MPR News PM Update

Aug. 15, 2024

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Minnesota Aurora women’s soccer team withdraws bid to go pro

The Eagan-based women’s pre-professional soccer team has withdrawn its bid to join the professional level National Women's Soccer League. In three seasons, the team has gone undefeated in all regular season games, but they’ve yet to win a league championship.

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Robot delivery approved for the U of M campus

The Minneapolis City Council Thursday approved a one-year pilot program for personal delivery devices — small delivery robots that travel on sidewalks and road shoulders. Council members say they’re listening to safety and labor concerns as the project rolls out.

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✊🏾 Minneapolis honors Bernadette Anderson with commemorative street on city‘s north side
A north Minneapolis street will bear the name of Bernadette Anderson, an outspoken advocate for civil rights for African Americans. Anderson also had a reputation for offering tough love and for keeping an open door to young people who need help, including an upstart musician who went by the name Prince.  
🛑 Minnesota child care providers put a pause on revising licensing standards
The Minnesota Department of Human Services is pausing the proposed rollout of new child care licensing standards for next legislative session. This comes after providers voiced their concerns with some of the revisions.
🖼️ Love for the lost: A small exhibit at the Weisman reimagines a moment of Black history
“Seeking for the Lost” displays sepia-toned portraits, reimagining individuals from historical ads in a Black newspaper, exploring family searches post-slavery and reclaiming Black identities from the Reconstruction era.
🏀 Lynx pride in Paris: Coach Reeve reflects on Olympic basketball win as WNBA season resumes
“Not everything went perfectly, I can tell you that, but we have great players that have been in difficult moments, and they came through in the end,” Team USA and Minnesota Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve said.
🚨 Wisconsin man convicted in killings of 3 men near a quarry
A Wisconsin jury has convicted a man in the shootings of three men whose bodies were found outside a quarry. Nya Thao was found guilty of three counts of intentional first-degree homicide and one count of felon in possession of a firearm.
Four killed in construction-zone crash in northeast Minnesota
A semi and three SUVs were stopped in traffic due to construction along a northeast Minnesota highway when they were hit by another semi traveling at highway speed. Four people — including two children — died.  
🔍 5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in investigation into Matthew Perry's death
U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced the charges saying the doctors supplied Perry with a large amount of ketamine and even wondered in a text message how much the former “Friends” star would be willing to pay.  
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 

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