MPR News PM Update

Feb. 29, 2024

Happy leap day, Minnesota 🗓️. It's the last day of meteorological winter and guess what? it's also the warmest on record! We are ending February with temps nearly 15 degrees above normal, and it will only get warmer. Read more on Updraft.

 
💍 This Minneapolis couple said ‘I do’ on leap day 32 years ago — or was it 8?
Dan and Julie Giesen married on leap day in 1992 in Fergus Falls and are carrying on their tradition of celebrating their special wedding day, which falls on Feb. 29 every four years.
🕯️ U.S. House observes moment of silence for fallen first responders from Burnsville
The three Burnsville first responders killed in the line of duty on Feb. 18 were remembered with a moment of silence on the floor of the U.S. House on Thursday afternoon.
🏀 Iowa star Caitlin Clark declares for WNBA Draft, will skip final season of college eligibility
Iowa's Caitlin Clark, who is on the verge of becoming the all-time NCAA scoring leader in college basketball, announced Thursday that she will leave the Hawkeyes after this season and enter the WNBA Draft.
🎭 Review: ‘On Beckett’ at the Guthrie
Bill Irwin, an acclaimed American actor with a deep history of engaging with Samuel Beckett’s works, both on and off Broadway, is currently presenting “On Beckett” at the Guthrie Theater.
😶‍🌫️ Texas wildfire smoke drifts toward Minnesota
It won’t be anything near the scale of the thick haze that blanketed Minnesota for so many days last summer — but some smoke from massive wildfires in Texas could drift across the Upper Midwest over the next couple of days.
📣 Second group of Twin Cities workers reaches tentative deal ahead of March 4 walkout
From Sahan Journal: More than 2,000 security guards joined 500 janitors at Twin Cities big box stores in settling with dozens of subcontractors.
–  Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 

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