 
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