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April 29, 2024

Soggy spring! It's a cloudy Monday with lingering showers at times and temps mainly in the 40s and 50s. A wintry mix of precipitation will fall in some places in northern Minnesota. Get the latest on Updraft.

Sen. Mitchell returns to Capitol as her arrest looms over session's final weeks

Democrats suspended Sen. Nicole Mitchell from caucus and committee work following her burglary arrest last week but let her keep her floor vote, which maintains the DFL’s one-vote majority. That’s angered Senate Republicans.
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New prosecutors will handle case against trooper charged in killing of motorist

A few hundred people rallied in support of Minnesota state trooper Ryan Londregan at the Hennepin County Government Center Monday while prosecutors asked for a short delay in order to add four new attorneys from an outside firm to join the case.
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📢 Anti-war protests continue Monday at University of Minnesota, Hamline University
Rallies are planned for Monday afternoon at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus, as well as at Hamline University in St. Paul, as anti-war protests continue into a second week.
🚨 Child abuse charges dismissed against Red Lake woman
Charges have been dismissed against a Red Lake woman for alleged torture and malicious punishment of a child. Jennifer Stately was arrested last month after an Amber Alert was issued.
🚑 Timberwolves coach has torn patellar tendon in right knee after collision with player
Minnesota coach Chris Finch has a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee after a collision with Timberwolves guard Mike Conley in the fourth quarter of the team’s playoff win over the Phoenix Suns.
🏭 What landed Fargo on the list of U.S. cities with the worst short-term particle pollution?
From Forum News Service: The Fargo-Moorhead area is ranked 24th of the 25 U.S. cities with the worst short-term particle pollution, which is caused by factories, power plants, vehicle emissions and fires.
Top British gymnast Ondine Achampong tears ACL, may miss Paris Olympic Games
Ondine Achampong says she tore her ACL during a bars dismount. The surgery and recovery from the knee injury can take up to a year. She was expected to be a medalist at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
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