MPR News PM Update

March 14, 2024

Happy Thursday! Rain will fall across far southern Minnesota overlapping with areas of severe and extreme drought due to lack of snow cover and precipitation. Get more on Updraft.

Feds charge alleged gun buyer tied to killing of 3 Burnsville first responders

Prosecutors say Ashley Anne Dyrdahl purchased five firearms for her boyfriend, Shannon Gooden, and that Gooden used two of those weapons to kill the first responders. Dyrdahl pleaded not guilty.
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Minneapolis City Council overrides Frey’s veto on ordinance boosting rideshare driver pay

The Minneapolis City Council overrode Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto of an ordinance that will raise pay and offer more protections to rideshare drivers.
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🧮 Changing the colors: Minnesota Capitol complex counts flags and seals to replace
The state has run an assessment of how many Minnesota flags and seals at Capitol-area buildings that will eventually make way for new emblems. The tally currently stands at 120 flags and 71 seals across the Capitol complex.
🏥 Harris visited a clinic that provides abortion, a first for any president or vice president
Vice President Harris toured a Minnesota clinic that provides abortion during a trip to the Twin Cities on Thursday. It's believed to be a first for a vice president or president.
📊 Meta to open data center in Rosemount in 2026
Meta is set to open a new data center in Rosemount in 2026, spurring local development in infrastructure advancements and job creation.
🥧 Celebrate Pi Day by making the perfect pie crust
Pi Day, March 14, celebrates the infinitely long number that begins with the digits 3.14. And what better way to celebrate than by baking your own pie?
📈 Census: Pine County growing fastest, Dakota County gaining most
The population of east-central Minnesota’s Pine County grew by two and one-quarter percent from 2022 to 2023.
🌼 Lack of snow leads to early spring drought across majority of Minnesota
Normally in mid-March, Minnesotans would be digging out from a round of snow. This year, a majority of the state is instead dealing with drought.
🏛️ Hennepin County Attorney says new youth crime prevention program working
The program is meant to keep kids from committing crimes and ending up in the legal system. But Minneapolis police say they want to see changes.
🎸 Basilica Block Party announces lineup
The Basilica Block Party, returning after a five-year hiatus, has announced its lineup with the Goo Goo Dolls and Counting Crows headlining, alongside a mix of national and local acts.
🏒 Minnesota climbs into three-way tie for first place in PWHL
Kendall Coyne Schofield and Taylor Heise each had a goal and an assist and Minnesota defeated Boston 4-0 to climb into a first-place tie in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
–  Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 

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