MPR News PM Update

Aug. 8, 2024

Happy Thursday! We'll have a crisp and breezy evening with highs in the upper 60s and 70s and lower to mid-60s up north which continue to be 10-15 degrees below our average. Look for below seasonal temperatures this weekend and get the latest on Updraft.

Minnesota's primary election is one week away. Want to learn more about candidates? Check out MPR News’ Voter Guides  where candidates answered why they are running, their background and their priorities for their time in office. These guides are freely available through our website and through Populist, where you can build an address-specific ballot. Check out also how we created these guides.
U.S. Senate candidates give closing arguments at Farmfest ahead of Tuesday’s primary

Farmfest, an agricultural trade show, has become a rite of passage for politicians to talk with rural constituents in farm country. The forum was the last chance for voters to see the U.S. Senate candidates on the same stage before Tuesday’s primary.

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Walz’s 1995 DUI arrest in Nebraska: 5 questions, answered

Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ascended to the national stage, details of his record and his past are getting more scrutiny. That includes a 1995 incident in which Walz was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in Nebraska. Here’s what we know.

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🗳️ Trump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate and lashes out at Harris at news conference
Donald Trump recommitted to debating Vice President Kamala Harris after recently backing out, holding a lengthy news conference Thursday in which he taunted his new rival, boasted of his crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, and lashed out at questions about the enthusiasm her campaign has been generating.
🔍 Talking Sense: How we talk about immigrants and immigration
Polls show immigration is a key election issue with voters having sharply different views. Assumptions and misinformation also cloud discussions about immigrants and immigration. What’s accurate and what’s not?  
🚨 Jury finds Minneapolis man guilty in fatal Lake Street shooting of Savannah Ryan Williams
A Hennepin County jury Wednesday found a Minneapolis man guilty of second-degree murder in a fatal shooting near Lake Street last November. Damarean Bible, 25, faces sentencing on Sept. 11.
🎵 As ‘breaking’ makes it’s Olympic debut, we look at it’s history in the Twin Cities
Listen: A brand new Olympic event is kicking off in Paris on Friday. You may know it as break dancing but in the professional world it is known as breaking.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 

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