MPR News PM Update

March 12, 2024

🌼 It's another day of near-record warmth with highs in the 60s south and mostly 50s north. Those readings are still 15 to 25 degrees above normal. Enjoy our seemingly eternal spring while it lasts and get more on Updraft.

 
📈 St. Paul’s new one-cent sales tax starts April 1. Mayor Carter shares plans for it
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter used his annual State of the City address Monday to outline his vision for improving the economic health of residents, prioritizing investing in the streets, parks and people of St. Paul.
📝 Bill calls for return to Upper Red Lake to Red lake Nation
Following on the heels of bills to return thousands of acres to the White Earth Nations, a Minnesota House bill is calling for Upper Red Lake to be returned to the Red Lake Nation.
🎓 Wisconsin’s Northland College says it’s at risk of closing this year
Northland College in Ashland, Wis., announced it’s at risk of closing before the next academic year. The school is looking to raise $12 million before April 3, which college leadership said would allow them to have a “transition year” in 2024-25.
🚈 Metro Transit police chief: ‘Transit is a small window of the larger societal issues in Minnesota’
Light rail trains and most buses in the Twin Cities have fewer riders than before the pandemic, and crime is still a challenge. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two Metro Transit leaders about how they’re trying to turn things around.
🏈 Vikings are signing Sam Darnold to replace Kirk Cousins
A person with knowledge of the terms says the Minnesota Vikings have agreed on a one-year, $10 million contract with quarterback Sam Darnold.
–  Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 

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