MPR News PM Update

April 4, 2024

Breezy Thursday! It's a warmer day with highs close to 50 degrees in the Twin Cities and 10-20 mph winds. The latest drought monitor is unchanged from last week. Get more on Updraft.

What to know about Minnesota Twins home opener vs. Cleveland Guardians

The Twins are starting the home season with three wins and two losses so far. Now-retired longtime broadcaster Dick Bremer threw the first pitch at Target Field and the weather at the stadium was fairly sunny with a high around 50 on Thursday afternoon.  
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No Labels won’t run a third-party campaign after spending millions trying to recruit a candidate

The No Labels group says it won't field a presidential candidate in November since they were unable to attract a candidate willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
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🏛️ Judge rejects Trump’s First Amendment challenge to indictment in Georgia election case
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has rejected arguments by the former president that the indictment was seeking to criminalize political speech protected by the First Amendment.
⚾ A conversation with Twins broadcasting legend Dick Bremer
Thursday’s Minnesota Twins home opener will sound a little different this year. Longtime broadcaster Dick Bremer stepped down at the end of last season. He got behind an MPR News microphone to talk baseball and his new role with the team.
🚒 Crews extinguish fire at boarded-up Minneapolis apartment building near I-35W
Minneapolis fire crews extinguished a fire at a boarded-up apartment building just south of downtown Thursday, at least eight hours after the initial call.
🌔 Minnesota college students traveling to path of totality for national eclipse project
How does the atmosphere change during a total solar eclipse? Students from four Minnesota colleges will launch weather balloons in Indiana to find out.
⚡ Red and blue pitches for electric vehicles?
Listen: EV dealers in Minnesota are using different strategies to convince prospective EV buyers of different political affiliations.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 
 

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