MPR News PM Update

April 26, 2024

☔ April showers! By Monday morning, many locations across Minnesota will see between 1 and 2 inches of rain. Far southern and southeast Minnesota: Keep an eye out for severe weather through the weekend. Get the latest on Updraft.

Heading out for Indie Bookstore Day? Here’s a stack of recommendations

You know that feeling when you walk into a bookstore and forget the title of every book you’ve ever wanted to read?  Here’s a bunch of recent recommendations to inspire you ahead of Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday.
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Indigenous creativity takes the stage at Native Nations Fashion Night

Held at Quincy Hall in northeast Minneapolis and showcased the work of a half dozen designers, welcoming hundreds of guests for a night of Indigenous fashion. The theme for the evening was “Messengers, Protectors and Great Mysteries” with a Victorian gothic influence.
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🏞 Owámniyomni Okhódayapi awarded $2.6 million grant by Bush Foundation
Over the next two years, the funds will go toward developing a new model of land reclamation under multitribal control in Minneapolis. Owámniyomni Okhódayapi’s president, Shelley Buck said they intend to restore 5 acres of the former Upper Lock site, also known as St. Anthony Falls, to create a place of education, healing and connection.
🪗 Polka king and Minnesota state senator Florian Chmielewski dies at age 97
The polka legend formerly led the Chmielewski Funtime Band. He was the third generation leader of a polka band, as his grandfather Frank began performing polka music in 1882. The Funtime Band started as a family band in 1945 when Florian recruited his brothers to perform with him. It continues to this day, now led by daughter Patty.
🌧️ Month of April expected to end with heavy rain
With the expected rainfall, the hope is that the drought situation across Minnesota will continue to alleviate. Farmers across the state can also expect a wet and warm start to May for recently planted crops.
🏛️ Prairie Island community trying to reclaim noose used in 1862 mass execution of Dakota men
A noose that a long-ago donor claimed was used in the largest one-day execution in American history, in which 38 Dakota Indians were hanged at the end of the U.S. Dakota War, is being claimed for reparation from the Minnesota Historical Society’s collection.
– Amy Felegy, MPR News
 
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