MPR News PM Update

April 23, 2024

☁️ Cloudy Tuesday! A cold front drives scattered showers and possible thunder this evening. Temps will also drop tonight dipping to the freezing mark across most of Minnesota. Get the latest on Updraft.

U of M walkout planned after anti-war encampment cleared, 9 arrested

Protest organizers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus led a class walk to try to reestablish an encampment that authorities cleared from Northrop Mall earlier Tuesday.
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Teen arrested in connection with Nudieland mass shooting at Minneapolis punk show

One suspect, Dominic James Burris, faces several felony charges for murder and assault with a firearm. Officials were still searching for the second suspect.
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🏛️ Minnesota's attorney general sues used-car dealership for alleged fraud
According to Attorney General Keith Ellison, Midwest Car Search allegedly engaged in a pattern of deceptive sales, specifically targeting Spanish speakers and people with low credit scores.
🏀 Playoffs & ownership tussle: Timberwolves face the Suns as A-Rod eyes control
Listen: A mediation session has been set for May 1 between the current owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves — Glen Taylor — and would-be majority owners Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore. Two Wall Street Journal reporters spoke to MPR News on what’s at stake.
🌊 State regulators launch big Mississippi water monitoring project
State regulators gathered at the Mississippi River on Earth Day to announce a big undertaking: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will test water along all 650 miles of the river within the state’s borders this year.
📊 UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack
The company said after markets closed that it sees no signs that doctor charts or full medical histories were released after the attack. But it may take several months of analysis before UnitedHealth can identify and notify people who were affected.
– Nicole Johnson, MPR News
 

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